The biggest cricket stars in the world are coming to Rogers Sportsnet as the network has signed an exclusive four-year agreement to broadcast live the Indian Premier League, starting Friday, April 8th.
The agreement gives Sportsnet exclusive Canadian television rights and Pay-per-View rights to the League, featuring stars such as Sachin Tendulkar (India), Shane Warne (Australia), Daniel Vettori (New Zealand), Andrew Symonds (Australia) and Jacques Kallis (South Africa).
“Cricket is a premiere sport whose multinational flavour is felt across the globe,” said Scott Moore, President, Rogers Broadcasting. “This partnership will not only attract fans of the sport but also introduce a brand new audience to Sportsnet as we become the destination for the Indian Premier League in Canada.”
“We are delighted to welcome Rogers to the IPL broadcast family,” said Yannick Colaco, COO, Nimbus. “Since its inception only 3 years ago, the IPL has consistently broken traditional cricket barriers and reached out to new audiences. We are confident that Rogers Sportsnet will continue to expand the growth of the cricketing market in Canada by widening our audience and fan base in the region.”
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Sportsnet ONE will be home to 36 group-stage matches for the 2011 IPL. Rogers Sportsnet will present another 38 matches on Pay-per-View, including 34 from the group stage, three playoff games and the championship match.
IPL has become one of the biggest sporting spectacles in the world, capturing a massive global audience across all continents including Australia, North America and throughout the Middle East. The League will play Twenty20 cricket, comprised of 10 teams competing in 12 venues across India.
2011 Indian Premier League Broadcast Schedule | |||||||||
MATCH # | DAY | DATE | HOME | AWAY | START TIME (ET) | SPORTNET ONE (ET) | PPV (ET) | ||
Match 1 | Friday | 08-Apr-11 | (H) Chennai Super Kings | v | Kolkata Knight Riders | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 2 | Saturday | 9-Apr-11 | (H) Deccan Chargers | v | Rajasthan Royals | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 3 | Saturday | 09-Apr-11 | (H) Kochi Tuskers Kerala | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 4 | Sunday | 10-Apr-11 | (H) Delhi Daredevils | v | Mumbai Indians | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 5 | Sunday | 10-Apr-11 | (H) Pune Warriors | v | Kings XI Punjab | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 6 | Monday | 11-Apr-11 | (H) Kolkata Knight Riders | v | Deccan Chargers | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 7 | Tuesday | 12-Apr-11 | (H) Rajasthan Royals | v | Delhi Daredevils | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 8 | Tuesday | 12-Apr-11 | (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore | v | Mumbai Indians | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 9 | Wednesday | 13-Apr-11 | (H) Pune Warriors | v | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 10 | Wednesday | 13-Apr-11 | (H) Kings XI Punjab | v | Chennai Super Kings | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 11 | Thursday | 14-Apr-11 | (H) Deccan Chargers | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 12 | Friday | 15-Apr-11 | (H) Mumbai Indians | v | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 13 | Friday | 15-Apr-11 | (H) Delhi Daredevils | v | Kolkata Knight Riders | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 14 | Saturday | 16-Apr-11 | (H) Chennai Super Kings | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 15 | Saturday | 16-Apr-11 | (H) Deccan Chargers | v | Kings XI Punjab | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 16 | Sunday | 17-Apr-11 | (H) Rajasthan Royals | v | Kolkata Knight Riders | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 17 | Sunday | 17-Apr-11 | (H) Pune Warriors | v | Delhi Daredevils | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 18 | Monday | 18-Apr-11 | (H) Kochi Tuskers Kerala | v | Chennai Super Kings | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 19 | Tuesday | 19-Apr-11 | (H) Delhi Daredevils | v | Deccan Chargers | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 20 | Tuesday | 19-Apr-11 | (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore | v | Rajasthan Royals | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 21 | Wednesday | 20-Apr-11 | (H) Mumbai Indians | v | Pune Warriors | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 22 | Wednesday | 20-Apr-11 | (H) Kolkata Knight Riders | v | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 23 | Thursday | 21-Apr-11 | (H) Kings XI Punjab | v | Rajasthan Royals | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 24 | Friday | 22-Apr-11 | (H) Mumbai Indians | v | Chennai Super Kings | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 25 | Saturday | 23-Apr-11 | (H) Kolkata Knight Riders | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 26 | Saturday | 23-Apr-11 | (H) Delhi Daredevils | v | Kings XI Punjab | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 27 | Sunday | 24-Apr-11 | (H) Deccan Chargers | v | Mumbai Indians | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 28 | Sunday | 24-Apr-11 | (H) Rajasthan Royals | v | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 29 | Monday | 25-Apr-11 | (H) Chennai Super Kings | v | Pune Warriors | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 30 | Tuesday | 26-Apr-11 | (H) Delhi Daredevils | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 31 | Wednesday | 27-Apr-11 | (H) Pune Warriors | v | Chennai Super Kings | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 32 | Wednesday | 27-Apr-11 | (H) Kochi Tuskers Kerala | v | Deccan Chargers | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 33 | Thursday | 28-Apr-11 | (H) Kolkata Knight Riders | v | Kings XI Punjab | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 34 | Thursday | 28-Apr-11 | (H) Rajasthan Royals | v | Mumbai Indians | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 35 | Friday | 29-Apr-11 | (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore | v | Pune Warriors | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 36 | Saturday | 30-Apr-11 | (H) Kochi Tuskers Kerala | v | Delhi Daredevils | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 37 | Saturday | 30-Apr-11 | (H) Mumbai Indians | v | Kings XI Punjab | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 38 | Sunday | 1-May-11 | (H) Rajasthan Royals | v | Pune Warriors | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 39 | Sunday | 01-May-11 | (H) Chennai Super Kings | v | Deccan Chargers | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 40 | Monday | 02-May-11 | (H) Delhi Daredevils | v | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 41 | Tuesday | 03-May-11 | (H) Deccan Chargers | v | Kolkata Knight Riders | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 42 | Wednesday | 4-May-11 | (H) Chennai Super Kings | v | Rajasthan Royals | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 43 | Wednesday | 04-May-11 | (H) Pune Warriors | v | Mumbai Indians | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 44 | Thursday | 5-May-11 | (H) Kochi Tuskers Kerala | v | Kolkata Knight Riders | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 45 | Thursday | 05-May-11 | (H) Deccan Chargers | v | Delhi Daredevils | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 46 | Friday | 06-May-11 | (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore | v | Kings XI Punjab | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 47 | Saturday | 7-May-11 | (H) Kolkata Knight Riders | v | Chennai Super Kings | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 48 | Saturday | 07-May-11 | (H) Mumbai Indians | v | Delhi Daredevils | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 49 | Sunday | 8-May-11 | (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore | v | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 50 | Sunday | 08-May-11 | (H) Kings XI Punjab | v | Pune Warriors | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 51 | Monday | 09-May-11 | (H) Rajasthan Royals | v | Chennai Super Kings | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 52 | Tuesday | 10-May-11 | (H) Kings XI Punjab | v | Mumbai Indians | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 53 | Tuesday | 10-May-11 | (H) Deccan Chargers | v | Pune Warriors | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 54 | Wednesday | 11-May-11 | (H) Rajasthan Royals | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 55 | Thursday | 12-May-11 | (H) Chennai Super Kings | v | Delhi Daredevils | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 56 | Friday | 13-May-11 | (H) Kochi Tuskers Kerala | v | Kings XI Punjab | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 57 | Saturday | 14-May-11 | (H) Mumbai Indians | v | Deccan Chargers | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 58 | Saturday | 14-May-11 | (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore | v | Kolkata Knight Riders | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 59 | Sunday | 15-May-11 | (H) Kings XI Punjab | v | Delhi Daredevils | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 60 | Sunday | 15-May-11 | (H) Kochi Tuskers Kerala | v | Rajasthan Royals | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 61 | Monday | 16-May-11 | (H) Kolkata Knight Riders | v | Mumbai Indians | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 62 | Tuesday | 17-May-11 | (H) Pune Warriors | v | Deccan Chargers | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 63 | Wednesday | 18-May-11 | (H) Kings XI Punjab | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 64 | Wednesday | 18-May-11 | (H) Chennai Super Kings | v | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 65 | Thursday | 19-May-11 | (H) Pune Warriors | v | Kolkata Knight Riders | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 66 | Friday | 20-May-11 | (H) Mumbai Indians | v | Rajasthan Royals | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 67 | Saturday | 21-May-11 | (H) Kings XI Punjab | v | Deccan Chargers | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 68 | Saturday | 21-May-11 | (H) Delhi Daredevils | v | Pune Warriors | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
Match 69 | Sunday | 22-May-11 | (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore | v | Chennai Super Kings | 6:30 AM | 6:30 AM | ||
Match 70 | Sunday | 22-May-11 | (H) Kolkata Knight Riders | v | Rajasthan Royals | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||
PLAYOFF STAGE | |||||||||
Tuesday | 24-May-11 | Group stage winners | v | Group stage runners-up | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | |||
Wednesday | 25-May-11 | Group stage third place | v | Group stage fourth place | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | |||
Friday | 27-May-11 | Loser of first playoff | v | Winner of second playoff | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | |||
Saturday | 28-May-11 | Winner of first playoff | v | Winner of third playoff | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | |||