South Africa to host IPL

The Indian Premier League's Twenty20 cricket tournament will be played in South Africa from April 18."The overwhelming reason we chose South Africa is primarily the weather,'' said IPL chairman Lalit Modi, who met with Cricket South Africachief executive Gerald Majola.Modi also said South Africa had first-class facilities and excellent administration.England and South Africa were the two candidates to host the lucrative event. The tournament is being moved for security reasons because it clashes with general elections in India. In South Africa, elections are set for April 22."The decision to move the tournament outside India was one of the hardest decisions the board has taken,'' said Modi, noting that Indian fans were disappointed, but that TV coverage for them would include live broadcasts of key matches.