IPL 2012 Match Schedule List

Match	Date	Time(IST)	Match Details	Venue
1	04/04/2012	20:00	CSK vs MI	Chennai
2	04/05/2012	20:00	KKR vs DD	Kolkata
3	04/06/2012	16:00	MI vs PWI	Mumbai
4	04/06/2012	20:00	RR vs KXP	Jaipur
5	04/07/2012	16:00	RCB vs DD	Bengaluru
6	04/07/2012	20:00	DC vs CSK	Visakhapatnam
7	04/08/2012	16:00	RR vs KKR	Jaipur
8	04/08/2012	20:00	PWI vs KXP	Pune
9	04/09/2012	20:00	DC vs MI	Visakhapatnam
10	04/10/2012	16:00	RCB vs KKR	Bengaluru
11	04/10/2012	20:00	DD vs CSK	Delhi
12	04/11/2012	20:00	MI vs RR	Mumbai
13	04/12/2012	16:00	CSK vs RCB	Chennai
14	04/12/2012	20:00	KXP vs PWI	Mohali
15	04/13/2012	20:00	KKR vs RR	Kolkata
16	04/14/2012	20:00	PWI vs CSK	Pune
17	04/15/2012	16:00	KKR vs KXP	Kolkata
18	04/15/2012	20:00	RCB vs RR	Bengaluru
19	04/16/2012	20:00	MI vs DD	Mumbai
20	04/17/2012	16:00	RR vs DC	Jaipur
21	04/17/2012	20:00	RCB vs PWI	Bengaluru
22	04/18/2012	20:00	KXP vs KKR	Mohali
23	04/19/2012	16:00	DD vs DC	Delhi
24	04/19/2012	20:00	CSK vs PWI	Chennai
25	04/20/2012	20:00	KXP vs RCB	Mohali
26	04/21/2012	16:00	CSK vs RR	Chennai
27	04/21/2012	20:00	DD vs PWI	Delhi
28	04/22/2012	16:00	MI vs KXP	Mumbai
29	04/22/2012	20:00	DC vs KKR	Cuttack
30	04/23/2012	20:00	RR vs RCB	Jaipur
31	04/24/2012	16:00	PWI vs DD	Pune
32	04/24/2012	20:00	KKR vs DC	Kolkata
33	04/25/2012	16:00	KXP vs MI	Mohali
34	04/25/2012	20:00	RCB vs CSK	Bengaluru
35	04/26/2012	20:00	PWI vs DC	Pune
36	04/27/2012	20:00	DD vs MI	Delhi
37	04/28/2012	16:00	CSK vs KXP	Chennai
38	04/28/2012	20:00	KKR vs RCB	Kolkata
39	04/29/2012	16:00	DD vs RR	Delhi
40	04/29/2012	20:00	MI vs DC	Mumbai
41	04/30/2012	20:00	CSK vs KKR	Chennai
42	05/01/2012	16:00	DC vs PWI	Cuttack
43	05/01/2012	20:00	RR vs DD	Jaipur
44	05/02/2012	20:00	RCB vs KXP	Bengaluru
45	05/03/2012	20:00	PWI vs MI	Pune
46	05/04/2012	20:00	CSK vs DC	Chennai
47	05/05/2012	16:00	KKR vs PWI	Kolkata
48	05/05/2012	20:00	KXP vs RR	Mohali
49	05/06/2012	16:00	MI vs CSK	Mumbai
50	05/06/2012	20:00	RCB vs DC	Bengaluru
51	05/07/2012	20:00	DD vs KKR	Delhi
52	05/08/2012	16:00	PWI vs RR	Pune
53	05/08/2012	20:00	DC vs KXP	Hyderabad
54	05/09/2012	20:00	MI vs RCB	Mumbai
55	05/10/2012	16:00	DC vs DD	Hyderabad
56	05/10/2012	20:00	RR vs CSK	Jaipur
57	05/11/2012	20:00	PWI vs RCB	Pune
58	05/12/2012	16:00	KKR vs MI	Kolkata
59	05/12/2012	20:00	CSK vs DD	Chennai
60	05/13/2012	16:00	RR vs PWI	Jaipur
61	05/13/2012	20:00	KXP vs DC	Mohali
62	05/14/2012	16:00	RCB vs MI	Bengaluru
63	05/14/2012	20:00	KKR vs CSK	Kolkata
64	05/15/2012	20:00	DD vs KXP	Delhi
65	05/16/2012	20:00	MI vs KKR	Mumbai
66	05/17/2012	16:00	KXP vs CSK	Dharamsala
67	05/17/2012	20:00	DD vs RCB	Delhi
68	05/18/2012	20:00	DC vs RR	Hyderabad
69	05/19/2012	16:00	KXP vs DD	Dharamsala
70	05/19/2012	20:00	PWI vs KKR	Pune
71	05/20/2012	16:00	DC vs RCB	Hyderabad
72	05/20/2012	20:00	RR vs MI	Jaipur
Qualifier 1	05/22/2012	20:00	TBC vs TBC	Pune
Eliminator	05/23/2012	20:00	TBC vs TBC	Bengaluru
Qualifier 2	05/25/2012	20:00	TBC vs TBC	Chennai
Final	05/27/2012	20:00	TBC vs TBC	Chennai

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Punjab abolishes octroi on petrol, diesel

Chandigarh, May 1: The Punjab government Monday announced its decision to abolish octroi on petrol and diesel in the state. This will lower prices of the fuel by up to Rs.2.

A state government spokesman said that the decision was taken in a meeting of the Punjab cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, here.

The abolition of octroi will reduce prices of petrol and diesel by Rs.1-2 per litre, officials said here.

The spokesman said that the state government had already abolished octroi on all items except electricity, petrol and diesel with effect from Sep 1, 2006.

"However, the levy of octroi on petrol and diesel is adversely affecting the sale of these products in urban areas of the state, which are adjacent to other states, because the rate of these products in the neighbouring states is much less. Therefore there is a need to abolish octroi on petrol and diesel which is currently charged at the rate of 1 percent and 2 percent on diesel," he pointed out.

He said that amendments would be made to the Punjab Municipal Act to allow octroi abolition.

"The state government would compensate the local government department by enhancing the share of local bodies in the VAT from existing 10 percent to 11 percent which would offset the revenue loss following the abolition of octroi," the spokesman added.v>

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Kings XI Punjab Team Profile

After starting off their IPL sojourn with a promising display, finishing as losing semi-finalists in the inaugural edition, the Kings XI Punjab franchise has gradually become one of the weaker teams in the multi-starrer tournament. The Punjab team has failed to enter the semis in the next 3 seasons and will see an entry into the last 4 in IPL 5 as a major success. 

The Priety Zinta co-owned team went the Rajasthan Royals way by appointing an Australian legend as their coach-cum-captain. Adam Gilchrist who was picked up by the Kings XI Punjab during the player auctions in 2011 will be given the responsibility of both coaching and captaining the side. The team management will hope the team goes on to do what the Rajasthan Royals achieved in the first ever edition. 

Punjab's main strength lies with their domestic players with a good number of impact players but their strength in foreign players too is quite good. They will be hoping Shaun Marsh show the kind of form he did during the inaugural edition while a lot of hopes will also be tied to experienced legs of their skipper Adam Gilchrist and former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood. 

STRENGTHS
Punjab's biggest strength will be the domestic players at their disposal. The likes of Praveen Kumar, Piyush Chawla, Ramesh Powar, R Satish and Paul Valthaty will be key for them throughout the campaign. Apart from them they can also count on players like Sunny Singh, Bhargav Bhatt, Saulabh Srivastava, who have been playing in the IPL for a while now, to do the job for their team. The fact that David Hussey is in splendid form in recent times is an added boost for the Punjab side. 

WEAKNESSES
Punjab's main concern will be their over-dependence on a few key players. They count too heavily on Gilchrist, Valthaty and Marsh to provide them with a rocking start failing which the team could find itself in a terrible position. The bowling line-up is a slightly weak one as it does not possess a quality international pacer. 

STAR PLAYERS
Adam Gilchrist: All eyes will be Adam Gilchrist and how he inspires his team to defy the odds and make them punch above their weight. Gilchirst will also be a vital cog while batting as his power hitting up front could prove vital for the 2008 semi-finalists. 

Shaun Marsh: Shaun Marsh set the tournament alight in its first season with some breathtaking strokeplay. He has not been able to come up with similar performances since but the opponents will know what the Australian is capable of and if he ticks off Punjab could well prove to be a surprise factor in this edition of the IPL. 

PLAYER TO WATCH OUT FOR
Praveen Kumar: Praveen Kumar has often been India's go to bowler in the past. With a good deal of experience behind him, the ability to move the ball both ways and his myriad variations, PK could be the decisive factor for his team. 

Key Player Timelines
Stuart Broad is nursing a calf strain and could return after 2 weeks. Ryan Harris is on national duty and will join the team late in April to bolster the bowling line up. 

KXIP in IPL

Played		Won	Lost	Tie	N/R	Percentage
56		27	28	1	0	48.12

TOURNAMENT HISTORY

Year	Position
2008	Losing semi-finalists
2009	6th
2010	8th
2011	5th

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