MUMBAI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) Tuesday released the schedule for the first two weeks of the 2019 edition of the tournament, which is set to begin on 23 March in Chennai where defending champions and MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will host Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
Although the schedule is still subject to the dates of the Lok Sabha elections, the IPL organisers have confirmed that a total of 17 matches will be played during these two weeks period across the eight home venues of the respective franchises.
All teams will play minimum of four matches with the debutants Delhi Capitals (DC) and RCB playing 5 matches. Every team will play minimum of two home and two away matches with DC playing three home matches, while RCB will play three away matches.
23 March (Saturday) – CSK vs RCB – Chennai
24 March (Sunday) – KKR vs SRH (Day) – Kolkata
MI vs DC (Night) – Mumbai
25 March (Monday) – RR vs KXIP – Jaipur
26 March (Tuesday) – DC vs CSK – Delhi
27 March (Wednesday) – KKR vs KXIP – Kolkata
28 March (Thursday) – RCB vs MI – Bengaluru
29 March (Friday) – SRH vs RR – Hyderabad
30 March (Saturday) – KXIP vs MI (Day) – Mohali
DC vs KKR (Night) – Delhi
31 March (Sunday) – SRH vs RCB (Day) – Hyderabad
CSK vs RR (Night) – Chennai
1 April (Monday) – KXIP vs DC – Mohali
2 April (Tuesday) – RR vs RCB – Jaipur
3 April (Wednesday) – MI vs CSK – Mumbai
4 April (Thursday) – DC vs SRH – Delhi
5 April (Friday) – RCB vs KKR – Bengaluru
