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The IPL season 3 would start on March 12, 2010 with a grand opening ceremony followed by a clash between the winners of last edition of IPL Deccan Chargers and Kolkata Knightriders at Navi Mumbai. The final of this 2010 edition of the Indian Premier League would take place on 25th of April at Navi Mumbai’s D Y Patil Stadium. There will be 60 matches in total and several new venues have also been added in this year’s IPL. Here is the complete schedule of IPL season 3.

1st match Fri Mar 12 – Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai

2nd match Sat Mar 13 – Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

3rd match Sat Mar 13 – Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

4th match Sun Mar 14- Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

5th match Sun Mar 14- Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

6th match Mon Mar 15 – Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

7th match Tue Mar 16- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

8th match Tue Mar 16- Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

9th match Wed Mar 17 – Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

10th match Thu Mar 18 – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

11th match Fri Mar 19 – Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

12th match Fri Mar 19 – Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab
Andhra Cricket Association-Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association Stadium, Visakhapatnam

13th match Sat Mar 20 – Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

14th match Sat Mar 20 – Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

15th match Sun Mar 21 – Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils
Andhra Cricket Association-Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association Stadium, Visakhapatnam

16th match Sun Mar 21 – Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

17th match Mon Mar 22 – Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

18th match Tue Mar 23- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

19th match Wed Mar 24 – Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

20th match Thu Mar 25- Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

21st match Fri Mar 26- Rajasthan Royals v Deccan Chargers
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

22nd match Sat Mar 27- Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

23rd match Sat Mar 27- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

24th match Sun Mar 28- Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

25th match Sun Mar 28- Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

26th match Mon Mar 29 – Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

27th match Tue Mar 30 – Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

28th match Wed Mar 31- Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

29th match Wed Mar 31- Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

30th match Thu Apr 1 – Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

31st match Fri Apr 2 – Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

32nd match Sat Apr 3 – Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

33rd match Sat Apr 3 – Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur

34th match Sun Apr 4 – Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

35th match Sun Apr 4 – Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

36th match Mon Apr 5- Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

37th match Mon Apr 6- Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

38th match Mon Apr 7- Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad / Jaipur (venue not confirmed)

39th match Mon Apr 7-Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

40th match Thu Apr 8- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

41st match Thu Apr 9 -Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

42nd match Thu Apr 10-Dccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

43rd match Sat Apr 10 – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

44th match Sat Apr 11- Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

45th match Sat Apr 11 – Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad / Jaipur (venue not confirmed)

46th match Sat Apr 12 – Deccan Chargers v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

47th match Tue Apr 13 – Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur

48th match Tue Apr 13 – Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

49th match Wed Apr 14- Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad / Jaipur (venue not confirmed)

50th match Wed Apr 15- Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

51st match Wed Apr 16- Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala

52nd match Wed Apr 17- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

53rd match -Wed Apr 17 Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

54th match Wed Apr 18- Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala

55th match Wed Apr 18- Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

56th match Wed Apr 19- Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Semi-Final Wed Apr 21- TBC v TBC
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Semi-Final Wed Apr 22- TBC v TBC
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

3rd Place Play-off Wed Apr 24- TBC v TBC
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai

Final Wed Apr 21- TBC v TBC
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai

NOTE: The match timings for all matches of IPL 3 would be 8:00 PM IST on days when there are only one match and 4:00 PM IST and 8:00 PM IST respectively on days when there are two matches in a day. The only exception would be the second match of IPL 3 on 13th match which would start at 3:00 PM IST as it was re-scheduled by an hour on a request by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) as the timings clashed with the Hockey World Cup Final.

The 7th match of the IPL between Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals was awaited by most cricket fans as they might have got Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne face each other after a long time. Though rain washed off half of the previous match between KKR and Kings XI held at the same stadium but fans were still hoping that the rain would stop and the IPL T20 match would actually take place. But the weather was admant and it rained almost unceasingly. The umpires had a last look at the stadium at 7.00 PM local time and declared that the Match has been abandoned. Both the teams would share one point each in this first complete rain washout of IPL T20 season 2.

Rajasthan Royals entered IPL T20 season 2 as the defending champions and the expectations were quite high on them to perform. But Warne and his boys could not pull up a win against the Bangalore Royal Challengers which was led under a new captain Kevin Pieterse. However, it was proved once again in this match that the veterans are the pillars of any team and the two best performances in this match were Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble. Pietersen won the toss and decided to bat first. They were put on the backfoot by an exceptional bowling by Rajasthan Royals bolwers initially led by Dimitri Mascarenhas who took two wickets in the first three balls of the match. The Royal Challengers initially seemed to be unable to take on the challenge of the Royals but Rahul Dravid’s brilliant innings (66 off 48 balls) and Kevin Pietersen’s innings (32 off 30 balls) helped the Royal Challengers reach a score of 133 off their 20 overs. The target seemed to be quite easy but Rajasthan Royals had a terrible start where none of their batsmen could bat for long and they lost wickets and regular intervals. They could not increase their run rate too and an excellent spell by Anil Kumble picking 5 wickets for 5 runs made sure that they were bundled out for the second lowest t20 total ever of 58 runs. Rahul Dravid was declared as the man of the match for the game.

Full Scorecard

 Bangalore
Batsmen Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S.Rate
Jesse Ryder c Mahesh Rawat b Dimitri Mascarenhas 0 2 0 0 0
Robin Uthappa (W) c Mahesh Rawat b Dimitri Mascarenhas 3 10 0 0 30
Ross Taylor b Dimitri Mascarenhas 0 1 0 0 0
Kevin Pietersen (C) c Niraj Patel b Tyron Henderson 32 30 4 0 106.67
Rahul Dravid c Shane Warne b Munaf Patel 66 48 8 1 137.5
Virat Kohli b Shane Warne 3 8 0 0 37.5
Balachandra Akhil b Shane Warne 9 9 1 0 100
Praveen Kumar c & b Munaf Patel 8 10 0 1 80
Vinay Kumar not out 8 2 2 0 400
Dale Steyn * not out 0 0 0 0
Anil Kumble
Extras: b – 0, w – 2, nb – 0, lb – 2 4  
Total: (133 for 8 wickets in 20.0 overs) 133 Run Rate: 6.65
Fall of Wickets
1-0 (Jesse Ryder, 0.2), 2-0 (Ross Taylor, 0.3), 3-17 (Robin Uthappa, 4.5), 4-52 (Kevin Pietersen, 8.5), 5-63 (Virat Kohli, 11.5), 6-88 (Balachandra Akhil, 15.4), 7-119 (Praveen Kumar, 19.2), 8-125 (Rahul Dravid, 19.4)
Bowling (Jaipur)
Bowler O M R W nb wd R/O
Dimitri Mascarenhas 4 0 20 3 0 0 5
Kamran Khan 3 0 21 0 0 0 7
Munaf Patel 3 0 25 2 0 1 8.33
Tyron Henderson 4 0 30 1 0 0 7.5
Shane Warne 4 0 18 2 0 0 4.5
Yusuf Pathan 2 0 17 0 0 1 8.5
Power Play
Power Play 1 Overs: 1-6
  Jaipur
Batsmen Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S.Rate
Graeme Smith c Rahul Dravid b Praveen Kumar 2 11 0 0 18.18
Swapnil Asnodkar c Virat Kohli b Praveen Kumar 0 2 0 0 0
Niraj Patel c Anil Kumble b Jesse Ryder 4 16 0 0 25
Tyron Henderson b Jesse Ryder 11 15 0 1 73.33
Yusuf Pathan c Jesse Ryder b Anil Kumble 11 14 1 0 78.57
Dimitri Mascarenhas run out (Virat Kohli) 0 1 0 0 0
Ravindra Jadeja c Virat Kohli b Anil Kumble 11 10 0 1 110
Shane Warne (C) st Robin Uthappa b Anil Kumble 3 9 0 0 33.33
Mahesh Rawat (W) not out 4 7 0 0 57.14
Munaf Patel c Dale Steyn b Anil Kumble 0 2 0 0 0
Kamran Khan c Robin Uthappa b Anil Kumble 3 5 0 0 60
Extras: b – 0, w – 7, nb – 1, lb – 1 9  
Total: (58 for 10 wickets in 15.1 overs) 58 Run Rate: 3.82
Fall of Wickets
1-2 (Swapnil Asnodkar, 0.5), 2-7 (Graeme Smith, 3), 3-14 (Niraj Patel, 6.2), 4-28 (Tyron Henderson, 8.3), 5-28 (Dimitri Mascarenhas, 8.4), 6-47 (Yusuf Pathan, 11.1), 7-47 (Ravindra Jadeja, 11.2), 8-53 (Shane Warne, 13.3), 9-53 (Munaf Patel, 13.5), 10-58 (Kamran Khan, 15.1)
Bowling (Bangalore)
Bowler O M R W nb wd R/O
Praveen Kumar 3 0 7 2 1 2 2.33
Dale Steyn 2 0 6 0 0 3 3
Vinay Kumar 3 0 25 0 0 1 8.33
Jesse Ryder 4 0 14 2 0 1 3.5
Anil Kumble 3.1 1 5 5 0 0 1.58

Bangalore Royal Challengers always makes sure that they have some of the best cheerleaders to cheer the team. Last year Bangalore Royal Challengers owner and business tycoon Vijay Mallya had got the Washington Red Skins cheerleaders to cheer for the team. There were some conservative groups last year who protested the girls wearing skimpy outfits while cheering for the team. But the flamboyant Mallya did not succumb to anybody and had the hot cheerleaders throughout the tournament though a few other franchisees changed the dress of the cheerleaders. Vijay Mallya has dropped the Red Skin cheerleaders this year and hired 24 members of the US-based Varsity cheerleader group and renamed them “White Mischief Gals”. The girls have been named after his brand of vodka named “White Mischief”. According to the Mallya Company’s release the girls are “specially trained in flirty acrobatic skills for a scintillating on-field performance”. According to the release the White Mischief girls are “a little bit naughty, a little more hottie and a lot more mischievous”. Hope that the girls can motivate Kevin Pietersen and his team. Meanwhile Vijay Mallya will not be able to cheer his team from the start and he will come a week later as he wants to watch his Formula One team, Force India, compete in the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.

Here are two videos of the new White Mischief Gals

And here is a picture of the last year’s Red Skin cheerleaders

So, whom do you like more of the two