The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013, the most-awaited Twenty20 cricketing extravaganza, has begun after a colourful and entertaining opening ceremony at Kolkata. We bring you match schedule, team standings and match results of the tournament.
The IPL sixth season kicked off with a star-studded opening ceremony held at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata. The event saw several power-packed performances from Bollywood celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone. International rapper Pitbull also performed some of his biggest hits.
The Indian Premier League, which has been a story of phenomenal success since its start in 2008, entered the sixth season on 3 April. A total of 76 matches will be played between nine teams at the sporting extravaganza, which will come to a close on 26 May.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) were crowned IPL 2012 champions after defeating Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by five wickets in a thriller match. They chased down 190 runs put up by the two-time champions CSK in the final to lift the title.
Here is match schedule, team standings and match results of IPL 2013:-
TEAM STANDINGS
Position |
Team |
Matches |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
N/R |
Net RR |
Points |
Q |
CSK |
16 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
+0.530 |
22 |
Q |
MI |
16 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
+0.441 |
22 |
Q |
RR |
16 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
+0.322 |
20 |
Q |
SRH |
16 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
+0.003 |
20 |
5 |
RCB |
16 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
+0.457 |
18 |
6 |
KXIP |
16 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
+0.226 |
16 |
7 |
KKR |
16 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
-0.095 |
12 |
8 |
PWI |
16 |
4 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
-1.006 |
8 |
9 |
DD |
16 |
3 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
-0.848 |
6 |
Match Schedule and Results
SL |
Date |
Time |
Teams |
Venue |
Results |
1 |
Wednesday 3rd April |
8:00pm |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
KKR win by 6 wickets |
2 |
Thursday 4th April |
8:00pm |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
RCB win by 2 runs |
3 |
Friday 5th April |
8:00pm |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Pune Warriors India |
Rajiv Gandhi Cricket |
SRH win by 22 runs |
4 |
Saturday 6th April |
4:00pm |
Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals |
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
RR win by 5 runs |
5 |
Saturday 6th April |
8:00pm |
Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
MI win by 9 runs |
6 |
Sunday 7th April |
4:00pm |
Pune Warriors India vs Kings XI Punjab |
Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
KXIP win by 8 wickets |
7 |
Sunday 7th April |
8:00pm |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Rajiv Gandhi Cricket |
Match tied (SRH win Super Over) |
8 |
Monday 8th April |
8:00pm |
Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
RR win by 19 runs |
9 |
Tuesday 9th April |
4:00pm |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
RCB win by 7 wickets |
10 |
Tuesday 9th April |
8:00pm |
Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
MI win by 44 runs |
11 |
Wednesday 10th April |
8:00pm |
Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings |
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali |
CSK win by 10 wickets |
12 |
Thursday 11th April |
4:00pm |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
RCB win by 8 wickets |
13 |
Thursday 11th April |
8:00pm |
Pune Warriors India vs Rajasthan Royals |
Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
PWI win by 7 wickets |
14 |
Friday 12th April |
8:00pm |
Delhi Daredevils vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
SRH win by 3 wickets |
15 |
Saturday 13th April |
4:00pm |
Mumbai Indians vs Pune Warriors India |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
MI win by 41 runs |
16 |
Saturday 13th April |
8:00pm |
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
CSK win by 4 wickets |
17 |
Sunday 14th April |
4:00pm |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
KKR win by 48 runs |
18 |
Sunday 14th April |
8:00pm |
Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
RR win by 6 wickets |
19 |
Monday 15th April |
8:00pm |
Chennai Super Kings vs Pune Warriors India |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
PWI win by 24 runs |
20 |
Tuesday 16th April |
4:00pm |
Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali |
KXIP win by 4 runs |
21 |
Tuesday 16th April |
8:00pm |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
Match tied (RCB win Super Over) |
22 |
Wednesday 17th April |
4:00pm |
Pune Warriors India vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
SRH win by 11 runs |
23 |
Wednesday 17th April |
8:00pm |
Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
RR win by 87 runs |
24 |
Thursday 18th April |
8:00pm |
Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings |
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
CSK win by 86 runs |
25 |
Friday 19th April |
8:00pm |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab |
Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
SRH win by 5 wickets |
26 |
Saturday 20th April |
4:00pm |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
CSK win by 4 wickets |
27 |
Saturday 20th April |
8:00pm |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
RCB win by 7 wickets |
28 |
Sunday 21st April |
4:00pm |
Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians |
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
DD win by 9 wickets |
29 |
Sunday 21st April |
8:00pm |
Kings XI Punjab vs Pune Warriors India |
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali |
KXIP win by 7 wickets |
30 |
Monday 22nd April |
8:00pm |
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
CSK win by 5 wickets |
31 |
Tuesday 23rd April |
4:00pm |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Pune Warriors India |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
RCB win by 130 runs |
32 |
Tuesday 23rd April |
8:00pm |
Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab |
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
KXIP win by 5 wickets |
33 |
Wednesday 24th April |
8:00pm |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
MI win by 5 wickets |
34 |
Thursday 25th April |
8:00pm |
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
CSK win by 5 wickets |
35 |
Friday 26th April |
8:00pm |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
KKR win by 6 wickets |
36 |
Saturday 27th April |
4:00pm |
Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
RR win by 8 wickets |
37 |
Saturday 27th April |
8:00pm |
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
MI win by 58 runs |
38 |
Sunday 28th April |
4:00pm |
Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
CSK win by 14 runs |
39 |
Sunday 28th April |
8:00pm |
Delhi Daredevils vs Pune Warriors India |
Chhattisgarh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur |
DD win by 15 runs |
40 |
Monday 29th April |
4:00pm |
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
RR win by 4 wickets |
41 |
Monday 29th April |
8:00pm |
Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
MI win by 4 runs |
42 |
Tuesday 30th April |
8:00pm |
Pune Warriors India vs Chennai Super Kings |
Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
CSK win by 37 runs |
43 |
Wednesday 1st May |
4:00pm |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians |
Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
SRH win by 7 wickets |
44 |
Wednesday 1st May |
8:00pm |
Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
Chhattisgarh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur |
DD win by 7 wickets |
45 |
Thursday 2nd May |
4:00pm |
Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
CSK win by 15 runs |
46 |
Thursday 2nd May |
8:00pm |
Pune Warriors India vs Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
RCB win by 17 runs |
47 |
Friday 3rd May |
8:00pm |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
KKR win by 8 wickets |
48 |
Saturday 4th May |
8:00pm |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Daredevils |
Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
SRH win by 6 wickets |
49 |
Sunday 5th May |
4:00pm |
Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
MI win by 60 runs |
50 |
Sunday 5th May |
8:00pm |
Rajasthan Royals vs Pune Warriors India |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
RR win by 5 wickets |
51 |
Monday 6th May |
8:00pm |
Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali |
KXIP win by 6 wickets |
52 |
Tuesday 7th May |
4:00pm |
Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
RR win by 9 wickets |
53 |
Tuesday 7th May |
8:00pm |
Mumbai Indians Vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
MI win by 65 runs |
54 |
Wednesday 8th May |
8:00pm |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings |
Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
CSK win 77 runs |
55 |
Thursday 9th May |
4:00pm |
Kings XI Punjab Vs Rajasthan Royals |
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali |
RR win by 8 wickets |
56 |
Thursday 9th May |
8:00pm |
Pune Warriors India vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
KKR win by 46 runs |
57 |
Friday 10th May |
8:00pm |
Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
RCB win by 4 runs |
58 |
Saturday 11th May |
4:00pm |
Pune Warriors India vs Mumbai Indians |
Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
MI win by 5 wickets |
59 |
Saturday 11th May |
8:00pm |
Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali |
SRH win by 30 runs |
60 |
Sunday 12th May |
4:00pm |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore |
JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi |
KKR win by 5 wickets |
61 |
Sunday 12th May |
8:00pm |
Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
RR win by 5 wickets |
62 |
Monday 13th May |
8:00pm |
Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
MI win by 7 wickets |
63 |
Tuesday 14th May |
4:00pm |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
KXIP win by 7 wickets |
64 |
Tuesday 14th May |
8:00pm |
Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
CSK win by 33 runs |
65 |
Wednesday 15th May |
4:00pm |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Pune Warriors India |
JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi |
PWI win by 7 runs |
66 |
Wednesday 15th May |
8:00pm |
Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
MI win by 14 runs |
67 |
Thursday 16th May |
8:00pm |
Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils |
HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala |
KXIP win by 7 runs |
68 |
Friday 17th May |
8:00pm |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals |
Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
SRH win by 23 runs |
69 |
Saturday 18th May |
4:00pm |
Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians |
HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala |
KXIP win by 50 runs |
70 |
Saturday 18th May |
8:00pm |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
RCB win 24 runs |
71 |
Sunday 19th May |
4:00pm |
Pune Warriors India vs Delhi Daredevils |
Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
PWI win by 38 runs |
72 |
Sunday 19th May |
8:00pm |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
SRH win by 5 wickets |
73 |
Tuesday 21st May |
8:00pm |
TBC vs TBC (1st placed team vs 2nd placed team) |
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
CSK win by 48 runs |
74 |
Wednesday 22nd May |
8:00pm |
TBC vs TBC (3rd placed team vs 4th placed team) |
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
RR win by 4 wickets |
75 |
Friday 24th May |
8:00pm |
TBC vs TBC (winner of eliminator vs loser of qualifer 1) |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
MI win by 4 wickets |
76 |
Sunday 26th May |
8:00pm |
Final - TBC vs TBC |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
MI win by 23 runs |