Teams of IPL 2012

The IPL 2012 tournaments are going to start very shortly from 4th April,2012 and will continue till 27th May,2012. So the cricket fever is once again emerging in India with the commencement of IPL 5 from 4th April,2012. The inaugural match on 4th April,2012 will be played at Chennai. We all know that the Indian Premier League is the most awaited event in the country. In total there are 9 teams participating in IPL 2012 trophy. The following teams are going to participate in IPL 2012.

• Pune Warriors
• Deccan Chargers
• Mumbai Indians
• Kings XI Punjab
• Delhi Dare Devils
• Kolkata Knight Riders
• Bangalore Royal Challengers
• Chennai Super kings
• Rajasthan Royals

It was decided that the team from Kochi ( Kochi Tuskers) will not be participating in the IPL 2012 but the players from this team will get auctioned fro the matches in IPL 2012.

Totally 76 matches will be played by the teams in IPL 2012. The opening ceremony will be held on 3rd April,2012 in Chennai. The first match is between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians at Chennai on 4th April,2012 at Chidambaram stadium at 20: 00 hrs.