Deccan Chargers-KKR tie to kick off IPL-III

Mumbai: Deccan Chargers of Hyderabad will open their defence of the Indian Premier League title by taking on Kolkata Knight Riders to kick off the third edition of the Twenty20 League at home on March 12, 2010.

Nagpur, Vishakapatnam, Ahmedabad and Dharamsala have been added as new venues to the eight regular ones with Mumbai Indians, Deccan Chargers, Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab playing some matches in these centres.

The full schedule of the 45-day tournament ending on April 25, 2010, is:

Mar 12: Deccan Chargers (DC) v Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Hyderabad.

Mar 13: Mumbai Indians (MI) v Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Mumbai/Nagpur; Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) v Delhi Daredevils (DD) at Mohali.

Mar 14: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) v Deccan Chargers in Chennai; Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Kolkata.

Mar 15: RR v DD in Jaipur.
Mar 16: RCB v KXIP in Bangalore; KKR v CSK in Kolkata.
Mar 17: DD v MI in Delhi.
Mar 18: RCB v RR in Bangalore.
Mar 19: DC v KXIP in Vishakapatnam.
Mar 20: RR v KKR in Ahmedabad; MI v RCB in Mumbai/Nagpur.
Mar 21: CSK v KXIP in Chennai; DD v DC in Delhi.
Mar 22: MI v KKR in Mumbai/Nagpur.
Mar 23: RCB v CSK in Bangalore.
Mar 24: KXIP v RR at Mohali.
Mar 25: KKR v DD in Kolkata.
Mar 26: CSK v MI in Chennai; RR v DC in Ahmedabad.
Mar 27: RCB v DD in Bangalore; KXIP v KKR at Mohali.
Mar 28: RR v CSK in Ahmedabad; DC v MI in Vishakapatnam.
Mar 29: DD v KKR in Delhi.
Mar 30: MI v KXIP in Mumbai/Nagpur.
Mar 31: CSK v RCB in Chennai; DD v RR in Delhi.
Apr 1: KKR v DC in Kolkata.
Apr 2: KXIP v RCB in Mohali.
Apr 3: CSK v RR in Chennai; MI v DC in Mumbai/Nagpur.
Apr 4: DD v RCB in Delhi; KKR v KXIP in Kolkata.
Apr 5: DC v RR in Hyderabad.
Apr 6: MI v CSK in Mumbai/Nagpur.
Apr 7: RR v KXIP in Ahmedabad.
Apr 8: RCB v DC in Bangalore; CSK v DD in Chennai.
Apr 9: KXIP v MI at Mohali.
Apr 10: RCB v KKR in Bangalore; DC v CSK in Hyderabad.
Apr 11: RR v MI in Jaipur; DD v KXIP in Delhi.
Apr 12: DC v RCB in Hyderabad.
Apr 13: CSK v KKR in Chennai.
Apr 14: MI v DD in Mumbai/Nagpur.
Apr 15: RR v RCB in Jaipur; KXIP v DC at Dharamsala.
Apr 16: DD v CSK in Delhi.
Apr 17: RCB v MI in Bangalore; KKR v RR in Kolkata.
Apr 18: DC v DD in Hyderabad; KXIP v CSK at Dharamsala.
Apr 19: KKR v MI in Kolkata.

Apr 20: Rest day.

Apr 21: 1st Semifinal.
Apr 22: 2nd Semifinal.

Apr 23: Rest day.

Apr 24: Play-off for 3rd place.

Apr 25: Final

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