The focus shifts to the Indian Premier League (IPL), the biggest T20 tournament of the world is significant for various reasons. One of them is to flesh out a tentative squad for the 2016 World T20 Championship, which India will be hosting for the first time.
It sounds as if it’s too early to talk about an event, which is nearly a year away. But as it turns out, IPL can become a deciding factor for the selection of the World T20 Indian team. That is because this tournament gives an opportunity for new stars to come into the limelight.
Their performances in IPL will indicate if they are good enough or not to represent India. With the team already on a look out for lower-order hitters, this tournament can throw up new options for captain MS Dhoni’s team.
Clearly from what it appears, the core will remain the same. However, there can be a few cosmetic changes if a few more match-winners come into come into reckoning.
Here is IPL 8 Schedule 2015: Time Table, Date, Venue, Timing, City
No of Match | Team | Time | Day | fcDate | Stadium | City |
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Match 1 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Wednesday | Apr 8, 2015 | Eden Gardens | Kolkata |
Match 2 | Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Thursday | Apr 9, 2015 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai |
Match 3 | Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Friday | Apr 10, 2015 | MCA International Stadium | Pune |
Match 4 | Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 4:00pm IST (10:30am GMT) | Saturday | Apr 11, 2015 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai |
Match 5 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Saturday | Apr 11, 2015 | Eden Gardens | Kolkata |
Match 6 | Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals | 4:00pm IST (10:30am GMT) | Sunday | Apr 12, 2015 | Ferozeshah Kotla | Delhi |
Match 7 | Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Sunday | Apr 12, 2015 | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai |
Match 8 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Monday | Apr 13, 2015 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru |
Match 9 | Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians | 4:00pm IST (10:30am GMT) | Tuesday | Apr 14, 2015 | Sardar Patel Stadium | Ahmedabad |
Match 10 | Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Wednesday | Apr 15, 2015 | MCA International Stadium | Pune |
Match 11 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Thursday | Apr 16, 2015 | ACA-VDCA Stadium | Visakhapatnam |
Match 12 | Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Friday | Apr 17, 2015 | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai |
Match 13 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Daredevils | 4:00pm IST (10:30am GMT) | Saturday | Apr 18, 2015 | ACA-VDCA Stadium | Visakhapatnam |
Match 14 | Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Saturday | Apr 18, 2015 | MCA International Stadium | Pune |
Match 15 | Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings | 4:00pm IST (10:30am GMT) | Sunday | Apr 19, 2015 | Sardar Patel Stadium | Ahmedabad |
Match 16 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Sunday | Apr 19, 2015 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru |
Match 17 | Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Monday | Apr 20, 2015 | Ferozeshah Kotla | Delhi |
Match 18 | Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Tuesday | Apr 21, 2015 | Sardar Patel Stadium | Ahmedabad |
Match 19 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 4:00pm IST (10:30am GMT) | Wednesday | Apr 22, 2015 | ACA-VDCA Stadium | Visakhapatnam |
Match 20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Wednesday | Apr 22, 2015 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru |
Match 21 | Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Thursday | Apr 23, 2015 | Ferozeshah Kotla | Delhi |
Match 22 | Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Friday | Apr 24, 2015 | Sardar Patel Stadium | Ahmedabad |
Match 23 | Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 4:00pm IST (10:30am GMT) | Saturday | Apr 25, 2015 | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai |
Match 24 | Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Saturday | Apr 25, 2015 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai |
Match 25 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals | 4:00pm IST (10:30am GMT) | Sunday | Apr 26, 2015 | Eden Gardens | Kolkata |
Match 26 | Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Sunday | Apr 26, 2015 | Ferozeshah Kotla | Delhi |
Match 27 | Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Monday | Apr 27, 2015 | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium | Mohali |
Match 28 | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Tuesday | Apr 28, 2015 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai |
Match 29 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Wednesday | Apr 29, 2015 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru |
Match 30 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Thursday | Apr 30, 2015 | Eden Gardens | Kolkata |
Match 31 | Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab | 4:00pm IST (10:30am GMT) | Friday | May 1, 2015 | Ferozeshah Kotla | Delhi |
Match 32 | Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Friday | May 1, 2015 | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai |
Match 33 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 4:00pm IST (10:30am GMT) | Saturday | May 2, 2015 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru |
Match 34 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Saturday | May 2, 2015 | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | Hyderabad |
Match 35 | Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians | 4:00pm IST (10:30am GMT) | Sunday | May 3, 2015 | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium | Mohali |
Match 36 | Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Sunday | May 3, 2015 | Brabourne Stadium | Mumbai |
Match 37 | Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 4:00pm IST (10:30am GMT) | Monday | May 4, 2015 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai |
Match 38 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Monday | May 4, 2015 | Eden Gardens | Kolkata |
Match 39 | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Tuesday | May 5, 2015 | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai |
Match 40 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Wednesday | May 6, 2015 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru |
Match 41 | Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 4:00pm IST (19:30pm GMT) | Thursday | May 7, 2015 | Brabourne Stadium | Mumbai |
Match 42 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Thursday | May 7, 2015 | Eden Gardens | Kolkata |
Match 43 | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Friday | May 8, 2015 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai |
Match 44 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab | 4:00pm IST (10:30am GMT) | Saturday | May 9, 2015 | Eden Gardens | Kolkata |
Match 45 | Delhi Daredevils vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Saturday | May 9, 2015 | Chhattisgarh International Cricket Stadium | Raipur |
Match 46 | Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 4:00pm IST (10:30am GMT) | Sunday | May 10, 2015 | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai |
Match 47 | Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Sunday | May 10, 2015 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai |
Match 48 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Monday | May 11, 2015 | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | Hyderabad |
Match 49 | Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Tuesday | May 12, 2015 | Chhattisgarh International Cricket Stadium | Raipur |
Match 50 | Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Wednesday | May 13, 2015 | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium | Mohali |
Match 51 | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Thursday | May 14, 2015 | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai |
Match 52 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Friday | May 15, 2015 | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | Hyderabad |
Match 53 | Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings | 4:00pm IST (10:30am GMT) | Saturday | May 16, 2015 | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium | Mohali |
Match 54 | Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Saturday | May 16, 2015 | Brabourne Stadium | Mumbai |
Match 55 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils | 4:00pm IST (10:30am GMT) | Sunday | May 17, 2015 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru |
Match 56 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Sunday | May 17, 2015 | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | Hyderabad |
Qualifier 1 | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Tuesday | May 19, 2015 | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai |
Eliminator | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Wednesday | May 20, 2015 | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | Pune |
Qualifier 2 | Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Friday | May 22, 2015 | JSCA International Cricket Stadium | Ranchi |
Final | Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings | 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT) | Sunday | May 24, 2015 | Eden Gardens | Kolkata |