| DATE | DAY | TIME | MATCH DETAILS | VENUE | |
| 04/04/2012 | WED | 8 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians | Chennai |
| 05/04/2012 | THU | 8 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi Daredevils | Kolkata |
| 06/04/2012 | FRI | 4 PM | Mumbai Indians | Pune Warriors | Mumbai |
| FRI | 8 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Kings XI Punjab | Jaipur | |
| 07/04/2012 | SAT | 4 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Delhi Daredevils | Bengaluru |
| SAT | 8 PM | Deccan Chargers | Chennai Super Kings | Visakhapatnam | |
| 08/04/2012 | SUN | 4 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata Knight Riders | Jaipur |
| SUN | 8 PM | Pune Warriors | Kings XI Punjab | Pune | |
| 09/04/2012 | MON | 8 PM | Deccan Chargers | Mumbai Indians | Visakhapatnam |
| 10/04/2012 | TUE | 4 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Kolkata Knight Riders | Bengaluru |
| TUE | 8 PM | Delhi Daredevils | Chennai Super Kings | Delhi | |
| 11/04/2012 | WED | 8 PM | Mumbai Indians | Rajasthan Royals | Mumbai |
| 12/04/2012 | THU | 4 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Chennai |
| THU | 8 PM | Kings XI Punjab | Pune Warriors | Mohali | |
| 13/04/2012 | FRI | 8 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata |
| 14/04/2012 | SAT | 4 PM | Delhi Daredevils | Deccan Chargers | Delhi |
| SAT | 8 PM | Pune Warriors | Chennai Super Kings | Pune | |
| 15/04/2012 | SUN | 4 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kings XI Punjab | Kolkata |
| SUN | 8 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Rajasthan Royals | Bengaluru | |
| 16/04/2012 | MON | 8 PM | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Daredevils | Mumbai |
| 17/04/2012 | TUE | 4 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Deccan Chargers | Jaipur |
| TUE | 8 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Pune Warriors | Bengaluru | |
| 18/04/2012 | WED | 8 PM | Kings XI Punjab | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mohali |
| 19/04/2012 | THU | 4 PM | Deccan Chargers | Delhi Daredevils | Hyderabad |
| THU | 8 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Pune Warriors | Chennai | |
| 20/04/2012 | FRI | 8 PM | Kings XI Punjab | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mohali |
| 21/04/2012 | SAT | 4 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai |
| SAT | 8 PM | Delhi Daredevils | Pune Warriors | Delhi | |
| 22/04/2012 | SUN | 4 PM | Mumbai Indians | Kings XI Punjab | Mumbai |
| SUN | 8 PM | Deccan Chargers | Kolkata Knight Riders | Hyderabad | |
| 23/04/2012 | MON | 8 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Jaipur |
| 24/04/2012 | TUE | 4 PM | Pune Warriors | Delhi Daredevils | Pune |
| TUE | 8 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Deccan Chargers | Kolkata | |
| 25/04/2012 | WED | 4 PM | Kings XI Punjab | Mumbai Indians | Mohali |
| WED | 8 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Chennai Super Kings | Bengaluru | |
| 26/04/2012 | THU | 8 PM | Pune Warriors | Deccan Chargers | Pune |
| 27/04/2012 | FRI | 8 PM | Delhi Daredevils | Mumbai Indians | Delhi |
| 28/04/2012 | SAT | 4 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Kings XI Punjab | Chennai |
| SAT | 8 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Kolkata | |
| 29/04/2012 | SUN | 4 PM | Delhi Daredevils | Rajasthan Royals | Delhi |
| SUN | 8 PM | Mumbai Indians | Deccan Chargers | Mumbai | |
| 30/04/2012 | MON | 8 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai |
| 01/05/2012 | TUE | 4 PM | Deccan Chargers | Pune Warriors | Hyderabad |
| TUE | 8 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Delhi Daredevils | Jaipur | |
| 02/05/2012 | WED | 8 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Kings XI Punjab | Bengaluru |
| 03/05/2012 | THU | 8 PM | Pune Warriors | Mumbai Indians | Pune |
| 04/05/2012 | FRI | 8 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Deccan Chargers | Chennai |
| 05/05/2012 | SAT | 4 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Pune Warriors | Kolkata |
| SAT | 8 PM | Kings XI Punjab | Rajasthan Royals | Mohali | |
| 06/05/2012 | SUN | 4 PM | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai |
| SUN | 8 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Deccan Chargers | Bengaluru | |
| 07/05/2012 | MON | 8 PM | Delhi Daredevils | Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi |
| 08/05/2012 | TUE | 4 PM | Pune Warriors | Rajasthan Royals | Pune |
| TUE | 8 PM | Deccan Chargers | Kings XI Punjab | Hyderabad | |
| 09/05/2012 | WED | 8 PM | Mumbai Indians | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mumbai |
| 10/05/2012 | THU | 8 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings | Jaipur |
| 11/05/2012 | FRI | 8 PM | Pune Warriors | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Pune |
| 12/05/2012 | SAT | 4 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata |
| SAT | 8 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Delhi Daredevils | Chennai | |
| 13/05/2012 | SUN | 4 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Pune Warriors | Jaipur |
| SUN | 8 PM | Kings XI Punjab | Deccan Chargers | Mohali | |
| 14/05/2012 | MON | 4 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mumbai Indians | Bengaluru |
| MON | 8 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata | |
| 15/05/2012 | TUE | 8 PM | Delhi Daredevils | Kings XI Punjab | Delhi |
| 16/05/2012 | WED | 8 PM | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai |
| 17/05/2012 | THU | 4 PM | Kings XI Punjab | Chennai Super Kings | Dharamsala |
| THU | 8 PM | Delhi Daredevils | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Delhi | |
| 18/05/2012 | FRI | 8 PM | Deccan Chargers | Rajasthan Royals | Hyderabad |
| 19/05/2012 | SAT | 4 PM | Kings XI Punjab | Delhi Daredevils | Dharamsala |
| SAT | 8 PM | Pune Warriors | Kolkata Knight Riders | Pune | |
| 20/05/2012 | SUN | 4 PM | Deccan Chargers | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Hyderabad |
| SUN | 8 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Mumbai Indians | Jaipur | |
| 22/05/2012 | TUE | 8 PM | First placed team | Second placed team | Bengaluru |
| 23/05/2012 | WED | 8 PM | Third placed team | Fourth placed team | Bengaluru |
| 25/05/2012 | FRI | 8 PM | Winner of Eliminator | Loser of Qualifier 1 | Chennai |
| 27/05/2012 | SUN | 8 PM | Winner of Qualifier 1 | Winner of Qualifier 2 | Chennai |
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