The inaugural season of the IPL will showcase a grand total of 59 matches providing broadcasters and in-stadia spectators with 177 hours of live entertainment, which will also be viewed by a significant international audience. All matches will be during late afternoon and evening to coincide with prime time for television and providing a convenient time for the stadium audience.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
IPL kick off on April 18
IPL is expected to kick off on April 18 2008, with the first matches expected between Sharukh Khan’s Kolkata franchise and Vijay Mallya’s Bangalore team at the Chinnaswamy Stadium at Bangalore. IPL will feature eight franchises and will run for 44 days. Each franchise will play all others on a home and away basis with 7 matches at home. The top 4 franchises in the league will contest the semi finals and the victorious semi finalists will meet in the grand final all over one weekend, which will be played out in Mumbai.
The inaugural season of the IPL will showcase a grand total of 59 matches providing broadcasters and in-stadia spectators with 177 hours of live entertainment, which will also be viewed by a significant international audience. All matches will be during late afternoon and evening to coincide with prime time for television and providing a convenient time for the stadium audience.
The inaugural season of the IPL will showcase a grand total of 59 matches providing broadcasters and in-stadia spectators with 177 hours of live entertainment, which will also be viewed by a significant international audience. All matches will be during late afternoon and evening to coincide with prime time for television and providing a convenient time for the stadium audience.
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