2009 Indian Premier League
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| 2009 Indian Premier League | |
 Logo of the DLF Indian Premier League |
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| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and Knockout |
| Host |  South Africa[1] |
| Participants | 8 |
| Official website | www.iplt20.com |
The 2009 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 2 or the 2009 IPL, will be the second season of the Indian Premier League, established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The tournament will be hosted by South Africa and is scheduled between April 18 and May 24, 2009.[2] IPL 2 is expected to be the second biggest cricket tournament in the world, after the Cricket World Cup,[3] and will have an estimated television audience of more than 200 million people in India alone.[4]
Concerns were raised in India that the tournament was the prime target of Islamic terrorists.[5] Because the second season of the IPL coincided with multi-phase 2009 Indian general elections, India's ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) refused to commit security by Indian paramilitary forces. As a result, the BCCI decided to host the second season of the league outside India.[6] On March 24, 2009, the BCCI officially announced that the second season of the IPL will be held in South Africa.[7]
Though India will not host the second season, the format of the tournament will remain unchanged from the 2008 season format.[8] According to Lalit Modi, chairperson of IPL, all the 59 matches of the second season will take place per schedule and an IPL official said that England and South Africa were initially being considered the front-runners to host the league.[9][10] South Africa was chosen as the venue primarily due to concerns over England's weather.[11]
Relocating the tournament will pose extreme logistical challenges for the BCCI since more than 10,000 cricketers and other staff members will be flown from India to South Africa within a span of a few weeks.[12] The IPL is expected to inject approximately US$100 million into South Africa's local economy.[13] In addition, the BCCI signed a Rs. 8,200 crores contract with Multi Screen Media to broadcast matches live from South Africa to India.[14]
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[edit] Changes
Some of the rules were changed for the 2009 edition of the IPL. The number of international players allowed in any one squad was increased from 8 to 10 although the number allowed in any playing 11 remains at 4.[15] The players purchase cap was increased from 5 to 7 million. The BCCI also negotiated with the ECB to allow English cricketers to participate in the 2009 edition of the IPL. English players will be allowed to play for 21 days in between their tour to West Indies and the subsequent return tour.[16]
[edit] Pre-season trades and signings
[edit] Trade window
Teams were reluctant to trade initially due to the troubled economic times and the general desire to concentrate on building a well-rounded team as opposed to making profits out of trades.[17] Kolkata were initially inclined to present Pakistani express bowler Shoaib Akhtar for trade but later withdrew from a deal.[18][not in citation given]
[edit] Signings
Delhi Daredevils scouts prompted management to sign David Warner early in the off-season
With most international players (barring members of the England squad and Indian Cricket League players) signing up for the first season on multi-season contracts, the emphasis for off-season signings for 2009 were possible up-and-coming young players from international domestic circuits. Some teams, including the Delhi Daredevils sent scouts to domestic and 'emerging player' matches held in Australia to sign up players.[19]
Suggestions of a draft for young Indian players were not considered this season, although the Kolkata Knight Riders have formed a Talent Research Development Wing (TRDW) to spot young talent and have begun training young Indian prospects for future Kolkata duty.[18][not in citation given]
Pre-auction signings
- Dirk Nannes signs with Delhi Daredevils
- David Warner signs with Delhi Daredevils
- Andrew McDonald signs with Delhi Daredevils
- Ryan Harris signs with Deccan Chargers
- Graham Napier signs with Mumbai Indians
- Sachin Rana signs with Kolkata Knight Riders
- Mohnish Parmar signs with Kolkata Knight Riders
- Ralphi Gomez signs with Rajasthan Royals
- Ryan McLaren signs with Mumbai Indians
- Dillon du Preez signs with Bangalore Royal Challengers
- Angelo Mathews signs with Kolkata Knight Riders
- Moises Henriques signs with Kolkata Knight Riders
Post-auction signings
Any 'unsold' players as well as players sought after as replacements for Pakistani players who would be unable to play for their IPL team in 2009 can be signed on after the auction. These include:
- Lee Carseldine signed by the Rajasthan Royals
- Shane Harwood signed by the Rajasthan Royals
- Robert Quiney signed by the Rajasthan Royals
- Naman Ojha signed by Rajasthan Royals
- Kamran Khan signed by Rajasthan Royals
- Burt Cockley signed by Kings XI Punjab
[edit] Re-signings
IPL Replacement Players, filling in for players away on national duty, and some under-19 players, were recruited with a one-year contract and hence their franchises had the choice to resign them or release them as free agents.
- Ajantha Mendis re-signs with Kolkata Knight Riders
- Brad Hodge re-signs with Kolkata Knight Riders
- Virat Kohli re-signs with Bangalore Royal Challengers
- Ravindra Jadeja re-signs with Rajasthan Royals
- Dwayne Bravo re-signs with Mumbai Indians
[edit] Retirements
- Shaun Pollock opted not to return to the Mumbai Indians. Pollock retired from international cricket in 2008 prior to the first IPL, though he is going to be their bowling coach this season.
- Darren Lehmann retired from The Rajasthan camp and is currently coaching Deccan Chargers.
- Stephen Fleming retired as a player and is coaching the Chennai Super Kings team.
Withdrawals Other players opted to withdraw from this particular season from the IPL, but have not ruled out returning in the future. In most cases, the reason for withdrawal was that the players wanted a break from the hectic international schedule. There have also been withdrawals due to injury and also Pakistanis who have had their contracts terminated or suspended due to tensions between India amd Pakistan since the Mumbai Terrorist Attacks. Most withdrawals were Australian international players, for whom the IPL would be the only break between a series against Pakistan and the upcoming long tour of England which would include The Ashes series. Withdrawals included:
- Ricky Ponting - Kolkata Knight Riders
- Michael Hussey - Chennai Super Kings
- Jerome Taylor - Kings XI Punjab
- Sreesanth - Kings XI Punjab
- Brett Lee - Kings XI Punjab
- Shoaib Akhtar - Kolkata Knight Riders
- Misbah-ul-Haq - Bangalore Royal Challengers
- Shahid Afridi - Deccan Chargers
- Shoaib Malik - Delhi Daredevils
- Mohammad Asif - Delhi Daredevils
- Umar Gul - Kolkata Knight Riders
- Mohammad Hafeez - Kolkata Knight Riders
- Salman Butt - Kolkata Knight Riders
- Kamran Akmal - Rajasthan Royals
- Younis Khan - Rajasthan Royals
- Sohail Tanvir - Rajasthan Royals
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[edit] Player auction
The player auction was held on 6 February 2009 in Goa. There was a two-million dollar cap for teams buying at the auction. The following acquisitions were made: [20]
| Player | Franchise | Price (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Owais Shah | Delhi Daredevils | 275,000 |
| Paul Collingwood | Delhi Daredevils | 275,000 |
| Fidel Edwards | Deccan Chargers | 150,000 |
| Dwayne Smith | Deccan Chargers | 100,000 |
| Kevin Pietersen | Bangalore Royal Challengers | 1,550,000 |
| Jesse Ryder | Bangalore Royal Challengers | 160,000 |
| Tyron Henderson | Rajasthan Royals | 650,000 |
| Shaun Tait | Rajasthan Royals | 375,000 |
| Andrew Flintoff | Chennai Super Kings | 1,550,000 |
| Thilan Thushara | Chennai Super Kings | 140,000 |
| George Bailey | Chennai Super Kings | 50,000 |
| JP Duminy | Mumbai Indians | 950,000 |
| Kyle Mills | Mumbai Indians | 150,000 |
| Mohammad Ashraful | Mumbai Indians | 75,000 |
| Ravi Bopara | Kings XI Punjab | 450,000 |
| Jerome Taylor | Kings XI Punjab | 150,000 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | Kolkata Knight Riders | 600,000 |
[edit] Build-up
Kevin Pietersen was signed for a record 1.55 million USD by Bangalore Royal Challengers and made captain of the team
The media build-up to the second season of the IPL was largely centred around security concerns, but another focus was Kolkata Knight Riders' coach John Buchanan's radical four-captain plan, which was created to utilize the knowledge of Sourav Ganguly, Chris Gayle, Brendon McCullum and Brad Hodge together as captains. The plan met its fair share of criticism and approval, with critics claiming the plan would lead to too much conflict of opinion on the field while supporters claimed that Twenty20 is suited to such radical ideas.
Much of the other hype around the IPL was the impact of the new-look Bangalore Royal Challengers with their new captain Kevin Pietersen. Bangalore owner Vijay Mallya, disappointed with the team's 7th place performance last season and its categorization as a test team, sought radical changes and signed Pietersen for a record 1.55 million USD contract before making him captain of the side (replacing Rahul Dravid who captained last season as the icon player of the Royal Challenegers). The Challengers also acquired hard-hitting batsmen Robin Uthappa and Jesse Ryder.
Some of the other topics of discussion were the potential benefit teams with a large number of South African players, like the Challengers, could gain from local knowledge of the conditions. There was also some concern about how teams like Kings XI Punjab could deal with the mass exodus of some of its core unit during the series due to international duty and how teams would deal with the loss of Pakistani players who in some cases (eg. Sohail Tanvir with the Rajasthan Royals) played a large part in their teams' fortunes last season.
[edit] Stadiums
| Durban | Centurion | Johannesburg | Cape Town |
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| Sahara Stadium Kingsmead Capacity: 25,000 Matches: 17 |
Supersport Park Capacity: 20,000 Matches: 12 |
New Wanderers Stadium Capacity: 34,000 Matches: 8 |
Sahara Park Newlands Capacity: 25,000 Matches: 8 |
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| Port Elizabeth | East London | Kimberley | Bloemfontein |
| St George's Park Capacity: 19,000 Matches: 7 |
Buffalo Park Capacity: 15,000 Matches: 4 |
De Beers Oval Capacity: 11,000 Matches: 3 |
OUTsurance Oval Capacity: 20,000 Matches: 2 |
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[edit] Rules and regulations
The rules and format are the same as previous season. Points in the group stage were awarded as follows:
| Results | Points |
|---|---|
| Win | 2 points |
| No Result | 1 point |
| Loss | 0 points |
If the match ends with the scores tied and there must be a winner, the tie is broken with a one over per side "Eliminator"[21] or "Super Over":[22] [23]
- Higher number of points
- If equal, higher number of wins
- If still equal, net run rate
- If still equal, lower bowling strike rate
- If still equal, result of head to head meeting.
[edit] Teams and standings
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | No Result | Points | Net Run Rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rajasthan Royals |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
 Kings XI Punjab |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
 Chennai Super Kings |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
 Delhi Daredevils |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
 Mumbai Indians |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | Top 2 teams qualify for the T20 Champions League. | |
 Kolkata Knight Riders |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
 Royal Challengers Bangalore |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
 Deccan Chargers |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
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(C) = Eventual Champion; (R) = Runner-up.
[edit] Results
[edit] Group stage
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[edit] Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||
| 20:00 22 May - Centurion Park, Pretoria | |||||
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| 20:00 24 May - The Wanderers, Johannesburg | |||||
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| 20:00 23 May - The Wanderers, Johannesburg | |||||
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[edit] Warm-up games
The match between Cape Cobras and Rajasthan Royals was billed as the Clash of the Champions due to both teams being champions of their country's Twenty20 leagues. However, as an IPL warmup, both teams fielded understrength teams in order to try out new blood, with only 4 of Rajasthan's 2008 title-winning team playing the warm-up. Nashua Cape Cobras were the victors.
| 19:45 11 April 2009 (Scorecard) |
Nashua Cape Cobras 142/7 (20 overs) |
v | Rajasthan Royals 115 (19 overs) |
Cape Cobras won by 27 runs Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: Earl Hendrikse and Adrian Holdstock Man of the Match: Rory Kleinveldt |
| Richard Levi 36 (22) Amit Singh 3/18 |
Rob Quiney 34 (22) Rory Kleinveldt 4/23 |
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[edit] Group stage
[edit] April
| 16:00 18 April 2009 |
(H) Mumbai Indians |
v | Chennai Super Kings |
Newlands, Cape Town |
| 20:00 18 April 2009 |
(H) Rajasthan Royals |
v | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Newlands, Cape Town |
| 16:00 19 April 2009 |
(H) Delhi Daredevils |
v | Kings XI Punjab |
Newlands, Cape Town |
| 20:00 19 April 2009 |
(H) Deccan Chargers |
v | Kolkata Knight Riders |
Newlands, Cape Town |
| 20:00 20 April 2009 |
(H) Chennai Super Kings |
v | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth |
| 16:00 21 April 2009 |
(H) Kings XI Punjab |
v | Kolkata Knight Riders |
Kingsmead, Durban |
| 20:00 21 April 2009 |
(H) Rajasthan Royals |
v | Mumbai Indians |
Kingsmead, Durban |
| 20:00 22 April 2009 |
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore |
v | Deccan Chargers |
Newlands, Cape Town |
| 16:00 23 April 2009 |
(H) Chennai Super Kings |
v | Delhi Daredevils |
Kingsmead, Durban |
| 20:00 23 April 2009 |
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders |
v | Rajasthan Royals |
Newlands, Cape Town |
| 20:00 24 April 2009 |
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore |
v | Kings XI Punjab |
Kingsmead, Durban |
| 16:00 25 April 2009 |
(H) Mumbai Indians |
v | Deccan Chargers |
Kingsmead, Durban |
| 20:00 25 April 2009 |
(H) Chennai Super Kings |
v | Kolkata Knight Riders |
Newlands, Cape Town |
| 16:00 26 April 2009 |
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore |
v | Delhi Daredevils |
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth |
| 20:00 26 April 2009 |
(H) Kings XI Punjab |
v | Rajasthan Royals |
Newlands, Cape Town |
| 16:00 27 April 2009 |
(H) Chennai Super Kings |
v | Deccan Chargers |
Kingsmead, Durban |
| 20:00 27 April 2009 |
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders |
v | Mumbai Indians |
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth |
| 20:00 28 April 2009 |
(H) Delhi Daredevils |
v | Rajasthan Royals |
Centurion Park, Pretoria |
| 16:00 29 April 2009 |
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders |
v | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Kingsmead, Durban |
| 20:00 29 April 2009 |
(H) Kings XI Punjab |
v | Mumbai Indians |
Kingsmead, Durban |
| 16:00 30 April 2009 |
(H) Deccan Chargers |
v | Delhi Daredevils |
Centurion Park, Pretoria |
| 20:00 30 April 2009 |
(H) Rajasthan Royals |
v | Chennai Super Kings |
Centurion Park, Pretoria |
[edit] May
| 16:00 01 May 2009 |
(H) Mumbai Indians |
v | Kolkata Knight Riders |
Buffalo Park, East London |
| 20:00 01 May 2009 |
(H) Kings XI Punjab |
v | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Kingsmead, Durban |
| 16:00 02 May 2009 |
(H) Deccan Chargers |
v | Rajasthan Royals |
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth |
| 20:00 02 May 2009 |
(H) Delhi Daredevils |
v | Chennai Super Kings |
The Wanderers, Johannesburg |
| 16:00 03 May 2009 |
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders |
v | Kings XI Punjab |
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth |
| 20:00 03 May 2009 |
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore |
v | Mumbai Indians |
The Wanderers, Johannesburg |
| 20:00 04 May 2009 |
(H) Chennai Super Kings |
v | Deccan Chargers |
Buffalo Park, East London |
| 16:00 05 May 2009 |
(H) Rajasthan Royals |
v | Kings XI Punjab |
Kingsmead, Durban |
| 20:00 05 May 2009 |
(H) Delhi Daredevils |
v | Kolkata Knight Riders |
Kingsmead, Durban |
| 20:00 06 May 2009 |
(H) Deccan Chargers |
v | Mumbai Indians |
Centurion Park, Pretoria |
| 16:00 07 May 2009 |
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore |
v | Rajasthan Royals |
Centurion Park, Pretoria |
| 20:00 07 May 2009 |
(H) Kings XI Punjab |
v | Chennai Super Kings |
Centurion Park, Pretoria |
| 20:00 08 May 2009 |
(H) Delhi Daredevils |
v | Mumbai Indians |
Buffalo Park, East London |
| 16:00 09 May 2009 |
(H) Deccan Chargers |
v | Kings XI Punjab |
De Beers Oval, Kimberley |
| 20:00 09 May 2009 |
(H) Chennai Super Kings |
v | Rajasthan Royals |
De Beers Oval, Kimberley |
| 16:00 10 May 2009 |
(H) Mumbai Indians |
v | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth |
| 20:00 10 May 2009 |
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders |
v | Delhi Daredevils |
The Wanderers, Johannesburg |
| 20:00 11 May 2009 |
(H) Rajasthan Royals |
v | Deccan Chargers |
De Beers Oval, Kimberley |
| 16:00 12 May 2009 |
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore |
v | Kolkata Knight Riders |
Centurion Park, Pretoria |
| 20:00 12 May 2009 |
(H) Mumbai Indians |
v | Kings XI Punjab |
Centurion Park, Pretoria |
| 20:00 13 May 2009 |
(H) Delhi Daredevils |
v | Deccan Chargers |
Kingsmead, Durban |
| 16:00 14 May 2009 |
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore |
v | Chennai Super Kings |
Kingsmead, Durban |
| 20:00 14 May 2009 |
(H) Mumbai Indians |
v | Rajasthan Royals |
Kingsmead, Durban |
| 20:00 15 May 2009 |
(H) Kings XI Punjab |
v | Delhi Daredevils |
OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein |
| 16:00 16 May 2009 |
(H) Chennai Super Kings |
v | Mumbai Indians |
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth |
| 20:00 16 May 2009 |
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders |
v | Deccan Chargers |
The Wanderers, Johannesburg |
| 16:00 17 May 2009 |
(H) Kings XI Punjab |
v | Deccan Chargers |
The Wanderers, Johannesburg |
| 20:00 17 May 2009 |
(H) Rajasthan Royals |
v | Delhi Daredevils |
OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein |
| 20:00 18 May 2009 |
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders |
v | Chennai Super Kings |
Centurion Park, Pretoria |
| 20:00 19 May 2009 |
(H) Delhi Daredevils |
v | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
The Wanderers, Johannesburg |
| 16:00 20 May 2009 |
(H) Rajasthan Royals |
v | Kolkata Knight Riders |
Kingsmead, Durban |
| 20:00 20 May 2009 |
(H) Chennai Super Kings |
v | Kings XI Punjab |
Kingsmead, Durban |
| 16:00 21 May 2009 |
(H) Mumbai Indians |
v | Delhi Daredevils |
Centurion Park, Pretoria |
| 20:00 21 May 2009 |
(H) Deccan Chargers |
v | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Centurion Park, Pretoria |
[edit] Semi-Finals
| 20:00 22 May 2009 |
tba |
v | tba |
Centurion Park, Pretoria |
| 20:00 23 May 2009 |
tba |
v | tba |
The Wanderers, Johannesburg |
[edit] Finals
| 20:00 24 May 2009 |
v | The Wanderers, Johannesburg | ||
Times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+5:30). Subtract 3.5 hours for local time in South Africa.
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