Kolkata Knight Riders, the current IPL champions, and Delhi Daredevils
will play each other on the opening of the sixth season of the IPL on
April 3 at Eden Gardens.
The sixth edition of the tournament will comprise nine teams,
including the debut of the Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise which came
into existence in October after the disbarring of the Deccan Chargers
who will play their first match against Pune Warriors India on April
5.
Each of the nine teams will play each other twice, home and away. The
top four teams from the group stage on May 19 will qualify for the IPL
playoffs. The Qualifier 1 and Eliminator games will be played at
Chennais MA Chidambaram Stadium on May 21 and 22, while the Qualifier
2 and final will be held at Eden Gardens on May 24 and 26
respectively.
Apart from the nine franchises home venues, the HPCA Stadium in
Dharamsala which has hosted seven IPL matches since 2010 will host
Kings XI Punjabs final two matches and the KSCA International Stadium
Complex in Ranchi will host KKR for their last two fixtures.
The countdown to PEPSI IPL 2013 has begun. We are poised to witness a
competition that will be as, if not more, spectacular, than its
predecessors. The greatest cricketers on this planet will join forces
with the stars of the future, to deliver some exhilarating cricket for
their respective teams. The teams will play hard, but fair, and the
most consistent of the lot will be crowned the PEPSI IPL 2013 Champion
on 26 May 2013, said Rajeev Shukla, the IPL chairman.
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