As the DLF IPL 2012 enters its last stages, teams and spectators get ready for the play off matches.

Below is the schedule for the playoff matches – officially declared by IPLT20.com

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So Where are the IPL T20 play off matches being played

The first playoff match Qualifier 1 [1st v/s 2nd] would be played in Pune at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune. The match would be played on May 22, 2012 Tuesday at  8PM. To book tickets Click Here

About Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune : Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, also known as MCA Pune International Cricket Centre is a cricket stadium located at Gahunje near Pune, India.

The Second playoff match Eliminator [3rd v/s 4th] would be played in Bengaluru at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The match would be played on May 23, 2012 Wednesday at  8PM. To book tickets Click Here

About M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru : The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Kannada: ಚಿನ್ನಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಕ್ರೀಡಾಂಗಣ, Chinnasvāmi Krīḍāngaṇa), located in Bangalore, Karnataka, is one of the cricket stadiums of India.

The Third playoff match Qualifier 2 [Winner Eliminator v/s Loser Qualifier 1] would be played in Bengaluru at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The match would be played on May 25, 2012 Friday at  8PM. To book tickets Click Here

The IPL T20 FINAL of the year 2012 [Winner Qualifier 1 v/s Winner Qualifier 2] would be played in Bengaluru at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The match would be played on May 27, 2012 Sunday at  8PM. To book tickets Click Here

IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION :

* QUALIFIER 1: If Royal Challengers Bangalore finish as First Placed Team or Second Placed team in the league then this match will become the ELIMINATOR.

* ELIMINATOR:If Royal Challengers Bangalore finish as First Placed Team or Second Placed team in the league then this match will become Qualifier 1.

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All the answers would be clear only after the Royal Challengers Bangalore finish the matches and have their own position defined. As per IPLt20.com and official IPL announcement -

Schedule for IPL playoff and IPL Qualifiers 2012

First play off – Qualifier 1

20:00 IST

Tuesday May 22nd 2012

Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune

Eliminator

20:00 IST

Wednesday May 23rd 2012

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Second play off – Qualifier 2

20:00 IST

Friday May 25th 2012

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

* If Royal Challengers Bangalore finish as First Placed Team or Second Placed team then they will play in Qualifier 1 in Bengaluru on 23-May. The Eliminator will then move to 22-May in Pune.

So everyone has to wait till this is announced. The ticket booking will not start before that.

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Booking the Tickets for IPL cricket Match – online on www.bookmyshow.com

My friend Deepak asked me  to see if we could go for a match at the IPL Pune Warriors new den – The Subrata Stadium. I booked the tickets for the CSK – PWI match, I booked 6 tickets for both the families and the booking was a good experience on bookmyshow website. Most of the seats were booked so we ended up buying tickets of Rs.1500/- each. Fortunately we did not have problems in getting tickets couriered to us and the tickets were delivered 2 days before the match. You can also get tickets offline from Deccan Gymkhana, PYC or INOX in Pune. But booking online is the easiest option and most convenient.

What to carry inside the Stadium

We wanted to know if we should carry water, food along with us inside the stadium. Will we have adequate facilities inside. Amita was more worried about carrying special food for our  31/2 years old daughter Nakshee as she had to be looked after for almost 5 hours. I had found out online that we are not allowed to carry any eatables, water, purses inside and YES that turned out to be true. So remember – DO NOT CARRY any eatables, NO WATER bottles, NO PURSES or bags. The security guys will simple throw it in trash !! You need not worry as you would be in for a BIG surprise just as we got a surprise when we reached inside the venue. To be on the safer side we did carry sandwiches, soft drinks and other eatables but kept it in the car and this turned out to be a good decision later. Read on to know more.

How to reach the Subroto roy sahara stadium pune

We stay just 10 minutes away from the Expressway. So we started at 6 PM for the 8 PM match – Almost 2 hours before. Just when we crossed the Hinjewadi flyover – the CSK team Bus crossed us. Everyone on the road was waving to them and it was like a festive experience. On the road leading to the express way we had a complete traffic jam as all cars were headed to the stadium. The distance which we normally cross in 10 minutes, this time it took almost 45 mins. So I strongly recommend that if you are travelling from somewhere inside the city, start atleast 3 hours before the match.  On the road you will see enough signs and you wont have any problems reaching the stadium. Look out for separate roads for 4 wheelers and 2 wheelers. You would also be guided by a very friendly POLICE groups on the road. They have done a fantastic job in handling the crowd on the road and at the venue.

Parking at the Gahunje Stadium

This was a nightmare and a complete chaos. Though the MCA management has tried to do their best , the parking lot is one horrible area where the ground is not even properly leveled. We had to park at far away parking zone and it was atleast a 20 minutes walk from the actual parking, before we could enter the stadium. Watch out for the big stones on the road while walking back and for the huge potholes while driving in this area. If you reach early then you may be lucky to get a parking somewhere near the stadium entry but be prepared to park somewhere far away and walk for 20 minutes.

Shopping at the Pune Warriors Sahara Stadium

I am not talking about any autographed bat or some memorabilia but you will see a HUGE gang of hawkers and sellers who are selling everything from PWI flags, Malinga style colored hair, the IPL noisy trumptes, flashing horns etc. But do not buy too many of those especially the flags with sticks, as the security will throw it in trash.

Security at the Stadium

Once you cross the big hurdle of parking chaos and the long walk from the parking to the security gate, the journey after that is very smooth and fast. The security is efficient and fast and you will be guided by the sign-ages to quickly  reach your stand. Look out for the stand name printed on your ticket and follow the directions. You will go through 2 levels of security check and a digital scanner to validate your entry ticket. If you are carrying any banned items like water bottles, sticks, purses, bags etc you will have to throw it away or may be look out for some counter to deposit material and collect it later but my strong recommendation is DO NOT carry anything with you.

Inside the Stadium

Once you clear the security and are inside the stand, be ready for a magnificent experience. You would be welcomed with complimentary cold water and chips and snacks for everyone and you can have as much as you want. This is not sufficient for your dinner but a good relief  after the walk and I am sure you would be thirsty. You get clean packed water in small plastic glasses which are use and throw. So do not carry any water bottles as you have sufficient and free drinking water inside the stadium. I am not sure if this is only for certain range of tickets. Inside the stadium we had a constant flow of authorized food vendors selling pizzas, burgers, sandwiches, ice creams, popcorns, soft drinks. So our earlier apprehension of what to carry as food was settled as all of us enjoyed the food. Dominos is the official Pizza partner for the stadium and they served hot pizzas which were a delight to eat in the surroundings. You get variety of VEG and NON VEG food inside.

You will be guided to your seat by a smartly dressed staff member of bookmyshow. Once you get a hang of the surroundings you will realize that  the entire ground just looks awesome . The lights, the crowd, the DJ and then the players!! The atmosphere is really electrifying and a completely different experience from what you see on TV – Setmax official IPL channel.

The Live Match Experience  of IPL – Pune Warriors Vs Chennai SuperKings

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Though we started 2 hours before the match we just managed to reach a few minutes before the toss. It was a pleasure to watch the world famous 2 Indian Captains Mahendra Singh Dhoni and legendary DADA – Sourav Ganguly. Chennai won the toss and elected to bat against the strong last match score of 200+ . The stadium was packed with enthusiastic crowd and the live DJ kept the crowd busy. We were in for a surprise when we realized that on our seats PWI team had provided a HUGE numbers of PWI flags to wave and a gift to carry it back home as a memory of the experience. So all of a sudden the entire stadium started looking blue in the new PWI colors with everyone waving the flags given to them as a gift !! The cheering was ON right from the first ball and continued through out the innings . The crowd cheered every boundary, sixer and wickets and when a fielder came near the boundary the crowd erupted in support and cheering. The cameras kept the crowd busy and waving and everyone wished that their faces would be flashed on live TV for their friends and family. The suspended overhead camera was a perfect piece of technology that captured on field as well as stadium happenings. After restricting the last year winners CSK to 150+, PWI looked dominating and ready to reach the target. The team played well and finally emerged winners in a thrilling win against the CSK.

Facilities in the Subroto Sahara PWI stadium

Except for the horrible parking arrangements, the facilities inside the stadium were just awesome. clod drinking water, good food, clean toilets and well maintained , nice chairs, excellent sign-ages , nice sound system, friendly staff and security. This ensured a very happy experience for the spectators and I am sure the VIP treatment would be well cherished by all the cricket fans and cricket lovers.

Once the match was over by 11.30 PM it took almost 45 minutes for us to walk all the way back to the car park. The parking lot was full all with a single road for everyone to walk to the parking as well as for cars to go out the entire road was blocked and we were sitting in the car for almost 1 hour before we could actually take an exit from the stadium to the road. We had carried sandwiches and soft drinks so we had a late night dinner in the car. We reached the road well past 1 PM and were surprised to see all the hotels packed on the road with hungry cricket fans. So plan about your dinner well in advance and be prepared for a very very late night outing before you reach home.

But overall a great experience and we had an awesome outing for the family. So yes IPL is a great family outing opportunity and everyone should experience this in the stadium. We are already planning for the next match and looking out for tickets on bookmyshow.

do drop in your comments

-Dimakh

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The Pune warriors are all set to begin the new season from their home ground. The first Indian Premier League match between home team Pune Warriors and Punjab will be played on Sunday April 8 2012. Recently Superintendent of police (Pune Rural) S S Solunke and president of the Maharashtra Cricket Association Ajay Shirke spoke about the arrangements at a press conference on Friday.

If you want to know – How to reach Pune Gahunje Cricket Stadium of Pune Warriors – then follow the details as below

Start atleast 3 hours early if you plan to start from Pune city center. This will give you a lot of time to figure out the exact route and also avoid the rush to the cricket stadium.

So if you are coming from Pune in a four wheeler – Remember DO NOT GO ON EXPRESSWAY – you have to take left exist just before the fly over.

Once you reach University junction in Pune, take the baner road and keep going straight , at Hotel Sadanand take right towards Mumbai. There is no access to the stadium from the expressway. The stadium can be reached only via separate service roads meant for four-wheelers and two-wheelers.

To reach the stadium from Pune-Satara road or Sinhgad road or Kothrud, one has to travel down the Katraj-Dehu Road bypass and reach Kiwale junction, the starting point of the Pune-Mumbai expressway.

People using four-wheelers must not take the expressway. Instead, they must keep left while driving, and take the exit on the left near the Kiwale junction. This exit is the starting point of a service road which reaches the stadium.

“Two service roads, one for entry and the other as an exit, have been built for four-wheelers. No two-wheeler will be allowed to use these service roads on either sides of the expressway. Four-wheeler users will have to use the service road on the left which runs parallel to the expressway from Pune-side. There will be one-way traffic on this service road,” Solunke said.

Once the match is over, four wheelers will have to use the exit service road, on the left of the expressway from Mumbai-side. The service road ends at Kiwale junction.

Two-wheelers coming from Pune will also have to use the Dehu Road-Katraj bypass, cross Kiwale junction and reach Mamurdi village road off the bypass. Four-wheeler users will not be allowed to use this road to reach the stadium, Solunke said.

After the match, two-wheeler users will have to use the same village road to first reach Dehu Road-Katraj bypass and then travel to Pune. Traffic signs and direction boards will be put up at various places for four- and two-wheelers, Solunke said.

Traffic policemen deployed at various places will assist people. Ten cranes and ambulances will be used for towing away vehicles and for providing emergency treatment.

Parking arrangements near Subrata Roy Sahara stadium – READ MORE

Access routes to the stadium for two-wheelers and four-wheelers are separate from each other

Four-wheeler parking is at two places while there is a separate parking lot for two-wheelers. Parking is free.

The first parking lot, called the Peninsula parking is near the stadium. The second lot, called Lodha parking is near the entry service road for four-wheelers.

Vehicle users will have to walk for 10 to 12 minutes to reach the entry gate of the stadium, Together, over 5,300 vehicles can be parked. The two-wheeler parking lot is along Mamurdi village road.

MCA Pune International Cricket Centre  is the newly constructed cricket stadium in the city of Pune, Maharashtra.

Follow these instructions

Spectators will be allowed entry to the stadium from gate numbers 1 and 3. No baggages, purses or eatables will be allowed. Cellphone can be taken inside the stadium

Over 1,500 policemen will be deputed for security and traffic arrangements

Rural police officials have said people must start at least three hours before the matches begin

Be vigilant and alert about any suspicious objects

People can call the following numbers in case they spot any suspicious objects - Talegaon police ( 02114222444 ); Dehu Road police      ( 02027671288 ); Pune rural ( 02025657171 and 02025671962 ).

Do not overtake or park vehicles at recklessly any place

Follow traffic signs and direction boards.

How to reach Pune Gahunje Cricket Stadium of Pune Warriors FROM MUMBAI

You will have to come all the way to pune exit come towards the bypass road and then again take a U turn and follow same instructions as given above.

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This is what IBN Live has to say about the movie review of Housefull 2

Sajid Khan’s last venture ‘Housefull’ was a commercial success despite being criticized for slapstick humour. He has come up with a bigger star cast in ‘Housefull 2′. The film stars Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Riteish Deshmukh, Shreyas Talpade, Asin, Mithun and Rishi Kapoor in pivotal roles.

The music of the film has created a good buzz and the promotional team of ‘Housefull 2′ has left no stone unturned to popularise the film. ‘Housefull 2′ features Rishi and Randhir Kapoor together for the first time in 40 years of their acting career.

Rohit Vats of IBNLive is inside the theatre on the first day to catch the first show. He is live tweeting the experience.

Final review of Housefull 2 by IBL Live :

Don’t expect anything unusual, but the film is worth watching atleast once.

So watch #Housefull2 this weekend for the magic of @akshaykumar.

This is what Rediff has to say about the movie review of Housefull 2

There’s a little glimpse of Raj in every Kapoor. Over the years, as Shammi and Shashi developed their own styles, as Randhir harmlessly tickled, while Rishi revolutionised young romance and as Ranbir continues to blaze his town trail, the men in the family have often showed off momentary, unmistakable flashes of Raj.

Housefull 2 is shamefully bad. So bad that Ranjeet – the rapey villain of yore – who appears in one scene, is the most dignified thing about the film.

A lot of sites are trying to show the feeds. Google was very popular last time but now Indatimes – online venture by Times group – has started streaming IPL matches live Online.

To view IPL matches live online visit – IPL LIVE ON INDIATIMES

So you can get live scores of IPL and live feed of IPL matches. This is for season 5 year 2012 or IPL 2012 . Indiatimes is Official IPL Streaming Site.

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Indiatimes.com to live stream IPL 2012

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This is for the first time that the IPL has scheduled the opening ceremony a day before the first game, and at a different ground altogether – the YMCA College of Physical Education.

Headlining the night will be American pop star Katy Perry, who will belt out some of her No. 1 hits like Teenage Dream, Hot n Cold and California Gurls.

Bollywood and the cash-rich league have gone hand-in-hand over the last four years, and it will be no different this time either, with mega star Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra set to perform on the night, dubbed ‘IPL Opening Nite’.

One of Chennai’s favourite sons, the legendary dancer and actor Prabhu Deva, will also enthrall the crowd with his unique style, as will the reunited band Colonial Cousins, featuring Hariharan and Leslie Lewis, who created some memorable fusion numbers like Sa Ni Dha Pa in the 1990s.

Tickets for the ceremony start at Rs1,500, though not much information has been shared about the event by the organisers.

The captains of all nine teams will provide the cricketing flavour to the event, when they sign the MCC’s Spirit of Cricket Pledge.

The tournament proper will kick off on Wednesday with holders Chennai Super Kings taking on last year’s Champions League Twenty20 winners Mumbai Indians at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla, while announcing the Opening Nite last month, had said it was the league’s way of thanking the fans for their support.

‘With four highly successful seasons behind us, we hope to raise the standards of the competition even higher, as we look forward to celebrating DLF IPL 2012 with much fanfare, starting with Opening Nite.

We want to thank all the supporters for their continued support as they have made the league what it is today,’ he had said.

A galaxy of stars, including Amitabh Bachchan and American pop star Katy Perry, will set the ball rolling for the fifth edition of Indian PremierLeague with a glittering opening ceremony which promises to enthrall the audience here on Tuesday, April 3.

High-octane twenty20 cricket will get underway on April 4, promising excitement and entertainment for the audience in the next 54 days when nine teams will be competing featuring international heroes and unheralded players. Having proved its success in the past four editions with growing popularity, the Indiancricket board’s money spinning event will formally be launched with the IPL Opening Nite.

The dazzling show will be graced by legendary Amitabh Bachchan, Bollywood stars Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor and Salman Khan among other celebrities. The gala ceremony at the YMCA College of Physical Education would also feature all nine team captains taking the MCC Spirit of Cricket pledge.

Although very little information has been shared on the Opening Nite, whose tickets start from Rs 1,500, the evening is expected to provide a sumptuous feast of dance and music for the fans with American pop star Katy Perry set to perform for the first time in India during the show, which will also have India’s dancing sensation Prabhudeva.

The tournament proper will kick off on April 4 with holders Chennai Super Kings taking on last year Champions League winners Mumbai Indians in the inaugural match at M A Chidambaram stadium aiming for a hat-trick of titles.

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Mumbai captain Sachin Tendulkar will play for the first time before home fans after achieving the great feat of 100 international centuries in Asia Cup.

A total of 76 matches will be played across 12 venues across the country in the run up to the finals on May 27 here. The league stage will comprise 72 ties with each team playing the other eight in a home-and-away format. The play offs would be hosted by Bangalore and Chennai, the finalists from the previous edition.

Which channel will show the IPL opening night ceremony – OF COURSE SONY – SETMAX !!

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ICC president and Union Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Sunday inaugurated the international cricket stadium built by the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) at Gahunje, near here, which will host IPL matches this season.

The Rs. 300 crore stadium, with a capacity of 45,000, is named as “Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium” and will be a home ground for the Sahara Pune Warriors team in the IPL.

Mr Pawar hailed the role of MCA and its president Ajay Shirke in shaping the stadium, which he said, was “one of the best he had seen in the country”.

He said the new stadium could be considered as a venue of international matches to be played at Pune by ICC with the BCCI proposal to that effect.

Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, who was present, unveiled a statue of legendary cricketer D B Deodhar at the stadium.

Those present on the occasion included Subrata Roy, chairman of the Sahara India group, which has contributed towards the construction of the stadium.

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The movie Chodo kal Ki Batein shows the journey of an IT professional (Sachin Khedekar) from his workaholic stage where he always craves for more, to a stage where he is satisfied and content and living the present.During this journey he comes across an interesting inspirational individual, Charismatic Blind man (Anupam Kher) who makes him understand the importance of living life wholeheartedly. Overall the film is a feel good cinema suiting all ages.

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