IPL 2019 Schedule: Chennai Super Kings will face Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 in Chennai on March 23. BCCI has announced the IPL 2019 schedule of the first two weeks which includes 17 matches and is still subject to the announcement of the Lok Sabha 2019 election dates.
“Once these have been released BCCI will 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,” the official statement read.
A total of 17 matches will be played during this period across the eight home venues of the respective franchises. All teams will play minimum of four matches with Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore playing five matches. Every team will play minimum of two home and away matches each with Delhi Capitals playing three home matches, while Royal Challengers Bangalore will play 3 away matches.
Following is the schedule of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for the first two weeks of IPL 2019:
| Date |
Match |
Venue |
| March 23 |
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Chennai |
| March 26 |
Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings |
Delhi |
| March 31 |
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals |
Chennai |
| April 3 |
Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings |
Mumbai |
Here is the CSK squad for IPL 2019:
Retained: MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, M Vijay, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Billings, Mitchell Santner, David Willey, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Karn Sharma, Dhruv Shorey, N Jagadeesan, Shardul Thakur, Monu Kumar, Chaitanya Bishnoi
Bought in IPL 2019 auction: Mohit Sharma (Rs 50 million), Ruturaj Gaikwad (Rs 2 million)
