IPL - Indian Premier League is a Cricket Tournament played on Twenty 20 Overs both side is launched by BCCI ( Board of Cricket Control in india).

IPL works on franchisee system of hiring players and transfers to other teams.

IPL started its series in April 2008, eight teams participating and the league lasted for 44 days and in total 59 matches played between them.

The auction of selecting players started in January 2008 and the base for the palyers is $ 400 million and the auction fetched $ 723.59 million.

The teams that participated in 2008 season are ..

1. Royal Challengers, Bangalore
2. Kings XI, Punjab
3. Chennai Super Kings
4. Kolkatta Knight Riders
5. Deccan Chargers
6. Mumbai Indians
7. Delhi Daredevils
8. Rajasthan Royals

South Africa has overtaken England as the preferred venue to host the IPL next month. Lalit Modi, the IPL chairman, met with Cricket South Africa CEO Gerald Majola in Johannesburg on Tuesday, and the pair will conduct a press conference to discuss the outcome of their meeting at 8.30 PM IST.

Revised schedule will be decided and it is expected that the match will start from April 17, 2009 onwards.

• Apr 10: Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils
• Apr 11: Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers (d); Chennai Super Kings v Bangalore Royal Challengers
• Apr 12: Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab (d); Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals
• Apr 13: Deccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings
• Apr 14: Bangalore Royal Challengers v Kolkata Knight Riders
• Apr 15: Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians
• Apr 16: Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils (d); Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals
• Apr 17: Mumbai Indians v Bangalore Royal Challengers
• Apr 18: Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers (d); Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils
• Apr 19: Bangalore Royal Challengers v Rajasthan Royals (d); Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings
• Apr 20: Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab
• Apr 21: Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians
• Apr 22: Rajasthan Royals v Deccan Chargers
• Apr 23: Bangalore Royal Challengers v Kings XI Punjab
• Apr 24: Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders
• Apr 25: Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab (d); Delhi Daredevils v Bangalore Royals Challegners
• Apr 26: Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians (d); Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders
• Apr 27: Kings XI Punjab v Bangalore Royal Challengers
• Apr 28: Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils
• Apr 29: Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders (d); Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals
• Apr 30: Deccan Chargers v Bangalore Royal Challengers
• May 1: Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils
• May 2: Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers; Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals
• May 3: Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings; Bangalore Royal Challengers v Delhi Daredevils
• May 4: Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals
• May 5: Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings
• May 6: Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians (d); Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab
• May 7: Bangalore Royal Challengers v Deccan Chargers
• May 8: Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings
• May 9: Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils (d); Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians
• May 10: Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders
• May 11: Delhi Daredevils v Rajsathan Royals
• May 12: Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab (d); Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers
• May 13: Kolkata Knight Riders v Bangalore Royal Challengers
• May 14: Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings (d); Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers
• May 15: Bangalore Royal Challengers v Mumbai Indians
• May 16: Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders (d); Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab
• May 17: Rajasthan Royals v Bangalore Royal Challengers (d); Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians
• May 18: Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders
• May 19: Bangalore Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings
• May 21: First semi-final
• May 22: Second semi-final
• May 24: Final