IPL Schedule 2015: Fixtures, Live Stream, TV Info for Indian Premier League
For those cricket fans that have been engulfed by a sense of unrelenting melancholy since the end of the 2015 World Cup, the start of this year’s Indian Premier League should do plenty to lift spirits.
The competition brings some of the finest proponents of limited-overs cricket to a country fanatical about the sport, as eight carefully assembled sides go in search of glory. With almost two months of engrossing action to come, expect thrills, spills and untamed drama aplenty from this competition.
To ensure you don’t miss a thing from the IPL, here’s a full list of the fixtures to come and all the information needed on where to catch the contests on the box and via an online stream.
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| April 8 | 3:30 p.m | Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians |
| April 9 | 3:30 p.m | Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils |
| April 10 | 3:30 p.m | Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals |
| April 11 | 11:30 a.m. | Chennai Super Kings v Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| April 11 | 3:30 p.m | Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| April 12 | 11:30 a.m. | Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals |
| April 12 | 3:30 p.m | Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab |
| April 13 | 3:30 p.m | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| April 14 | 3:30 p.m | Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians |
| April 15 | 3:30 p.m | Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils |
| April 16 | 3:30 p.m | Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rajasthan Royals |
| April 17 | 3:30 p.m | Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings |
| April 18 | 11:30 a.m. | Sunrisers Hyderabad v Delhi Daredevils |
| April 18 | 3:30 p.m | Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders |
| April 19 | 11:30 a.m. | Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings |
| April 19 | 3:30 p.m | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians |
| April 20 | 3:30 p.m | Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders |
| April 21 | 3:30 p.m | Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab |
| April 22 | 11:30 a.m. | Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders |
| April 22 | 3:30 p.m | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings |
| April 23 | 3:30 p.m | Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians |
| April 24 | 3:30 p.m | Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| April 25 | 11:30 a.m. | Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| April 25 | 3:30 p.m | Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab |
| April 26 | 11:30 a.m. | Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals |
| April 26 | 3:30 p.m | Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| April 27 | 3:30 p.m | Kings XI Punjab v Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| April 28 | 3:30 p.m | Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders |
| April 29 | 3:30 p.m | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals |
| April 30 | 3:30 p.m | Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings |
| May 1 | 11:30 a.m. | Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab |
| May 1 | 3:30 p.m | Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals |
| May 2 | 11:30 a.m. | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders |
| May 2 | 3:30 p.m | Sunrisers Hyderabad v Chennai Super Kings |
| May 3 | 11:30 a.m. | Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians |
| May 3 | 3:30 p.m | Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils |
| May 4 | 11:30 a.m. | Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| May 4 | 3:30 p.m | Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| May 5 | 3:30 p.m | Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils |
| May 6 | 3:30 p.m | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab |
| May 7 | 11:30 a.m. | Rajasthan Royals v Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| May 7 | 3:30 p.m | Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils |
| May 8 | 3:30 p.m | Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians |
| May 9 | 11:30 a.m. | Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab |
| May 9 | 3:30 p.m | Delhi Daredevils v Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| May 10 | 11:30 a.m. | Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| May 10 | 3:30 p.m | Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals |
| May 11 | 3:30 p.m | Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kings XI Punjab |
| May 12 | 3:30 p.m | Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings |
| May 13 | 3:30 p.m | Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| May 14 | 3:30 p.m | Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders |
| May 15 | 3:30 p.m | Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| May 16 | 11:30 p.m. | Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings |
| May 16 | 3:30 p.m | Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders |
| May 17 | 11:30 a.m. | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils |
| May 17 | 3:30 p.m | Sunrisers Hyderabad v Mumbai Indians |
| May 19 | 3:30 p.m | Qualifier 1 - TBC v TBC |
| May 20 | 3:30 p.m | Eliminator - TBC v TBC |
| May 22 | 3:30 p.m | Qualifier 2 - TBC v TBC |
| May 24 | 3:30 p.m | Final - TBC v TBC |
Tournament Preview
The Kolkata Knight Riders will be coming into this competition as the reigning champions after beating Kings XI Punjab in a thrilling final last year. They’ve won this tournament twice in the last three years and at their Eden Gardens stadium they are a formidable opponent.
In Gautam Gambhir they boast a classy captain and they did well to pick up the evergreen Brad Hogg—who remains a fine spinner—for the campaign. The fast bowling talents of Morne Morkel and Umesh Yadav offer further variation with the ball, but given their lack of big hitters with the bat it’d be a surprise to see them retain their crown this year.
The favourites will be the Chennai Super Kings, who boast arguably the most multifaceted squad in the competition. Captaining them is MS Dhoni and up the top of the order is Brendon McCullum, who was sensational for New Zealand at the recent World Cup.
As noted by Sky Sports News HQ, the Black Caps star is a specialist in this format:
In terms of bowling the Chennai side reek of class too, with Dwayne Bravo, Ravichandran Ashwin and Mohit Sharma all exceptional wicket-takers. With a core of popular Indian players—including Ashwin, Dhoni, Sharma, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja—expect the Super Kings to be the big crowd favourites.
The most entertaining side could be the Bangalore Royal Challengers. With Chris Gayle set to open the innings, Virat Kohli to come in at No. 3 and the magnificent AB de Villiers in the middle order, they look to have the strongest batting setup in the competition.
As noted by Freddie Wilde of ESPNcricinfo during the World Cup, De Villiers represents an intimidating proposition for opposition bowlers at the moment:
They also picked up World Cup star Mitchell Starc, but he’s set to miss the opening stages of the tournament with a knee problem. Without him, Bangalore's bowling attack does look a little weak and that could ultimately cost the Challengers as they attempt to bounce back from last season’s extremely disappointing seventh-place finish.
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