By Meena Kar
Mumbai, India, Mar 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The opening ceremony of the Indian Premier League season three has started and it marked the commencement of the exciting cricket tournament that would stretch over a month’s time. According to the reports, the IPL season 3 is scheduled to host fifty-six league matches before the teams qualify for the semi-final matches. It has been reported that the first match of the Indian Premier League season 3 is scheduled between the season 2 champion Deccan Chargers and Kolkata Knight Riders.

Kolkata Knight Riders will be once again be led by the veteran Indian player Sourav Ganguly. He had led the team in the season one of the Indian Premier League and it is expected that he would give his best to prove his skills in the IPL season 3. Kolkata Knight Riders failed to make any impressive records in the first season as well as the second season of the Indian Premier League and fans are hopeful that they will give their best so that they can make a mark in this season.

When the Knight Riders will take on the Deccan Chargers in the much anticipated match later today, it is expected that the Deccan Chargers would also exhibit a terrific performance. Many cricket lovers have high hopes from the Deccan Chargers and believe that they would try their best to defend their championship title. Both the teams have high expectations and anticipations in today’s match. However, the fate of the teams could only be known when they take on each other tonight at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai.

The match will be streamed live on YouTube and can be accessed here : http://www.youtube.com/ipl