Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 19 (ANI): Defending champions Chennai Super Kings will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 in Chennai on March 23.IPL announced the 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.Following is the schedule for the first two weeks:Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai on March 23Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata on March 24Mumbai Indians v Delhi Capitals in Mumbai on March 24Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab in Jaipur on March 25Delhi Capitals v Chennai Super Kings in Delhi on March 26Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab in Kolkata March 27Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians in Bengaluru on March 28Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rajasthan Royals in Hyderabad on March 29Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians in Mohali on March 30Delhi Capitals v Kolkata Knight Riders in Delhi on March 30Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bangalore in Hyderabad on March 31Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals in Chennai on March 31Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Capitals in Mohali on April 1Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore in Jaipur on April 2Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings in Mumbai on April 3Delhi Capitals v Sunrisers Hyderabad in Delhi on April 4Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders in Bengaluru on April 5Every 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. (ANI)

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