South Africa will host IPL 2: Modi

| March 24th, 2009 | By: Piyush Goyal | Category: Featured

NEW DELHI: South Africa will play host to the second edition of the cash-rich Indian Premier League which is expected to begin from April 17, 2009.

The decision to hold the lucrative Twenty20 tournament was taken after a meeting between IPL commissioner Lalit Modi and Cricket South Africa CEO Gerald Majola at an undisclosed venue.

Eight venues have been identified for staging the eight-team tournament and the matches will start at 4 pm IST and 8 pm IST to make it convenient for Indian television viewers. The venues include Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein, Benoni and Potchesfstroom.

Earlier on Tuesday afternoon, Modi and Gerald Majola met at an undisclosed venue to discuss the possibility of hosting the event in South Africa.

South Africa scored an edge over England as a potential host of the cash-rich event because of the conducive weather in the April-May period. Cops in England had also expressed concern over providing foolproof security for the event at such a short notice.

Although no official announcement has been made yet, sources said that the tournament will be held between April 18 and May 24, a delay of about one week from the original schedule.

Modi and Majola are scheduled to hold a press conference at 8.30 pm IST where the details of the tournament are expected to be announced.

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