IPL SEASON 2 IS ON
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South Africa confirmed as IPL host country
Published on Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 19:06, Updated on Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 23:37 in Sports section
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New Delhi: South Africa will host the second edition of the multi-billion dollar Indian Premier League (IPL) from April 18 at six venues.
The IPL Twenty20 championship will be played at Durban, Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Pretoria, Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth.
With South Africa saying yes to IPL, League Commissioner and Chairman Lalit Modi's search for a country to host the second edition of the Twenty20 championship is finally over.
The 59 matches of the IPL will be played in the six stadiums across the country at 1600 hrs IST and 2000 hrs IST.
Modi met Cricket South Africa CEO Gerald Majola at an undisclosed venue to discuss the possibility of hosting the second edition of the Twenty20 event here. And after the meeting, sources told CNN-IBN that the deal was sealed to host the league in South Africa.
South Africa says there will be no trouble staging the League and has assured full security. Cricket South Africa, it is reported, has also offered full support to the IPL.
According to the original schedule, the IPL was to kick off from April 10 but it is being reported that the reason for postponing the tournament is to give the Indian players a breather. India will be finishing their current tour of New Zealand on April 7.
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Irony is, The main reason for the IPL shifting is because of the clash with the general election dates in
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