IPL 2019 to start with Defending champions Chennai Super Kings will take on RCB in Chennai on March 23. The schedule, which was announced on Tuesday (February 19), was only for the first two weeks of the tournament and “subject to the announcement of the Lok Sabha 2019 election dates.â€
The BCCI, which is awaiting details of the 2019 elections, stated that once the polling dates are decided it would “address any issues with the first two weeks and will also prepare a schedule for the remainder of the season working with the local authorities around the polling dates.â€
BCCI has released the IPL 2019 schedule for first two weeks, but haven’t yet announced match timings. Stay tuned for full schedule as soon as it is available.
As per the current schedule, as many as 17 matches will be played from March 23 to April 5, with three double-header days on March 24, 30 and 31.
IPL 2019 schedule (March 23-April 5)
| Match No. | Date | Day | Match | Time (IST) | Venue |
| 1 | 23-Mar | Sat | Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Evening | Chennai |
| 2 | 24-Mar | Sun | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Afternoon | Kolkata |
| 3 | 24-Mar | Sun | Mumbai Indians vs Dehi Captials | Evening | Mumbai |
| 4 | 25-Mar | Mon | Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab | Evening | Jaipur |
| 5 | 26-Mar | Tue | Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings | Evening | Delhi |
| 6 | 27-Mar | Wed | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab | Evening | Kolkata |
| 7 | 28-Mar | Thu | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians | Evening | Bengaluru |
| 8 | 29-Mar | Fri | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals | Evening | Hyderabad |
| 9 | 30-Mar | Sat | Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians | Afternoon | Mohali |
| 10 | 30-Mar | Sat | Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Evening | Delhi |
| 11 | 31-Mar | Sun | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Afternoon | Hyderabad |
| 12 | 31-Mar | Sun | Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals | Evening | Chennai |
| 13 | 1-Apr | Mon | Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Captials | Evening | Mohali |
| 14 | 2-Apr | Tue | Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Evening | Jaipur |
| 15 | 3-Apr | Wed | Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings | Evening | Mumbai |
| 16 | 4-Apr | Thu | Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Evening | Delhi |
| 17 | 5-Apr | Fri | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Evening | Bengaluru |
