IPL 2019 schedule: Fixtures for group stage released, final likely to be on May 12

IPL 2019 full schedule: The schedule of the group stages of the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is out with all eight teams playing seven home matches at their respective home venues.

After initially releasing the schedule for first 17 matches, BCCI on Tuesday announced the fixtures for the entire group stage of IPL 2019 where all eight teams will play seven games at their respective home venues.

There were speculations that IPL 2019 might be hosted in a Caravan format for the first time, keeping the General Elections in mind but BCCI made it clear that there will be no change in the tournament’s home and away format. The schedule is balanced in terms of afternoon matches/weekend matches and travel.

Though there was no official announcement from the board the IPL 2019 final might be played on May 12 at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, while the likely dates for the other knockout matches are May 7 (Qualifier 1), May 8 (Eliminator) and May 10 (Qualifier 2), reported ESPNCricinfo. Vizag has been as a standby venue in case any match has to be shifted due to unforeseen circumstances.

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Chennai in the IPL opener, which will begin on March 23.

The schedule of this year's edition has been released in parts by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls that would be a staggered process in seven phases stretched across April and May. 

Earlier, the BCCI announced the schedule of the first 17 matches that will be played during the two-week period from March 23 to April 5 across the eight home venues of the respective franchises.

All teams are playing a minimum of four matches with the newly-christened Delhi Capitals (DC) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) playing five matches in that phase. 

Every team was assigned a minimum of two home and two away matches with DC given three home matches.

FULL SCHEDULE:

March 23 Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore 

March 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 

March 26 Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings 

March 27 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab 

March 28 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians 

March 29 Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals 

March 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 

April 2 Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore 

April 3 Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings

April 4 Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad 

April 5 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders 

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

April 9 Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders

April 10 Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab

April 11 Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings

April 12 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals

April 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

April 16 Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals

April 17 Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings

April 18 Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians

April 19 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

April 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

April 22 Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals

April 23 Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

April 24 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab

April 25 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals

April 26 Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians

April 27 Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

April 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

April 30 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals

May 1 Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals

May 2 Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

May 3 Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders

May 4

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