IPL: Pune Warriors to play home games at MHA stadium

Ending weeks of speculation, the Cricket Board today indicated in clear terms that Pune Warriors, owned by Sahara Group, would play all their IPL home games this season at Pune only.

As per the schedule released today along with terms and conditions for media accreditation for the April 3-May 26 tournament, Pune Warriors will commence their home campaign at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium - previously known as Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium - against Kings XI Punjab on April 7.

A long-running dispute over title rights of the newly built stadium on the outskirts of Pune between Sahara Group and MHA resulted in Maharashtra Cricket Association covering the stadium's name - Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium - in January with a cloth for alleged default of payment of the contract.

This led to the Sahara Group moving the Bombay High Court over "termination of agreements" and the matter is sub-judice.

As a fallout, the Sahara Group wanted to play their home games at other venues leading to the BCCI to try and break the deadlock ahead of the commencement of the IPL on April 3.

The BCCI has not come out with any statement on the resolution of the dispute but the latest schedule has named the venue of Pune Warriors' home games at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium.

The remaining home games of the Pune franchise are scheduled at the same stadium on April 11 (vs Rajasthan Royals), April 17 (vs Sunrisers Hyderabad), April 30 (vs Chennai Super Kings), May 2 (vs Royal Challengers Bangalore), May 9 (vs Kolkata Knight Riders), May 11 (vs Mumbai Indians) and May 18 (vs Delhi Daredevils).

IPL games are also to be hosted in Raipur (alternative home venue for Delhi Daredevils) on April 28 (vs Pune Warriors) and May 1 (vs Kolkata Knight Riders) and in Ranchi (alternative venue of KKR) on May 14 (vs Pune Warriors).

All home matches of Rajasthan Royals will be held at Jaipur's Sawai Mansingh Stadium, as per the schedule released by BCCI.

The full IPL schedule:

Apr 3: Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Delhi Daredevils - Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Apr 4: Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Mumbai Indians - M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Apr 5: Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Pune Warriors India - Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

Apr 6: Delhi Daredevils Vs Rajasthan Royals - Ferozeshah Kotla Ground, Delhi; Chennai Super Kings Vs Mumbai Indians - M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Apr 7: Pune Warriors India Vs Kings XI Punjab - Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune; Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

Apr 8: Rajasthan Royals Vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Apr 9: Mumbai Indian Vs Delhi Daredevils - Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Apr 10: Kings XI Punjab Vs Chennai Super Kings - Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

Apr 11: Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Kolkata Knight Riders - M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore; Pune Warriors India Vs Rajasthan Royals - Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune

Apr 12: Delhi Daredevils Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - Ferozeshah Kotla Ground, Delhi

Apr 13: Mumbai Indians Vs Pune Warriors India - Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai; Chennai Super Kings Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Apr 14: Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - Eden Gardens, Kolkata; Rajasthan Royals Vs Kings XI Punjab - Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Apr 15: Chennai Super Kings Vs Pune Warriors India - M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Apr 16: Kings XI Punjab Vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali; Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Delhi Daredevils - M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.

Apr 17: Pune Warriors India Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune; Rajasthan Royals Vs Mumbai Indians - Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Apr 18: Delhi Daredevils Vs Chennai Super Kings - Ferozeshah Kotla Ground, Delhi

Apr 19: Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Kings XI Punjab - Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

Apr 20: Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Chennai Super Kings - Eden Gardens, Kolkata; Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Rajasthan Royals - M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Apr 21: Delhi Daredevils Vs Mumbai Indians - Ferozeshah Kotla Ground, Delhi; Kings XI Punjab Vs Pune Warriors India - Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Apr 22: Chennai Super Kings Vs Rajasthan Royals - M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Apr 23: Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Pune Warriors India - M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore; Kings XI Punjab Vs Delhi Daredevils - Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Apr 24: Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Mumbai Indians - Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Apr 25: Chennai Super Kings Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Apr 26: Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Kings XI Punjab - Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Apr 27: Rajasthan Royals Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur; Mumbai Indians Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Apr 28: Chennai Super Kings Vs Kolkata Knight Riders - M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai; Delhi Daredevils Vs Pune Warriors India - Chhattisgarh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur

Apr 29: Rajasthan Royals Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur; Mumbai Indians Vs Kings XI Punjab - Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Apr 30: Pune Warriors India Vs Chennai Super Kings - Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune May 1: Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Mumbai Indians - Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad; Delhi Daredevils Vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Chhattisgarh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur.

May 2: Chennai Super Kings Vs Kings XI Punjab - M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai; Pune Warriors India Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune

May 3: Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals - Eden Gardens, Kolkata

May 4: Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Delhi Daredevils - Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad; Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Kings XI Punjab - M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

May 5: Mumbai Indians Vs Chennai Super Kings - Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai; Rajasthan Royals Vs Pune Warriors India - Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

May 6: Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

May 7: Rajasthan Royals Vs Delhi Daredevils - Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur; Mumbai Indians Vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

May 8: Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Chennai Super Kings - Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

May 9: Kings XI Punjab Vs Rajasthan Royals - Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali; Pune Warriors India Vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune

May 10: Delhi Daredevils Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Ferozeshah Kotla Ground, Delhi

May 11: Pune Warriors India Vs Mumbai Indians - Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune; Kings XI Punjab Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

May 12: Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi; Rajasthan Royals Vs Chennai Super Kings - Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

May 13: Delhi Daredevils Vs Kings XI Punjab - Ferozeshah Kotla Ground, Delhi; Mumbai Indians Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

May 14: Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Pune Warriors India - JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi. (More) PTI SSR NSK ATK BSM 03091820 NNNN

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May 15: Mumbai Indians Vs Rajasthan Royals - Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

May 16: Kings XI Punjab Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala; Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Daredevils - M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai May 17: Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Rajasthan Royals - Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

May 18: Kings XI Punjab Vs Mumbai Indians - HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala; Pune Warriors India Vs Delhi Daredevils - Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune May 19: Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Chennai Super Kings - M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore; Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad.

The play-off phase would be held from May 21 to 26 at Chennai and Kolkata with the Qualifier 1 and Eliminator to be held in the southern metropolis and Qualifier 2 and final scheduled at the Eden Gardens. All matches are scheduled from 8 pm.