The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013, the most-awaited Twenty20 cricketing extravaganza, is set to kick off on Wednesday with defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders taking on Delhi Daredevils in the opening game.

The games will kick off after the opening ceremony on Tuesday at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata. Bollywood superstar and Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan is expected to perform with his "Jab Tak Hai Jaan" co-star Katrina Kaif at the event, and international rapper Pitbull is also expected to perform.

IPL, which has been a story of phenomenal success since its start in 2008, will enter the sixth season on 3 April. Shah Rukh Khan's team Kolkata Knight Riders will try to reclaim the title but it's not going to be easy as all the teams have strong players who can turn a match around on their day.

A total of 76 matches will be played between nine teams at the upcoming sporting extravaganza, which will come to a close on 26 May.

IPL 2013 SCHEDULE/FIXTURES

Match

Date

Time (IST)

Teams

Venue

1

Wednesday 3rd April

8:00pm

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

2

Thursday 4th April

8:00pm

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

3

Friday 5th April

8:00pm

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Pune Warriors India

Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

4

Saturday 6th April

4:00pm

Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals

Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

5

Saturday 6th April

8:00pm

Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

6

Sunday 7th April

4:00pm

Pune Warriors India vs Kings XI Punjab

Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune

7

Sunday 7th April

8:00pm

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

8

Monday 8th April

8:00pm

Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

9

Tuesday 9th April

4:00pm

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

10

Tuesday 9th April

8:00pm

Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

11

Wednesday 10th April

8:00pm

Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings

Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

12

Thursday 11th April

4:00pm

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

13

Thursday 11th April

8:00pm

Pune Warriors India vs Rajasthan Royals

Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune

14

Friday 12th April

8:00pm

Delhi Daredevils vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

15

Saturday 13th April

4:00pm

Mumbai Indians vs Pune Warriors India

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

16

Saturday 13th April

8:00pm

Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

17

Sunday 14th April

4:00pm

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

18

Sunday 14th April

8:00pm

Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

19

Monday 15th April

8:00pm

Chennai Super Kings vs Pune Warriors India

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

20

Tuesday 16th April

4:00pm

Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

21

Tuesday 16th April

8:00pm

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

22

Wednesday 17th April

4:00pm

Pune Warriors India vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune

23

Wednesday 17th April

8:00pm

Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

24

Thursday 18th April

8:00pm

Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings

Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

25

Friday 19th April

8:00pm

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab

Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

26

Saturday 20th April

4:00pm

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

27

Saturday 20th April

8:00pm

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

28

Sunday 21st April

4:00pm

Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians

Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

29

Sunday 21st April

8:00pm

Kings XI Punjab vs Pune Warriors India

Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

30

Monday 22nd April

8:00pm

Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

31

Tuesday 23rd April

4:00pm

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Pune Warriors India

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

32

Tuesday 23rd April

8:00pm

Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab

Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

33

Wednesday 24th April

8:00pm

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

34

Thursday 25th April

8:00pm

Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

35

Friday 26th April

8:00pm

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

36

Saturday 27th April

4:00pm

Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

37

Saturday 27th April

8:00pm

Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

38

Sunday 28th April

4:00pm

Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

39

Sunday 28th April

8:00pm

Delhi Daredevils vs Pune Warriors India

Chhattisgarh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur

40

Monday 29th April

4:00pm

Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

41

Monday 29th April

8:00pm

Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

42

Tuesday 30th April

8:00pm

Pune Warriors India vs Chennai Super Kings

Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune

43

Wednesday 1st May

4:00pm

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians

Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

44

Wednesday 1st May

8:00pm

Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Chhattisgarh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur

45

Thursday 2nd May

4:00pm

Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

46

Thursday 2nd May

8:00pm

Pune Warriors India vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune

47

Friday 3rd May

8:00pm

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

48

Saturday 4th May

8:00pm

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Daredevils

Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

49

Sunday 5th May

4:00pm

Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

50

Sunday 5th May

8:00pm

Rajasthan Royals vs Pune Warriors India

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

51

Monday 6th May

8:00pm

Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

52

Tuesday 7th May

4:00pm

Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

53

Tuesday 7th May

8:00pm

Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

54

Wednesday 8th May

8:00pm

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings

Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

55

Thursday 9th May

4:00pm

Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals

Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

56

Thursday 9th May

8:00pm

Pune Warriors India vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune

57

Friday 10th May

8:00pm

Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

58

Saturday 11th May

4:00pm

Pune Warriors India vs Mumbai Indians

Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune

59

Saturday 11th May

8:00pm

Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

60

Sunday 12th May

4:00pm

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi

61

Sunday 12th May

8:00pm

Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

62

Monday 13th May

8:00pm

Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

63

Tuesday 14th May

4:00pm

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

64

Tuesday 14th May

8:00pm

Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

65

Wednesday 15th May

4:00pm

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Pune Warriors India

JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi

66

Wednesday 15th May

8:00pm

Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

67

Thursday 16th May

8:00pm

Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils

HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala

68

Friday 17th May

8:00pm

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals

Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

69

Saturday 18th May

4:00pm

Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians

HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala

70

Saturday 18th May

8:00pm

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

71

Sunday 19th May

4:00pm

Pune Warriors India vs Delhi Daredevils

Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune

72

Sunday 19th May

8:00pm

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

73

Tuesday 21st May

8:00pm

TBC vs TBC (1st Placed Team vs 2nd Placed Team)

MA Chidambaram Stadium - Chepauk, Chennai

74

Wednesday 22nd May

8:00pm

TBC vs TBC (3rd Placed Team vs 4th Placed Team)

MA Chidambaram Stadium - Chepauk, Chennai

75

Friday 24th May

8:00pm

TBC vs TBC (Winner of Eliminator vs Loser of Qualifer 1)

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

76

Sunday 26th May

8:00pm

Final - TBC vs TBC

Eden Gardens, Kolkata