Sangakkara given one game ban by the IPL

Kings XI Punjab skipper Kumar Sangakkara has been given a one game ban and fined $ 50,000 after being found guilty of a slow over-rate for the third time.


Sangakkara was given the ban after his side's 39 rin defeat against the Kolkata Knight Riders which leaves the Kings XI routed to the bottom of the IPL group table with just 2 points.


"Since it was Kings XI Punjab's third offense of the season, under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to minimum over rate offenses, captain Kumar Sangakkara was fined $ 50,000 and each player in the team $ 20,000," a spokesman said for the IPL governing council.


"Sangakkara is also banned from playing in the team's next match, a clash against Mumbai Indians on 30 March," they added.


The Kings XI ban were assessed to have been one over behind the required rate for a third time during this years tournament meaning Sangakkara was hit with the.

IPL-III:Packed stands to see Kings XI Punjab’s first home game

When Kings XI Punjab team take on formidable Delhi Daredevils in their first-III IPL match on their home ground at PCA Stadium in Mohali on Saturday evening, there will not be too many empty seats in the stadium as almost all the tickets have been lapped up by the cricket lovers.

It seems the cricket + entertainment quotient is selling like hot cake. Before the cricket action, a rock concert where singers like Hard Kaur, Daler Mehndi and Sukhwinder Singh will enthrall the crowd. And with cricketers like Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir on view one can not ask for anything better.

On the sale of tickets Col. Arvinder, Vice President and Head of Operations commented, "I am happy to see the enthusiasm of the fans and thank them for the support that they have given Kings XI Punjab till now. Our student fans have made us proud yet again. The student block is completely sold out. Our players as always need people to come in large numbers and cheer them to victory. Hence I would urge people to come and buy tickets as soon as possible before they get sold off for the first Mohali match as more than 70% capacity has already been filled. "

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The ticket price ranges from Rs 125, Rs 300, Rs 800, Rs 2000, Rs 3500 and Rs 12000th

Adding more he said, "We want to entertain our fans through top-class cricket as well as with entertainment. When someone comes to a ground for three hours than he should return satisfied. We are expecting all five games to be played at the Mohali stadium to be top-class. " Apart from star presence of Kings XI Punjab owner Preity Zinta, Bollywood stars Dharmendra and sons Sunny Deol and Booby will also witness The Game.

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12 March – 8PM – Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders DY PATIL STADIUM – Mumbai

13 March – 3PM – Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals Brabourne Stadium – Mumbai

13 March – 8PM – Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils PUNJAB CRICKET ASSOCIATION STADIUM CRICKET STADIUM – Mohali

14 March – 4PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Bangalore Royal Challengers Eden Gardens – Kolkata

14 March – 8PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers M.A.CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM – Chennai

15 March – 8PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils Sardar Patel Stadium – Ahmedabad

16 March – 4PM – Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kings XI Punjab M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

16 March – 8PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings Eden Gardens – Kolkata

17 March – 8PM – Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians FEROZ SHAH KOTLA – Delhi

18 March – 8PM – Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Rajasthan Royals M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

19 March – 4PM – Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings FEROZ SHAH KOTLA – Delhi

19 March – 8PM – Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab Barabati Stadium – Cuttak

20 March – 4PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Sardar Patel Stadium – Ahmedabad

20 March – 8PM – Mumbai Indians vs Bangalore Royal Challengers Brabourne Stadium – Mumbai

21 March – 4PM – Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers Barabati Stadium – Cuttak

21 March – 8PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab M.A.CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM – Chennai

22 March – 8PM – Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Brabourne Stadium – Mumbai

23 March – 8PM – Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Chennai Super Kings M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

24 March – 8PM – Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals PUNJAB CRICKET ASSOCIATION STADIUM CRICKET STADIUM – Mohali

25 March – 4PM – Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Delhi Daredevils M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

25 March – 8PM – Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings Brabourne Stadium – Mumbai

26 March – 8PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers Sardar Patel Stadium – Ahmedabad

27 March – 8PM – Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders PUNJAB CRICKET ASSOCIATION STADIUM CRICKET STADIUM – Mohali

28 March – 4PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings Sardar Patel Stadium – Ahmedabad

28 March – 8PM – Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians DY PATIL STADIUM – Mumbai

29 March – 8PM – Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders FEROZ SHAH KOTLA – Delhi

30 March – 8PM – Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab Brabourne Stadium – Mumbai

31 March – 4PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Bangalore Royal Challengers M.A.CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM – Chennai

31 March – 8PM – Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals FEROZ SHAH KOTLA – Delhi

01 April – 8PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers Eden Gardens – Kolkata

02 April – 8PM – Kings XI Punjab vs Bangalore Royal Challengers PUNJAB CRICKET ASSOCIATION STADIUM CRICKET STADIUM – Mohali

03 April – 4PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals M.A.CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM – Chennai

03 April – 8PM – Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers Brabourne Stadium – Mumbai

04 April – 4PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab Eden Gardens – Kolkata

04 April – 8PM – Delhi Daredevils vs Bangalore Royal Challengers FEROZ SHAH KOTLA – Delhi

05 April – 8PM – Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals VIDHARBA CRICKET ASSOCIATION GROUND – Nagpur

06 April – 8PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians M.A.CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM – Chennai

07 April – 4PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab SAWAI MANSINGH STADIUM – Jaipur

07 April – 8PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils Eden Gardens – Kolkata

08 April – 8PM – Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Deccan Chargers M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

09 April – 8PM – Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians PUNJAB CRICKET ASSOCIATION STADIUM CRICKET STADIUM – Mohali

10 April – 4PM – Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings VIDHARBA CRICKET ASSOCIATION GROUND – Nagpur

10 April – 4PM – Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight Riders M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

11 April – 4PM – Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab FEROZ SHAH KOTLA – Delhi

11 April – 8PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians SAWAI MANSINGH STADIUM – Jaipur

12 April – 8PM – Deccan Chargers vs Bangalore Royal Challengers VIDHARBA CRICKET ASSOCIATION GROUND – Nagpur

13 April – 4PM – Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils Brabourne Stadium – Mumbai

13 April – 8PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders M.A.CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM – Chennai

14 April – 8PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Bangalore Royal Challengers SAWAI MANSINGH STADIUM – Jaipur

15 April – 8PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils M.A.CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM – Chennai

16 April – 8PM – Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers DCS – Dharmasala

17 April – 4PM – Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Mumbai Indians M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

17 April – 8PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Eden Gardens – Kolkata

18 April – 4PM – Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings DCS – Dharmasala

18 April – 8PM – Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers FEROZ SHAH KOTLA – Delhi

19 April – 8PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians Eden Gardens – Kolkata

21 April – 8PM – 1nd Semi-Final Match – Team 1 vs Team 2 M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

22 April – 8PM – 2nd Semi-Final Match – Team 3 vs Team 4 M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

24 April – 8PM – 3rd Place Match – Team A vs Team B DY PATIL STADIUM – Mumbai

25 April – 8PM – Final Match IPL 2010 – Team 1 vs Team 2 DY PATIL STADIUM – Mumbai

IPL schedule for every match will be updated once the team qualify for Semi-Final & Final match.

IPL's brand value growing and growing

The swagger of IPL commissioner Lalit Modi said the venues where he is a regular is in keeping with the staggering wealth of the annual T20

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Cricket tournament he created. By wrapping his tournament in a multi-billion dollar money-spinning cocoon, Mr Modi has been able cleaves off all the controversies, twists and turns thrown at IPL every season since its inception in 2008.

A new study carried out by a UK-based brand valuation consultancy, exclusively for ET, said the IPL's cash cow prowess, so much so that it threatens to eclipse the Premier League Français, the copybook used by Mr Modi to launch the event. As an enterprise, IPL's overall brand value has more than doubled to $ 4.1 billion, or Rs 18.998 crore in 2010 from a year ago, says Brand Finance. The only such comprehensive analysis of the IPL puts the combined brand value of all franchises at $ 333 million, or Rs 1.542 crore.

IPL's sweeping popularity in a cricket-crazy nation has unlocked unprecedented value for its owner, BCCI, and the eight team franchises. With two more teams in from 2011, Brand IPL is set for another big leap trading. The Brand Finance study has IPL treated as a single commercial entity, aggregating the income that BCCI and the franchise will generate, and their expenditure. All cross-charged income and expenditures have been ignored to arrive at the overall worth, Which as it terms the IPL Branded System (see graphic for methodology).

'IPL can be seen as a precursor to emerging global brands out of developing nations and will definitely enjoy a first-mover advantage, "says Brand Finance India MD Unni Krishnan. Mr Modi is understandably elated at the success of his brainchild. "This is just the beginning and there's huge value to be unlocked still."

According to the study, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has emerged as this year's most valuable team with a brand value of $ 48.4 million, or Rs 224 crore, replacing Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at $ 46 million, or Rs 213 crore.

Rajasthan Royals at $ 45.2 million, or Rs 209 crore, is third in the pecking order. Much of CSK's rise on the graph brand is being attributed to MS Dhoni, who has led by example. "With IPL's ratings and royalties on the rise, it does not come as a surprise to me," says N Srinivasan, MD of India Cements, the owner of CSK.

The astronomical leap in brand value by IPL ingesta its emerging potential revenue too. "Other global benchmarks such as the EPL may be valued at $ 12 billion, but IPL has a better potential in value creation as there are no limits in audience and sponsors," says Mr Krishnan.

Still, there are some gathering clouds. Sustaining the brand commercially will be a challenge, notes Brand Finance. Mr Modi is unperturbed. "I see the value of IPL doubling each year for the next few years." Though exemptions may not be in dire need for funds, he says sooner or later they'll look to list on the stock market. "I know that some are already toying with the idea."