Indian Premier League (IPL) is the name which has completely swept the cricketing world in only 15 months The main reason for its importance & success was entertainment.A T20 match hardly takes more than 3 hours to finish which is just like watching a movie.It is competition organized by BCCI.Till now,two editions of this tournament have been played & both featured 8 teams.The inaugural edition took place in India , whereas the 2nd edition was held in South Africa IPL-1 was won by Rajasthan Royals & IPL-2 by Deccan Chargers.
IPL-3 has has the same 8 teams ie Mumbai Indians,Royal Challengers Bangalore,Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Daredevils,Deccan Chargers,Chennai Super Kings, Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Royals.The event is stating on 12th march 2010.Total around 60 matches is to be played including Final.Matches will be played at different venues around India.Matches will be tele-casted in Theatres,on Youtube it will be tele-casted with a 5 min Delay.
SWOT Analysis on the teams participating in IPL3:
1)Mumbai Indians:Captain Sachin Tendulkar
Strengths: Batting with Sachin, Sanath,,Kieron Pollard,Bowling with Zaheer,Harbhajan
Weakness: Some players not in form J P Duminy,Kulkarni, Fernanado, Fielding is not the best with some of the old horses.
2)Deccan Chargers:Captain Adam Gilchrist
Strengths: Batting with Gilchrist,Rohit Sharma,Symonds,Gibbs,Fielding is the key
Weakness:Bowling a little worry to them with not much recogonized bowlers.
3)Royal Challengers:Captain Anil Kumble
Strengths:Batting with Manish Pandey, Virat Kohli,Dravid,Kallis,Boucher,Bowling with Anil Kumble,Styen
Weakness:Batting Style of Dravid & Kallis mat affect the tempo of game.
4)Delhi Daredevils:Captain Gautam Gambhir
Strengths:Arguably the best batting side with Gautam, Sehwag,Dilshan,Ab devillers ,Warner. Bowling with Nannes,Nehra,Amit Mishra,Fielding unit is good with sharp legs around there.
Weakness:Some how they loose on the big plot,Depends heavily on top order.
5)Chennai Super Kings:Captain M S Dhoni
Strengths: Batting with Hayden, Justin Kemp,Dhoni ,Suresh Raina ,local players,The presence of Dhoni is their biggest strength,Very good fielding Team
Weakness:Murali lost his touch,Ntini has to prove himself,Arguably the weakest side this time around.
6)Kings XI Punjab:Captain Kumar Sangakara
Strengths: They have the batting line up all through the lower order, with Shaun Marsh, Sangakara, Bopara,Yuvraj,Hopes,Irfan Pathan.If Yuvraj Gets going there will be no side which stop the kings XI.Good Fielding
Weakness:Bowling lack fire with Bret Lee's fitness in doubt, Sresanth, Piyush Chawla
7)Rajasthan Royals:Captain Shane Warne
Strengths:The lottery depends on Yusuf Pathan with Grame Smith & Asnodkar having contrasting styles.Middle orders is shaky with damien martyn to start from scratch.Bowling Shane Warne
Weakness:Many key Players Missing, Heavely depends on Yusuf,Warne
8)Kolkata Knight Riders:Captain Saurav Ganguly
Strengths: Batting with Gayle & Mccullum only available after few matches due to their assignments Change of leadership with Ganguly
Weakness:Bowling & Fielding both looks a bit dizzy with Only Ishant Sharma ,Bond not available in first 3 matches.
Match Schedule:Src:http://www.24cricket.com/
| Match Date | Team | Time | Type | Venue |
| 3/12/2010 | Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 20:00 (IST) | Match 1 | Dr DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai |
| 3/13/2010 | Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals | 15:00 (IST) | Match 2 | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai (Bombay) |
| 3/13/2010 | Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils | 20:00 (IST) | Match 3 | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – Chandigarh |
| 3/14/2010 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 16:00 (IST) | Match 4 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Calcutta) |
| 3/14/2010 | Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers | 20:00 (IST) | Match 5 | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai (Madras) |
| 3/15/2010 | Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils | 20:00 (IST) | Match 6 | Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera – Ahmedabad |
| 3/16/2010 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab | 16:00 (IST) | Match 7 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Karnataka |
| 3/16/2010 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings | 20:00 (IST) | Match 8 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Calcutta) |
| 3/17/2010 | Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians | 20:00 (IST) | Match 9 | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| 3/18/2010 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals | 20:00 (IST) | Match 10 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Karnataka |
| 3/19/2010 | Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings | 16:00 (IST) | Match 11 | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| 3/19/2010 | Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab | 20:00 (IST) | Match 12 | ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
| 3/20/2010 | Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 16:00 (IST) | Match 13 | Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera – Ahmedabad |
| 3/20/2010 | Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 20:00 (IST) | Match 14 | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai (Bombay) |
| 3/21/2010 | Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils | 16:00 (IST) | Match 15 | ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
| 3/21/2010 | Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab | 20:00 (IST) | Match 16 | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai (Madras) |
| 3/22/2010 | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 20:00 (IST) | Match 17 | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai (Bombay) |
| 3/23/2010 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings | 20:00 (IST) | Match 18 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Karnataka |
| 3/24/2010 | Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals | 20:00 (IST) | Match 19 | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – Chandigarh |
| 3/25/2010 | Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings | 20:00 (IST) | Match 20 | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai (Bombay) |
| 3/26/2010 | Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers | 20:00 (IST) | Match 21 | Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera – Ahmedabad |
| 3/27/2010 | Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 16:00 (IST) | Match 22 | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – Chandigarh |
| 3/27/2010 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils | 20:00 (IST) | Match 23 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Karnataka |
| 3/28/2010 | Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings | 16:00 (IST) | Match 24 | Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera – Ahmedabad |
| 3/28/2010 | Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians | 20:00 (IST) | Match 25 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| 3/29/2010 | Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 20:00 (IST) | Match 26 | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| 3/30/2010 | Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab | 20:00 (IST) | Match 27 | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai (Bombay) |
| 3/31/2010 | Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 16:00 (IST) | Match 28 | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai (Madras) |
| 3/31/2010 | Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals | 20:00 (IST) | Match 29 | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| 4/1/2010 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers | 20:00 (IST) | Match 30 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Calcutta) |
| 4/2/2010 | Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 20:00 (IST) | Match 31 | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – Chandigarh |
| 4/3/2010 | Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals | 16:00 (IST) | Match 32 | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai (Madras) |
| 4/3/2010 | Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers | 20:00 (IST) | Match 33 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur |
| 4/4/2010 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab | 16:00 (IST) | Match 34 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Calcutta) |
| 4/4/2010 | Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 20:00 (IST) | Match 35 | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| 4/5/2010 | Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals | 20:00 (IST) | Match 36 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| 4/6/2010 | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians | 20:00 (IST) | Match 37 | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai (Madras) |
| 4/7/2010 | Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab | 16:00 (IST) | Match 38 | Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera – Ahmedabad |
| 4/7/2010 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils | 20:00 (IST) | Match 39 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Calcutta) |
| 4/8/2010 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers | 20:00 (IST) | Match 40 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Karnataka |
| 4/9/2010 | Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians | 20:00 (IST) | Match 41 | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – Chandigarh |
| 4/10/2010 | Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings | 16:00 (IST) | Match 42 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| 4/10/2010 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 20:00 (IST) | Match 43 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Karnataka |
| 4/11/2010 | Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab | 16:00 (IST) | Match 44 | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| 4/11/2010 | Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians | 20:00 (IST) | Match 45 | Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera – Ahmedabad |
| 4/12/2010 | Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 20:00 (IST) | Match 46 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| 4/13/2010 | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils | 16:00 (IST) | Match 47 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur |
| 4/13/2010 | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 20:00 (IST) | Match 48 | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai (Madras) |
| 4/14/2010 | Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 20:00 (IST) | Match 49 | Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera – Ahmedabad |
| 4/15/2010 | Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils | 20:00 (IST) | Match 50 | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai (Madras) |
| 4/16/2010 | Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers | 20:00 (IST) | Match 51 | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala |
| 4/17/2010 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians | 16:00 (IST) | Match 52 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Karnataka |
| 4/17/2010 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals | 20:00 (IST) | Match 53 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Calcutta) |
| 4/18/2010 | Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings | 16:00 (IST) | Match 54 | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala |
| 4/18/2010 | Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers | 20:00 (IST) | Match 55 | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| 4/19/2010 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians | 20:00 (IST) | Match 56 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Calcutta) |
| 4/21/2010 | T.B.C. vs T.B.C. | 20:00 (IST) | 1st Semi Final | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Karnataka |
| 4/22/2010 | T.B.C. vs T.B.C. | 20:00 (IST) | 2nd Semi Final | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Karnataka |
| 4/24/2010 | T.B.C. vs T.B.C. | 20:00 (IST) | 3/4 place playoff | Dr DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai |
| 4/25/2010 | T.B.C. vs T.B.C. | 20:00 (IST) | Final | Dr DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai |
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