Sri Lanka-West Indies series postpone due to IPL 2013

Sri Lanka-West Indies series put off to free players for IPL 6

NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket board (BCCI), the richest body in the sport, has prevailed upon the Sri Lanka and West Indies boards to postpone a series scheduled for May since it would have clashed with next year's Indian Premier League.

The West Indies are the reigning World T20 champions while the Lankans had finished runners-up in this year's tournament. The postponement ensures that a host of stars, including the likes of Chris Gayle, will become available for the entire IPL 6 season.

The Lankans were originally scheduled to tour West Indies for two Tests, three ODIs and two T20 internationals in May. The series will now be accommodated into the ICC's Future Tours Programme (FTP) at a later date. Incidentally, the IPL 6 schedule was also released on Friday.

"The Sri Lankan tour of the West Indies was rescheduled to allow players from both teams to participate in the IPL," Imran Khan, corporate communications officer of the West Indies Cricket Board, said in a press release.

The matter was first brought to the notice of the IPL franchises by the Lankan players themselves, who told their team owners to settle the matter with the Indian board as they wouldn't be available for the entire IPL season.

According to sources, BCCI then got in touch with the two boards (SLC and WICB) and discussed the matter.

The board has also promised a tri-series in exchange for allowing the Lankan and West Indies players to take part in the IPL. The WICB announced that the tri-series - involving India, Lanka and the hosts - would be held from June 28 to July 11, right after the final edition of the Champions Trophy in June in England next year.

"It was a mutual decision to host a tri-series," a source said. When TOI spoke to BCCI officials, they denied that pressure tactics were used to reschedule the series.

"As part of the ICC FTP, Sri Lanka was originally scheduled to tour the Caribbean for two Tests, three ODIs and two Twenty20 internationals in 2013. The two Tests have been deferred and will be played at a later date in the FTP cycle," the release said, adding: The bumper season of international cricket in the Caribbean will reach a crescendo when the three biggest teams in limited-overs cricket clash in the Caribbean in June and July next year in a seven-match ODI tri-nation series."

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Ranchi to host two Matches in IPL 2013

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has allotted two matches of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013 to the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA). The two matches will be played at the JSCA International Stadium here in May. JSCA has received confirmation from the BCCI and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) after a team of KKR had recently visited the newly constructed stadium to check the facilities. Based on the report submitted by KKR the BCCI allotted the two matches.
“As many as 11 venues have been confirmed to host the IPL matches. The nine home venues apart, matches will be played at two grounds which will make their ODI debuts in January 2013. The last two ‘home’ games of the Kings XI Punjab will be played at the HPCA stadium in Dharamsala, which has hosted seven IPL matches since 2010. The JSCA International Stadium at Ranchi will host the last two ‘home’ games of KKR,” said a communiqué issued by BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale. The debut ODI at JSCA International Stadium will be played between India and England on January 19.


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Dharamsala to host Mumbai-Punjab (MI vs KXIP) game on May 17

 Dharamsala, Dec 22:   Sachin Tendulkar's Mumbai Indians will play at HPCA Stadium.Dharamsala for the first time on May 17, 2013 in IPL season 6 against Kings XI Punjab. It will be the 69th match of the tournament. Like last season, Dharamsala will have only two matches of IPL 6. On May 16, Kings XI Punjab will play against Royal Challenger Bangalore. 

The sixth season of the IPL is all set to kick off on April 3 at the Eden Gardens between home team Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils. The format however, remains the same with every one of the nine teams playing each other on home and away basis. There will be a total of 72 matches, finishing on May 19 with a match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkota Knight Riders at Hyderabad before the start of play-offs. The final will be played on May 26 at Kolkota.



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Pune Warriors India (PWI) retain Steve Smith for IPL 6

Pune Warriors re-sign Steve Smith for IPL 6:

Pune Warriors have re-signed Australia all-rounder Steve Smith for the sixth edition of Indian Premier League (IPL 6), the player said on Saturday. Smith was in fine form with the Pune franchisee last season. Now, the young all-rounder has been rewarded for his consistent performances in IPL 5. The 23-year-old right-hand batsman scored 362 runs in 15 matches for Pune in 2012. 


He hit 14 sixes and 24 fours at a strike rate of 135.58. Smith (‏@stevesmith49) tweeted on Saturday, "Delighted to have re-signed with @punewarriorsipl for the 2013 IPL. Looking forward to having a much improved year at Pune. #punapuna." IPL 6 will get under way on April 3, 2013 in Kolkata with reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders playing Delhi Daredevils. Pune's first game is against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 5 in Hyderabad.

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Pepsi IPL 6 Schedule

Pepsi Indian Premier League Fixtures 2013:

Eden Gardens to host the 2013 IPL 6 inaugural match between 2012 IPL 5 champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Delhi Daredevils (DD) on Sunday April 3, 2013.

According to iplt20.com, Sunrisers Hyderabad would join in the sixth edition of IPL family this October 2012. One of the IPL match between the Sunrisers Hyderabad and Pune Warriors India on April 5 2013.

The layout for Pepsi IPL 2013 will be the same as the fifth edition of Indian Premier League, while all the nine teams will play against the other eight teams twice (home and away).

IPL Chairman, Rajeev Shukla said that "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”. 

Date and Time	Match Details and Series
Wed Apr 3  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	1st IPL - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils  Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Thu Apr 4  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	2nd IPL - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians  M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Fri Apr 5  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	3rd IPL - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Pune Warriors  Rajiv Gandhi Int. Stadium, Hyderabad
Sat Apr 6  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	4th IPL - Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals  Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Sat Apr 6  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	5th IPL - Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians  MA Chidambaram Stadium - Chepauk, Chennai
Sun Apr 7  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	6th IPL - Pune Warriors vs Kings XI Punjab  Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Sun Apr 7  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	7th IPL - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore  Rajiv Gandhi Int. Stadium, Hyderabad
Mon Apr 8  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	8th IPL - Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders  Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Tue Apr 9  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	9th IPL - Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils  Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Wed Apr 10  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	10th IPL - Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings  Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali
Thu Apr 11  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	11th IPL - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders  M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Thu Apr 11  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	12th IPL - Pune Warriors vs Rajasthan Royals  Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Fri Apr 12  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	13th IPL - Delhi Daredevils vs Sunrisers Hyderabad  Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Sat Apr 13  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	14th IPL - Mumbai Indians vs Pune Warriors  Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Sat Apr 13  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	15th IPL - Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore  MA Chidambaram Stadium - Chepauk, Chennai
Sun Apr 14  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	16th IPL - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Pune Warriors  Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sun Apr 14  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	17th IPL - Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab  Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Mon Apr 15  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	18th IPL - Chennai Super Kings vs Pune Warriors  MA Chidambaram Stadium - Chepauk, Chennai
Tue Apr 16  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	19th IPL - Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders  Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali
Tue Apr 16  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	20th IPL - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils  M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Wed Apr 17  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	21st IPL - Pune Warriors vs Sunrisers Hyderabad  Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Wed Apr 17  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	22nd IPL - Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians  Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Thu Apr 18  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	23rd IPL - Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings  Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Fri Apr 19  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	24th IPL - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab  Rajiv Gandhi Int. Stadium, Hyderabad
Sat Apr 20  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	25th IPL - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings  Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sat Apr 20  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	26th IPL - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals  M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Sun Apr 21  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	27th IPL - Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians  Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Sun Apr 21  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	28th IPL - Kings XI Punjab vs Pune Warriors  Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali
Mon Apr 22  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	29th IPL - Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals  MA Chidambaram Stadium - Chepauk, Chennai
Tue Apr 23  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	30th IPL - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Pune Warriors  M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Tue Apr 23  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	31st IPL - Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils  Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali
Wed Apr 24  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	32nd IPL - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians  Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Thu Apr 25  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	33rd IPL - Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad  MA Chidambaram Stadium - Chepauk, Chennai
Fri Apr 26  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	34th IPL - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab  Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sat Apr 27  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	35th IPL - Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad  Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Sat Apr 27  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	36th IPL - Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore  Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Sun Apr 28  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	37th IPL - Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders  MA Chidambaram Stadium - Chepauk, Chennai
Sun Apr 28  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	38th IPL - Delhi Daredevils vs Pune Warriors  Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Mon Apr 29  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	39th IPL - Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore  Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Mon Apr 29  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	40th IPL - Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab  Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Tue Apr 30  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	41st IPL - Pune Warriors vs Chennai Super Kings  Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Wed May 1  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	42nd IPL - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians  Rajiv Gandhi Int. Stadium, Hyderabad
Wed May 1  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	43rd IPL - Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders  Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Thu May 2  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	44th IPL - Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab  MA Chidambaram Stadium - Chepauk, Chennai
Thu May 2  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	45th IPL - Pune Warriors vs Royal Challengers Bangalore  Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Fri May 3  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	46th IPL - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals  Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sat May 4  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	47th IPL - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Daredevils  Rajiv Gandhi Int. Stadium, Hyderabad
Sat May 4  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	48th IPL - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab  M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Sun May 5  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	49th IPL - Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings  Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Sun May 5  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	50th IPL - Rajasthan Royals vs Pune Warriors  Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Mon May 6  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	51st IPL - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad  M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Tue May 7  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	52nd IPL - Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils  Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Tue May 7  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	53rd IPL - Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders  Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Wed May 8  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	54th IPL - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings  Rajiv Gandhi Int. Stadium, Hyderabad
Thu May 9  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	55th IPL - Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals  Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali
Thu May 9  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	56th IPL - Pune Warriors vs Kolkata Knight Riders  Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Fri May 10  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	57th IPL - Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore  Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Sat May 11  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	58th IPL - Pune Warriors vs Mumbai Indians  Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Sat May 11  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	59th IPL - Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad  Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali
Sun May 12  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	60th IPL - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore  JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi
Sun May 12  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	61st IPL - Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings  Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Mon May 13  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	62nd IPL - Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab  Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Mon May 13  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	63rd IPL - Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad  Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Tue May 14  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	64th IPL - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Pune Warriors  JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi
Wed May 15  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	65th IPL - Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils  MA Chidambaram Stadium - Chepauk, Chennai
Wed May 15  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	66th IPL - Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals  Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Thu May 16  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	67th IPL - Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore  HPCA Stadium, Dharmasala
Fri May 17  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	68th IPL - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals  Rajiv Gandhi Int. Stadium, Hyderabad
Sat May 18  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	69th IPL - Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians  HPCA Stadium, Dharmasala
Sat May 18  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	70th IPL - Pune Warriors vs Delhi Daredevils  Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Sun May 19  16:00 local | 10:30 GMT	71st IPL - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings  M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Sun May 19  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	72nd IPL - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders  Rajiv Gandhi Int. Stadium, Hyderabad
Tue May 21  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	Qualifier 1 IPL - TBC vs TBC (1st Placed Team vs 2nd Placed Team)  MA Chidambaram Stadium - Chepauk, Chennai
Wed May 22  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	Eliminator IPL - TBC vs TBC (3rd Placed Team vs 4th Placed Team)  MA Chidambaram Stadium - Chepauk, Chennai
Fri May 24  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	Qualifier 2 IPL - TBC vs TBC (Winner of Eliminator vs Loser of Qualifer 1)  Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sun May 26  20:00 local | 14:30 GMT	Final IPL - TBC vs TBC (Winner of Q1 vs Winner of Q2)  Eden Gardens, Kolkata

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