In the opening match of the third Indian Premier League (IPL) at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai, Kolkata Knight Riders will face the defending champions Deccan Chargers.

With John Buchanan coaching and Bendron McCullum captaining, the Knight Riders went through a lot of negativity in the team in the last season. This season, it is Sourav Ganguly who takes charge as the captain and Dav Whatmore as the new coach.

Both of the teams have got their own shortfalls with foreign players. For Deccan, only four foreign players – Andrew Symonds, Herschelle Gibbs, Chaminda Vaas and Adam Gilchrist while Kolkata Knight Riders have six – Brad Hodge, Owais Shah, Ajantha Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Mashrafe Mortaza and Charl Langeveldt.

Teams:

Deccan Chargers: A Gilchrist (captain/wk), A Reddy, A Singh, A Bilakhia, H Gibbs, H Singh, VVS Laxman, M Mishra, P Ojha, D Ravi Teja, R Sharma, RP Singh, T Suman, B Sumanth, A Symonds, C Vaas, V Rao and A Yadav

Kolkata Knight Riders: S Ganguly (captain), V Aaron, A Agarkar, A Dinda, E Ahmad, R Gavaskar, B Hodge, I Abdulla, M Kartik, H Khadiwale, A Mathews, C Langeveldt, A Mendis, C Pathak, C Pujara, W Saha (wk), O Shah, I Sharma, LR Shukla, M Tiwary and G Vignesh

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Mar 12 20:00 IST 1st match – Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Mar 13 15:00 IST 2nd match – Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Mar 13 20:00 IST 3rd match – Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Mar 14 16:00 IST 4th match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Mar 14 20:00 IST 5th match – Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Mar 15 20:00 IST 6th match – Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

Mar 16 16:00 IST 7th match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Mar 16 20:00 IST 8th match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Mar 17 20:00 IST 9th match – Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Mar 18 20:00 IST 10th match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Mar 19 16:00 IST 11th match – Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Mar 19 20:00 IST 12th match – Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab
Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

Mar 20 16:00 IST 13th match – Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

Mar 20 20:00 IST 14th match – Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Mar 21 16:00 IST 15th match – Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils
Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

Mar 21 20:00 IST 16th match – Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Mar 22 20:00 IST 17th match – Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Mar 23 20:00 IST 18th match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Mar 24 20:00 IST 19th match – Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Mar 25 16:00 IST 20th match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Mar 25 20:00 IST 21st match – Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Mar 26 20:00 IST 22nd match – Rajasthan Royals v Deccan Chargers
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

Mar 27 16:00 IST 23rd match – Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Mar 28 16:00 IST 24th match – Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

Mar 28 20:00 IST 25th match – Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Mar 29 20:00 IST 26th match – Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Mar 30 20:00 IST 27th match – Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Mar 31 16:00 IST 28th match – Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Mar 31 20:00 IST 29th match – Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Apr 1 20:00 IST 30th match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Apr 2 20:00 IST 31st match – Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Apr 3 16:00 IST 32nd match – Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Apr 3 20:00 IST 33rd match – Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Apr 4 16:00 IST 34th match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Apr 4 20:00 IST 35th match – Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Apr 5 20:00 IST 36th match – Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur

Apr 6 20:00 IST 37th match – Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Apr 7 16:00 IST 38th match – Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Apr 7 20:00 IST 39th match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Apr 8 20:00 IST 40th match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Apr 9 20:00 IST 41st match – Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Apr 10 16:00 IST 42nd match – Deccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur

Apr 10 20:00 IST 43rd match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Apr 11 16:00 IST 44th match – Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Apr 11 20:00 IST 45th match – Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Apr 12 20:00 IST 46th match – Deccan Chargers v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur

Apr 13 16:00 IST 47th match – Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Apr 13 20:00 IST 48th match – Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Apr 14 20:00 IST 49th match – Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Apr 15 20:00 IST 50th match – Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Apr 16 20:00 IST 51st match – Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala

Apr 17 16:00 IST 52nd match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Apr 17 20:00 IST 53rd match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Apr 18 16:00 IST 54th match – Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala

Apr 18 20:00 IST 55th match – Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Apr 19 20:00 IST 56th match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Apr 21 20:00 IST Semi-Final – TBC v TBC
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Apr 22 20:00 IST Semi-Final – TBC v TBC
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Apr 24 20:00 IST 3rd Place Play-off – TBC v TBC
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Apr 25 20:00 IST Final – TBC v TBC
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Tags: DLF IPL 3, Indian Premier League, IPL News, IPL Schedule

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The Opening ceremony of DLF IPL season 3 was scheduled to be held at Hyderabad but not the IPL has decided to shifts its opening to Mumbai. This is due to the Telengana issue, the committee has decided to shift it from Hyderabad to Mumbai.

They have also announced that only the location has been changed and it will still be Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers in the opening encounter.

Modi said “It remains Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders match but instead of Hyderabad, it would be held in Mumbai. The opening game, the opening ceremony and the opening gala dinner (on March 11) are very important for us. People from all over the world are coming and we are going to make sure that everything is in order. We don’t want to take any chances.”

He also made it clear that there will not be any changes in the other matches.

“There are no changes to other matches, everything looks fine. We have worked it out with the franchises and the teams and decided that match would be held in Mumbai,” he added.

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