The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the complete group stage schedule of the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). In fact, the Indian board had earlier announced the itinerary of the first two weeks of the tournament. Meanwhile, the board has now announced the complete schedule as the final group stage match will be played between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders on 5th May.
Subsequently, the final of the Indian Premier League is expected to take place on 12th May. After 5th May, there would be four more matches in the season. The ranked number one team of the points table will lock horns with the second best team in the first qualifier. On the other hand, the ranked number three and four teams will take on each other in the eliminator contest.
IPL 2019 final is likely to be on 12th May.
The winning team of the first qualifier will go straight to the final of the league whereas the losing team will lock horns with winning team of the eliminator, in the second qualifier.
Meanwhile, the 12th season of the IPL will kickstart when defending champions Chennai Super Kings will square swords with Royal Challengers Bangalore at their home ground of Chepauk Stadium. All the teams will play 14 matches in the group stages and the team which wins eight matches generally qualifies for the playoff stages.
Here is the complete schedule of the IPL 2019 group stage:
March 23 Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Mar 24
4 p.m. – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
8 p.m. – Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals
March 25 Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab
Mar 26 Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings
March 27 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab
Mar 28 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians
March 29 Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals
Mar 30
4 p.m. – Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians
8 p.m. – Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
March 31
4 p.m. – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
8 p.m. – Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
April 1 Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Capitals
Apr 2 Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
April 3 Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings
Apr 4 Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
April 5 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders.
Complete Schedule.
April 6
4 p.m. Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab
8 p.m. Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians
April 7
4 p.m. – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals
8 p.m. – Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
April 8 Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
Apr 9 Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
April 10 Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab
Apr 11 Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings
April 12 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals
Apr 13
4 p.m. Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
8 p.m. Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
April 14
4 p.m. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings
8 p.m. Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals
April 15 Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Apr 16 Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals
April 17 Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings
Apr 18 Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians
April 19 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Apr 20
4 p.m. Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians
8 p.m. Delhi Capitals vs Kings XI Punjab
April 21
4 p.m. Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders
8 p.m. Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings Bengaluru
Apr 22 Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals
April 23 Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
Apr 24 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab
April 25 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals
Apr 26 Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
April 27 Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
Apr 28
4 p.m. Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
8 p.m. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians
April 29 Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab
Apr 30 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals
May 1 Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals
2ND: Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
May 3 Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders
4th May
4 p.m. Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals
8 p.m. Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
May 5
4 p.m. Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings
8 p.m. Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders