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IPL opener sold out in just 2 hours
The IPL today announced that tickets for the Seasons inaugural double header on Saturday – April 18th 2009 between the Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers, in Cape Town sold out within hours of going on sale

Worn out Hussey opts out of IPL
Michael Hussey added himself into the list of Australian players who decided to stay away from this year’s Indian Premier League so as to prepare themselves well ahead for the Ashes

ICL may release contracted players
Former captain and Indian Cricket League's (ICL) key man from Pakistan, Moin Khan has admitted that the global economic meltdown has forced the cash-strap league to consider about off loading its players

Grath promises to be ready for IPL
Former Australia pacer Glenn McGrath may not IPL but feels that it would not be an issue when he puts on his boots for the tournament's second season which kicks off in South Africa on April 18

South Africa claim easy series win
Johan Botha once again had Australia licked as he led South Africa to a second straight Standard Bank Pro20 victory, by 17 runs at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Sunday

Ponting has special plan for Albie
Ricky Ponting put Albie Morkel on notice after his heroics in Friday night's first Pro20 international that he would come in for "special attention" from the Australians during the upcoming one-day series

ICL ready to off load Kiwi players
The rebel Indian Cricket League is ready to off-load its New Zealand players like Shane Bond and Daryl Tuffey if requested, thus making them eligible for a national call-up

Boucher leads Proteas to victory
Australia folded at the death as Mark Boucher clubbed an unbeaten 36 to lead South Africa to victory by four wickets with four balls to spare in the first Standard Bank Pro20 international

Johnson may get Twenty20 batting promotion
Ricky Ponting claims he was only joking when he told reporters that tailender Mitchell Johnson would open the batting in Friday's Twenty20 match against South Africa

Botha calls for early blitz against Aussies
There may not be any hard and fast plans for how to play 20-over cricket, but starting hard and fast is pretty important

South African IPL schedule announced
The 2009 IPL season will kick off at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town on April 18 while the final will be held at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Sunday, May 24th

Newslands to host four IPL games in two days
The Indian Premier League is set to start with a bang at Newlands, with four games on the first two days of the series

Wanderers earmarked for IPL final
The Wanderers Stadium will host the final of the second edition of the Indian Premier League on May 24, it emerged on Wednesday

IPL franchises fight over Durban
A conflict between the eight Indian Premier League franchises as to who would use Durban as its base led organisers to abandon plans to assign ‘home’ grounds to teams, South Africa’s cricket chief Gerald Majola has revealed

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