IPL 2019 Schedule: All you need to know about KKR's and KXIP's schedule
The BCCI recently released the schedule for the first two weeks of the Indian Premier League 2019 season. The entire schedule has not been released yet as the dates for the upcoming General Elections have not been announced by the Lok Sabha.
In the statement released by the BCCI, they did say that they 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."
The tournament will begin on March 23 with the Royal Challengers Bangalore taking on the Chennai Super Kings in Chennai. The final match of the schedule which has been released so far will take place between the Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bangalore.
In this article, we take a look at the respective schedules of the Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab.
Kolkata Knight Riders
The two-time champions surprised everyone with their performance last season as they reached the playoffs. They will look to continue their fine run of form this season as well and go one step further and win the trophy.
Here are the teams they will be facing:
Sunrisers Hyderabad, 24 March (H)
Kings XI Punjab, 27 March (H)
Delhi Capitals, 30 March (A)
Royal Challengers Bangalore, 5 April (A)
Kings XI Punjab
Kings XI had yet another disappointing season last time around despite getting off to a flying start. In the end, they finished 7th on the table. They will hope to turn things around this year and win their first ever title.
Here are the teams they will be facing:
Rajasthan Royals, 25 March (A)
Kolkata Knight Riders, 27 March (A)
Mumbai Indians, 30 March (H)
Delhi Capitals, 1 April (H)
You can find the full schedule for the first two weeks here