Cape Town will host the opening match of the Indian Premier League while Johannesburg will be the venue for the final of the Twenty20 event, which was shifted to South Africa due to a clash of dates with the general elections in India.
In a double header on the first day, reigning champions Rajasthan Royals will take on Royal Challengers, Bangalore, while Mumbai Indians would clash with first edition’s runners-up Chennai Super Kings at The Newlands stadium Cape Town.
The Wanderers in Johannesburg will host the summit clash on May 24.
The semi-finals are to be held on May 22 and 23 in Pretoria and Johannesburg respectively, as per the full schedule of the Twenty20 League.
In all, the 59 matches will be held in eight cities: Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Pretoria, East London, Kimberly, Bloemfontein and Port Elizabeth.
Kingsmead in Durban, which has a large number of South Asians, has been alloted the lion’s share of 16 matches while the Centurion Park in Pretoria would host 12 ties.
The Wanderers in Johannesburg and Newlands in Cape Town come next best with eight matches each, with the latter playing host to four of these on the first two days of the high-profile competition.
