Ipl 2010 Schedule

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The Indian Premier League (often abbreviated as IPL), is a Twenty20  cricket  competition created by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and chaired by the Chairman & Commissioner IPL, BCCI Vice President Lalit Modi. The first season of the Indian Premier League commenced on 18 April 2008, and ended on 30 June 2008 with the victory of the Rajasthan Royals against Chennai Super Kings in the final at the DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. As the second season of the IPL coincided with multi-phase 2009 Indian general elections, the Indian Central Government refused to release the Indian paramilitary forces to provide security, saying the forces would be stretched too thinly if they were to safeguard both the IPL and the elections. As a result, the BCCI decided to host the second season of the league outside India.[3]  On 24 March 2009, the BCCI officially announced that the second season of the IPL will be held in South Africa.Though India did not host the second season, the format of the tournament remained unchanged from the 2008 season format.

The third season of IPL is scheduled to be held in India from 12 March 2010 over a period of 45 days[4] Four new venues, Nagpur, Vishakhapatnam, Ahmedabad and Dharamsala, have been added[5][6]. Other changes include removal of icon players[7] and granting permission to players who were involved in the Indian Cricket League to play in the tournament.
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History
Inaugural season
Main article: 2008 Indian Premier League
A Chennai vs Kolkata match in progress at the M.A. Chidambaram Cricket Stadium

The tournament started on 18 April 2008 in Bangalore and lasted for 46 days with 59 matches scheduled, out of which 58 took place and 1 was washed out due to rain. Each team played every other both at home and away in a round robin system. The top four ranking sides progressed to the knockout stage of semi-finals followed by a final. Rajasthan Royals emerged as the inaugural IPL champions.
[edit] Second season
Main article: 2009 Indian Premier League

The 2009 season coincided with the general elections in India. Due to concerns regarding players' security, the venue was shifted to South Africa. The format of the tournament remained the same as the inaugural one. Deccan Chargers came out as eventual winners of the tournament.
[edit] Third season
Main article: 2010 Indian Premier League

The third season opened in January 2010 with the auction for players. 66 players were on offer but only 11 players were sold[9]. No player from Pakistan was selected[10], leading to an international political row with Pakistan interior minister Rehman Malik suggesting that the Pakistani players had been "insulted"[11]. Indian External Affairs minister SM Krishna clarified that "The government has nothing to do with the selection of players for sporting events."[11].
[edit] Knockout Stages

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In the first edition of the IPL, Rajasthan Royals were the first team to book a place in the semi-finals.They were followed by Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Daredevils.A last-match win against the Deccan Chargers won the semifinal-berth for the Chennai Super Kings.Rajasthan Royals packed up the Daredevils in a timid match while the Kings XI Punjab made way for the Super Kings.It was the Royals who dominated the final with a last-ball win against the Super Kings.Both Royals and Super Kings managed to qualify for the 2008 Champions League Twenty20.

In the Second season the 2008 League-Toppers Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab were packed off after Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers qualified. Delhi Daredevils and Chennai Super Kings had enough points to qualify into the knockout stage well before the other two.In the first semi-final Gilchrist grounded the Delhi Daredevils with his blistering knock to lead his team to the finals.In the second semi-final at Johannesburg, Kumble's men played aggresively and the pre-tournament favourites, The Chennai Super Kings were eliminated.However the Royal Challengers were no match for the Chargers who took home the cup.All of them excepting the Chennai Super Kings took part in the 2009 Champions League Twenty20 .  VISIT   WWW.IPL2010.TK

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