After what seemed like an eternity, the IPL 4 season has been able to pick four teams out of the ten teams, including the two new IPL teams, in what is expected to be a first of a kind playoff not seen in cricket before.
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IPL 4 Qualifier, Eliminator, Final Schedule
24th May, 2011
8pm IST
Qualifier 1 no.1 v no.2
Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
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25th May, 2011
8pm IST
Eliminator no.3 v no.4
Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
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Overshadowed by controversy:
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27th May, 2011
8pm IST
Qualifier 2
Winner Eliminator v Loser Qualifier 1
Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
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28th May, 2011
8pm IST
IPL 4 Final
Qualifier 1 v Qualifier 2
Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore/Mumbai Indians
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
IPL 4 Final Preview: Chennai Super Kings in Rematch with Royal Challengers on Home Turf
Chennai Super Kings Win IPL 4; Defending Champions Beat Royal Challengers in Style
Chennai win by fifty-eight runs as Murali Vijay scored ninety-five and opening pair with Michael Hussey makes 159 runs to post strong total of 205 runs. Chris Gayle goes for a duck as Ravichandran Ashwin shines with the ball.
IPL 4 qualifier rounds explained:
Looks complicated? Well, it is.
At first sight, it is obvious this is not a simple semi final that decides who plays the final. On the contrary, the plan has been devised such that the winner of the Qualifier 1 on Tuesday walks straight into the IPL 4 final on Saturday.
The winner of the eliminator round will be decided by the team finishing no.3 on the IPL 4 points table playing against the no.4 team on the table. However, victory here alone will not be enough.
The winner of the eliminator round will have to play a second match. This time the match will be the qualifier 2 wherein the winner of the eliminator will play against the loser of the first qualifier to determine the other IPL 4 finalist for the match in Chennai.
The IPL 4 leading batsmen and IPL 4 top wicket takers will have their final chance to add to their tally to end up with the orange and purple cap respectively.
It makes sense to finish on top as the Royal Challengers Bangalore did closely followed by the Chennai Super Kings. Winning the first qualifier is imperative so the next and final match in the IPL 4 is the final.
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