IPL 2019: Mumbai Indians schedule for first two weeks
The BCCI committee announced the time table for the first two weeks of IPL 2019. The remaining dates will be announced once the central government announces the dates for the elections. The 2018 IPL champions Chennai Super Kings will play the opening game against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai. It is also confirmed that the 2019 IPL finals will take place in Chennai.
Each team is likely to play a minimum of four games in the first two-week window. Two games will be played at home, and two will be away games. BCCI also confirmed that there will not be an opening ceremony for the 2019 IPL season. The first game is set to begin on the 23rd of March.
Let's have look at the Mumbai Indians roster for the first two weeks:
#1 MI vs DC (24th March 2019)
Mumbai Indians begin their IPL campaign against the new-look Delhi Capitals on 24th March, at Wankhede Stadium. It will be an evening clash. Mumbai generally don't start well, and they have never won an opening IPL game under Rohit Sharma's captaincy. It's something they would like to erase from their IPL records book.
Delhi is one of the few teams to dominate the three-time champions Mumbai in IPL history. They have both played each other 22 times in IPL, and each of them has won 11 times. So it will not be an easy opening game for the Mumbai outfit, given their track-record in the first game in every season. On the other side, a new look Delhi Capitals would love to start the campaign on a winning note. So it's going to be a cracker of an opening game for the Mumbai Indians on Sunday.