BY SUNIT JANGIR

The runner-up of the season Indian Premier League 2014, Kings XI Punjab will kick start their IPL 2019 campaign against the winner of the inaugural season, Rajasthan Royals on Monday, 25th March at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.## Here is the KXIP's schedule for the IPL 2019 Match No.DateOpponentVanueH/A 4th Mar 25, Mon Rajasthan Royals Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur A 6th Mar 27, Wed Kolkata Knight Riders Eden Gardens, Kolkata A 9th Mar 30, Sat Mumbai Indians Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali H 13th Apr 01, Mon Delhi Capitals Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali H 18th Apr 06, Sat Chennai Super Kings MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai A 22nd Apr 08, Mon Sunrisers Hyderabad Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali H 24th Apr 10, Wed Mumbai Indians Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai A 28th Apr 13, Sat Royal Challengers Bangalore Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali H 32nd Apr 16, Tue Rajasthan Royals Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali H 37th Apr 20, Sat Delhi Capitals Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi A 42nd Apr 24, Wed Royal Challengers Bangalore M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru A 48th Apr 29, Mon Sunrisers Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad A 52nd May 03, Fri Kolkata Kinght Riders Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali H 55th May 05, Sun Chennai Super Kings Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali H ## KXIP's Team Squad BatsmenAll-RoundersWicket-KeepersBowlers Mayank Agarwal Ravichandran Ashwin (C) KL Rahul Mohammed Shami Karun Nair Sam Curran Simran Singh Ankit Rajpoot Chris Gayle Moises Henriques Nicholas Pooran Andrew Tye David Miller Harpreet Brar Mujeeb Ur Rahman Mandeep Singh Murugan Ashwin Sarfaraz Khan Hardus Viljoen Varun Chakravarthy Arshdeep Singh Darshan Nalkande Agnivesh Ayachi ## Probable Playing XI:-## Chris Gayle, KL Rahul (WK), Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, David Miller, Nicholas Pooran/Sam Curran/Moises Henriques, Ravichandran Ashwin (C), Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Andrew Tye, Ankit Rajpoot.## Follow for more...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

How many batsmen are there or you know who can hit Jasprit Bumrah with ease? You might be scratching your head and still thinking about those batsmen but let me tell you that there is probably no one or maybe a few who can do wonder against Bumrah and if you know such batsmen then add Rishabh Pant also in that list. After his knock against MI and the way he played against Bumrah, there is no doubt left why he shouldn't be in that list.## Pant has played a blinder and in that process, he took world's best bowler apart. Though he could score only 18 off 7 balls off Bumrah, the way he smashed him, speaks loud about the immense talent he has. It was all about hitting the ball and he did better than anyone else against the best in the business in the limited overs cricket.## The 21-year old has started the IPL 2019 season from where he left in 2018. He took just 27 balls to dismantle the MI's bowling in their own den. He purposefully hitting the ball out of the park with such ease and Mumbai Indians' bowlers have the no answers of his unorthodox batting. They actually couldn't do anything in the way Pant was assaulting them.## "I always bat according to the situation all the time. Today when I came in, I had to up the ante and so took my chances. It came off tonight. (On his unorthodox methods) Especially in T20, you have to do something different. Sometimes when bowlers cramp you for the room, you got to make your own room. (Whether he is ok with batting at 5) Well, glad to bat anywhere the team wants me to", Pant said in the presentation ceremony.## It is not just that Jasprit Bumrah was the only bowler who became the victim of Pant's assault. Pant's carnage started from the 15th over when he took Ben Cutting on for 4, 4, 6 before going after Hardik Pandya for 6, 4, 6 in the next over. It was looking almost impossible to stop him when he got going and a wild heave shot which he usually plays has become a trademark style of his batting.## But, as it is said that a good batsman is good when he hit a good bowler. Well, nothing could stop Pant who already gone nuts before hitting a nearly impossible shot to Bumrah who nailed the yorker with almost perfection but Pant went deep in the crease and unleashes the half-helicopter shot over deep square leg for a maximum. It was probably the shot of the evening. Even Bumrah couldn't believe that he has dispatched into the stands.## A ball's later, he got his fifty with a boundary and till, by that time, the Wankhede stadium has already witnessed one of the best T20 knocks ever. But Pant didn't stop there and took on helpless Rasikh Salam who was playing his first match, for 6, 6, 4 in the 19th over. Skipper Rohit Sharma couldn't believe what was happening out there but such was Pant's dominance that made everyone amused about his knock.## Before Indians could do anything, Pant already took his side to a massive total of 213 and later on, Capitals won the match comprehensively by 37-runs. He made 78* off just 27 balls and hit 7 fours and 7 sixes. It was a knock that made everyone fan of his aggressive style of batting.## "He is a really destructive batsman, that's the only thing I can say about him. He has matured over the years. Today, he played four dot balls early on and then just took them apart. That's where the maturity comes in. He's an amazing character to be with. Yesterday after the nets, he (Rabada) asked me 'Did you see me a bowl?' and I told him that he wasn't bowling at his full tilt. He said 'I am reserving the energy for the game", Delhi captain Shreyas Iyer said in the presentation ceremony.## Even the Mumbai Indians' skipper Rohit Sharma to felt that Rishabh Pant's knock was the difference between the two sides "We were in the game in the first 10 overs while bowling but the way Rishabh batted, we have to give the credit to him. We missed our lengths and failed to execute our plans but that can happen as there are a lot of new guys in the squad and understanding takes a bit of time".## Follow for more...

BY SACNILK TEAM

Yashasvi Jaiswal holds the record for the fastest fifty in IPL history which he scored against Kolkata Knight Riders on May 11, 2023, for Rajasthan Royals. ## Here is the list of the Top 5 fastest fifties in IPL: S.N.BatsmanBallsOpponentYear 1 Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR) 13 KKR 2023 2 KL Rahul (KXIP) 14 DD 2018 2 Pat Cummins (KKR) 14 MI 2022 3 Sunil Narine(KKR) 15 RCB 2017 3 Yusuf Pathan (KKR) 15 SRH 2014 4 Suresh Raina (CSK) 16 KXIP 2014 4 Ishan Kishan (MI) 16 SRH 2021 5 Sunil Narine (KKR) 17 RCB 2018 5 Ishan Kishan (MI) 17 KKR 2018 5 Kieron Pollard (MI) 17 KKR 2016 5 Chris Morris (DD) 17 GL 2016 5 Chris Gayle (RCB) 17 PWI 2013 5 Adam Gilchrist (DC) 17 DD 2009 5 Hardik Pandya (MI) 17 KKR 2019 5 Nicholas Pooran (KXIP) 17 SRH 2020 ## Note - DCS - Delhi Capitals; DD - Delhi Daredevils; DC - Deccan Chargers ## As of 11 May 2023 ## Follow for more...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

The winner of the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League, Rajasthan Royals will start their IPL 2019 campaign against the runner up of 2014 season, Kings XI Punjab on 25th March, Monday at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.## Here is the RR's schedule for the IPL 2019 Match No.DateOpponentVanueH/A 4th Mar 25, Mon Kings XI Punjab Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur H 8th Mar 29, Fri Sunrisers Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad A 12th Mar 31, Sun Chennai Super Kings MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai A 14th Apr 02, Tue Royals Challengers Bangalore Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur H 21st Apr 07, Sun Kolkata Knight Riders Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur H 25th Apr 11, Thu Chennai Super Kings Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur H 27th Apr 13, Sat Mumbai Indians Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai A 32nd Apr 16, Tue Kings XI Punjab Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali A 36th Apr 20, Sat Mumbai Indians Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur H 40th Apr 22, Mon Delhi Capitals Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur H 43rd Apr 25, Thu Kolkata Knight Riders Eden Gardens, Kolkata A 45th Apr 27, Sat Sunrisers Hyderabad Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur H 49th Apr 30, Tue Royal Challengers Bangalore M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru A 53rd May 04, Sat Delhi Capitals Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi A ## RR's Team Squad BatsmenAll-RoundersWicket-KeepersBowlers Ajinkya Rahane (C) Ben Stokes Sanju Samson Varun Aaron Steve Smith Stuart Binny Jost Buttler Jaydev Unadkat Rahul Tripathi Jofra Archer Prashant Chopra Ish Sodhi Manan Vohra Mahipal Lomror Dhawal Kulkarni Aryaman Birla Aston Turner Oshane Thomas Riyan Parag Krishnappa Gowtham Sudhesan Midhun Shashank Singh Shreyas Gopal ## Probable Playing XI:-## Ajinkya Rahane (C), Jos Buttler (WK), Steve Smith, Sanju Samson, Rahul Tripathi, Ben Stokes, Stuart Binny, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jaydev Unadkat.## Follow for more...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

A much-awaited Indian Premier League 2019 opener witnessed one of the worst batting performances in the tournament history. Royal Challengers Bangalore who has one of the best batting line-ups, suffered another familiar collapse and bowled out on just 70-runs against the defending champion Chennai Super Kings in their forte, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai and handed CSK a 7-wicket win.## It was the third time when RCB has played a season opener and every time they have been on the losing side. It is hard to believe that despite having a few of the world's best batsmen, RCB has the worst possible numbers in the tournament's history. On the other hand, CSK continued their dominance over RCB and won the 7th game in a row against their counterparts.## Stats:## RCB in season openers ResultMarginOpponentYear Lost 140 runs KKR 2008 Lost 35 runs SRH 2017 Lost 7 wickets CSK 2019 ## Most consecutive wins vs a team in IPL WinsForAgainstTime Period 8 MI KKR 2015-18* 8 RCB DD (DCS) 2011-15 8 KKR KXIP 2014-17 7 CSK DD (DCS) 2012-15 7 RR DD (DCS) 2013-18 7 CSK RCB 2014-19* ## * Yet to lose## Royal Challengers Bangalore's total of 70 is their 3rd lowest and 6th overall in the tournament's history. The lowest total also belongs to them.## Lowest totals for RCB in IPL (Below 100) TotalOpponentVenueYear 49 KKR Kolkata 2017 70 RR Abu Dhabi 2014 70 CSK Chennai 2019 82 KKR Bengaluru 2008 87 CSK Port Elizabeth 2009 96 RPS Pune 2017 ## It was Royal Challengers Bangalore's one of the worst batting performances that saw their 10 players restricted into single figure scores.## Most single figure scores in an innings in IPL S.F.SForAgainstVenueYear 11 RCB KKR Kolkata 2017 10 RCB KKR Bangaluru 2008 10 RCB RPS Pune 2017 10 RCB CSK Chennai 2019 ## Before the start of the play, Suresh Raina and Virat Kohli were 15 and 52 runs away from becoming the first batsman to reach 5,000 runs in IPL and it was the former who got there first in his 173rd innings.## TOP 5 batsman with most runs in IPL SNBatsmanMatchesRuns10050SR 1. Suresh Raina 177 5,004 1 35 138.16 2. Virat Kohli 164 4,954 4 34 130.76 3. Rohit Sharma 173 4,493 1 34 131.02 4. Gautam Gambhir 154 4,217 0 36 123.88 5. Robin Uthappa 165 4,129 0 23 131.70 ## First to reach in IPL:## 1000 Runs - Adam Gilchrist## 2000 Runs - Suresh Raina## 3000 Runs - Suresh Raina## 4000 Runs - Virat Kohli## 5000 Runs - Suresh Raina*## - Now Harbhajan Singh has the joint most wickets (23) against the Royals Challengers Bangalore along with Ashish Nehra.## Follow for more...

BY SACNILK TEAM

Here are the first things happened in Indian Premier League 2019. Who faced the first ball in IPL 2019? Who took the first wicket in IPL 2019? Who took the first hat trick in IPL 2019? Who bowled the first maiden in IPL 2019? Who faced the first free hit in IPL 2019? Who bagged the first Golden Duck in IPL 2019? Who hit first six in IPL 2019? Who hit first four in IPL 2019? ## Here is everything about that occurred very first in IPL 2019! ## First Match – Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (CSK vs RCB) ## First Venue – M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai ## First Toss won – Chennai Super Kings ## First Match won - Chennai Super Kings won by 7 wickets (71/3) vs RCB ## Batting in IPL 2019 ## First Run – Virat Kohli off the 1st ball in IPL 2019. ## First Four – Parthiv Patel off Deepak Chahar ## First Six – Moeen Ali off Harbhajan Singh ## First Batsman Dismissed – Virat Kohli off Ravindra Jadeja ## First Duck – Shimron Hetmyer ## First Golden Duck – Rashid Khan c & b Alzarri Joseph (SRH vs MI Match No. 19)## First Free hit faced – Virat Kohli off Deepak Chahar ## First Batsman Caught – Virat Kohli by Ravindra Jadeja ## First Batsman Bowled – Umesh Yadav off Ravindra Jadeja ## First Batsman Run Out – Shimron Hetmyer by Suresh Raina ## First Batsman LBW – Nitish Rana off Rashid Khan ## First Batsman Stumped – Mitchell McClenaghan (MI)## First 50 – David Warner (85 off 53 SRH vs KKR Match No. 2) ## First 100 – Sanju Samson (102 off 55 RR vs SRH Match No. 8) ## First 150 – None ## Bowing in IPL 2019 ## First Delivery – Chahar to Virat Kohli ## First Wicket – Harbhajan Singh, dismissed Virat Kohli ## First Maiden – Imran Tahir ## First 3 wicket haul – Harbhajan Singh (3/20) ## First 4 wicket haul – Yuzvendra Chahal (4/38 vs MI) ## First 5 wicket haul – Alzarri Joseph (MI vs SRH) ## First 6 wicket haul – Alzarri Joseph (MI vs SRH) ## First Hat Trick – Sam Curran (KXIP vs DC) ## First bowler to concede 50 or more runs in a match – Sam Curran (52 runs in 4 overs)## First bowler to concede 60 or more runs in a match – None ## Extras in IPL 2019 ## First Extra – Leg Bye by Harbhajan Singh to Parthiv Patel ## First Wide – Navdeep Saini to Kedar Jadhav ## First No Ball – Chahar to Virat Kohli ## First Byes – Ferguson (KKR) to Yusuf Pathan (SRH) 1 Bye, Match No. 2 ## Partnerships in IPL 2019 ## First, 50 runs Partnership in IPL 2019 – Nitish Rana and Robin Uthappa (80 runs for the second wicket) KKR vs SRH Match No. 2 ## First, 100 runs Partnership in IPL 2019 – David Warner and Jonny Bairstow (118 runs for the first wicket) SRH vs KRR Match No. 2 ## First, 150 runs Partnership in IPL 2019 – David Warner and Jonny Bairstow (185 runs for the first wicket) SRH vs RCB Match No. 11 ## First 200 runs Partnership in IPL 2019 – None ## Teams in IPL 2019 ## The first team to score 200 runs in a match – Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians (213/6) ## The first team to be dismissed in less than 100 in a match – Royal Challengers Bangalore (70 vs CSK) ## First team to score over 200 runs while chasing – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore ## First team to chase a target of 150 or more – KKR (183-4 / 19.4 Overs) vs SRH (181-3 /20 overs) Match No. 2 ## First team to chase a target of 200 or more – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore ## Matches in IPL 2019 ## The first match to be tied – Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Capitals won in super over) ## First match won by 1 run – RCB vs CSK ## First match won by 1 wicket – None ## First match won by 2 wickets – None ## First match won by 10 wickets – None ## First match won by a team at the last ball while chasing – Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab ## Fielding in IPL 2019 ## First Catch – Ravindra Jadeja to dismiss Virat Kohli, CKS vs RCB ## First Run Out – Suresh Rain to dismiss Shimron Hetmyer ## First fielder to take 3 Catches in a match – Deepak Hooda vs RCB ## First fielder to take 4 Catches in a match – Rahul Tewatia, DC vs MI, Match No. 3 ## Awards in IPL 2019 ## First Man of the Match – Harbhajan Singh ## DRS in IPL 2019 ## First successful DRS - Chennai Super Kings vs RCB (Against Navdeep Saini) ## First unsuccessful DRS - Chennai Super Kings vs RCB (Against Parthiv Patel) ## For more and the latest news about IPL 2019, stay tuned to us.

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Delhi Capitals will start their Indian Premier League 2019 campaign against the three-time champions Mumbai Indians on 24th March, Sunday at MI's forte, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai and will be hoping that things turn this time around.## Here is the DCS' schedule for the IPL 2019 Match No.DateOpponentVanueH/A 3rd Mar 24, Sun Mumbai Indians Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai A 5th Mar 26, Tue Chennai Super Kings Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi H 10th Mar 30, Sat Kolkata Knight Riders Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi H 13th Apr 01, Mon Kings XI Punjab Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali A 16th Apr 04, Thu Sunrisers Hyderabad Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi H 20th Apr 07, Sun Royal Challangers Bangalore M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru A 26th Apr 12, Fri Kolkata Knight Riders Eden Gardens, Kolkata A 30th Apr 14, Sun Sunrisers Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad A 34th Apr 18, Thu Mumbai Indians Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi H 37th Apr 20, Sat Kings XI Punjab Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi H 40th Apr 22, Mon Rajasthan Royals Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur A 46th Apr 28, Sun Royal Challangers Bangalore Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi H 50th May 01, Wed Chennai Super Kings MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai A 53rd May 04, Sat Rajasthan Royals Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi H ## DCS' Team Squad BatsmenAll-RoundersWicket-KeepersBowlers Shikhar Dhawan Chris Morris Rishabh Pant Amit Mishra Shreyas Iyer (C) Axar Patel Ankush Bains Harshal Patel Prithvi Shaw Colin Munro Trent Boult Colin Ingram Keemo Paul Rahul Tewatia Manjot Kalra Hanuma Vihari Ishant Sharma Jalaj Saxena Avesh Khan Sherfane Rutherford Sandeep Lamichhane Nathu Singh Kagiso Rabada Bandaru Ayyappa ## Probable Playing XI:-## Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Colin Ingram, Chris Morris, Amit Mishra, Axar Patel, Trent Boult, Sandeep Lamichhane, Ishant Sharma.## Follow for more...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

The three-time champions Mumbai Indians will look to left behind the last year's disappointment when they meet Delhi Capitals in their first match of Indian Premier League 2019 on 24th March, Sunday at their home ground Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.## Here is the MI's schedule for the IPL 2019 Match No.DateOpponentVanueH/A 3rd Mar 24, Sun Delhi Capitals Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai H 7th Mar 28, Thu Royal Challengers Bangalore M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru A 9th Mar 30, Sat Kings XI Punjab Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali A 15th Apr 03, Wed Chennai Super Kings Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai H 19th Apr 06, Sat Sunrisers Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad A 24th Apr 10, Wed Kings XI Punjab Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai H 27th Apr 13, Sat Rajasthan Royals Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai H 31st Apr 15, Mon Royal Challengers Bangalore Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai H 34th Apr 18, Thu Delhi Capitals Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi A 36th Apr 20, Sat Rajasthan Royals Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur A 44th Apr 26, Fri Chennai Super Kings MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai A 47th Apr 28, Sun Kolkata Knight Riders Eden Gardens, Kolkata A 51st May 02, Thu Sunrisers Hyderabad Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai H 56th May 05, Sun Kolkata Knight Riders Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai H ## MI's Team Squad BatsmenAll-RoundersWicket-KeepersBowlers Rohit Sharma (C) Hardik Pandya Ishan Kishan Jasprit Bumrah Suryakumar Yadav Krunal Pandya Quinton de Kock Lasith Malinga Yuvraj Singh Ben Cutting Aditya Tare Mayank Markande Anmolpreet Singh Anukul Roy Rahul Chahar Evin Lewis Kieron Pollard Adma Milne Siddesh Lad Pankaj Jaiswal Jason Behrendorff Barinder Sran Mitchell McClenaghan Jayant Yadav Rasikh Salam ## Probable Playing XI:-## Rohit Sharma (C), Evin Lewis/Quinton de Kock, Ishan Kishan (WK), Yuvraj Singh, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Keiron Pollard, Mitchell McClenaghan/Lasith Malinga, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah.## Follow for more...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

The two-time champions (One as Deccan Chargers) and last year's runner-up Surisers Hyderabad will kick start their Indian Premier League 2019 campaign against the last year's semi-finalist and two time winners, Kolkata Knight Riders on 24th March, Sunday at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.## Here is the SRH's schedule for the IPL 2019 Match No.DateOpponentVanueH/A 2nd Mar 24, Sun Kolkata Knight Riders Eden Gardens, Kolkata A 8th Mar 29, Fri Rajasthan Royals Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad H 11th Mar 31, Sun Royal Challengers Bangalore Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad H 16th Apr 04, Thu Delhi Capitals Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi A 19th Apr 06, Sat Mumbai Indians Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad H 22nd Apr 08, Mon Kings XI Punjab Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali A 30th Apr 14, Sun Delhi Capitals Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad H 33rd Apr 17, Wed Chennai Super Kings Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad H 38th Apr 21, Sun Kolkata Knight Riders Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad H 41st Apr 23, Tue Chennai Super Kings MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai A 45th Apr 27, Sat Rajasthan Royals Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur A 48th Apr 29, Mon Kings XI Punjab Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad H 51st May 02, Thu Mumbai Indians Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai A 54th May 04, Sat Royal Challengers Bangalore M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru A ## SRH's Team Squad BatsmenAll-RoundersWicket-KeepersBowlers David Warner Vijay Shankar Wriddhiman Saha Bhuvneshwar Kumar Kane Williamson (C) Yusuf Pathan Jonny Bairstow Siddarth Kaul Manish Pandey Shakib Al Hasan Shreevats Goswami Rashid Khan Martin Guptill Deepak Hooda Khaleel Ahmed Ricky Bhui Mohammed Nabi T Natarajan Abhishek Sharma Billy Stanlake Basil Thampi Sandeep Sharma Shahbaz Nadeem ## Probable Playing XI:-## David Warner, Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Kane Williamson (C), Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Shakib Al Hasan, Vijay Shankar, Yusuf Pathan, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul.## Follow for more...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

The two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders will start their Indian Premier League 2019 campaign against the two-time winners Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 24th March, Sunday. Last time when these two sides meet was in Qualifier 2 at Eden Gardens last year that saw Rashid Khan special who powered SRH to the finals after his all-around display.## Here is the KKR's schedule for the IPL 2019 Match No.DateOpponentVanueH/A 2nd Mar 24, Sun Sunrisers Hyderabad Eden Gardens, Kolkata H 6th Mar 27, Wed Kings XI Punjab Eden Gardens, Kolkata H 10th Mar 30, Sat Delhi Capitals Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi A 17th Apr 05, Fri Royal Challengers Bangalore M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru A 21st Apr 07, Sun Rajasthan Royals Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur A 23rd Apr 09, Tue Chennai Super Kings MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai A 26th Apr 12, Fri Delhi Capitals Eden Gardens, Kolkata H 29th Apr 14, Sun Chennai Super Kings Eden Gardens, Kolkata H 35th Apr 19, Fri Royal Challangers Banglore Eden Gardens, Kolkata H 38th Apr 21, Sun Sunrisers Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad A 43rd Apr 25, Thu Rajasthan Royals Eden Gardens, Kolkata H 47th Apr 28, Sun Mumbai Indians Eden Gardens, Kolkata H 52nd May 03, Fri Kings XI Punjab Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali A 56th May 05, Sun Mumbai Indians Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai A ## KKR's Team Squad BatsmenAll-RoundersWicket-KeepersBowlers Chris Lynn Andre Russell Dinesh Karthik Kuldeep Yadav Shubman Gill Carlos Brathwaite Robin Uthappa Prasidh Krishna Nitish Rana Joe Denly Harry Gurney Rinku Singh Shrikant Mundhe Sandeep Warrier Nikhil Naik Sunil Narine Piyush Chawla KC Cariappa Yarra Prithvraj Lockie Ferguson ## Probable Playing XI:-## Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (C & WK), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna.## Follow for more...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

The three-time runner-ups Royal Challengers Bangalore will look to turn the table this time around when they meet MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings in the opener of the Indian Premier League's 12th season on 23 March, Saturday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.## Here is the RCB's schedule for the IPL 2019 Match No.DateOpponentVanueH/A 1st Mar 23, Sat Chennai Super Kings MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai A 7th Mar 28, Thu Mumbai Indian M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru H 11th Mar 31, Sun Sunrisers Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad A 14th Apr 02, Tue Rajasthan Royals Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur A 17th Apr 05, Fri Kolkata Knight Riders M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru H 20th Apr 07, Sun Delhi Capitals M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru H 28th Apr 13, Sat Kings XI Punjab Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali A 31st Apr 15, Mon Mumbai Indians Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai A 35th Apr 19, Fri Kolkata Knight Riders Eden Gardens, Kolkata A 39th Apr 21, Sun Chennai Super Kings M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru H 42nd Apr 24, Wed Kings XI Punjab M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru H 46th Apr 28, Sun Delhi Capitals Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi A 49th Apr 30, Tue Rajasthan Royals M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru H 54th May 04, Sat Sunrisers Hyderabad M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru H ## RCB's Team Squad BatsmenAll-RoundersWicket-KeepersBowlers Virat Kohli (C) Shivam Dubey AB de Villiers Umesh Yadav Shimron Hetmyer Marcus Stoinis Parthiv Patel Yuzvendra Chahal Himmat Singh Moeen Ali Heinrich Klaasen Tim Southee Gurkeerat Singh Maan Colin de Grandhomme Nathan Coulter-Nile Millind Kumar Washington Sundar Mohammed Siraj Devdutt Padikkal Akshdeep Nath Navdeep Saini Pawan Negi Kulwant Khejroliya Prayas Barman ## Probable Playing XI:-## Virat Kohli (C), Parthiv Patel (WK), AB de Villiers, Marcus Stoinis, Gurkeerat Singh Maan, Shimron Hetmyer/de Grandhomme, Shivam Dubey, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Washington Sundar.## Follow for more...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Defending and three-time champions Chennai Super Kings will start their campaign against the Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Banglore in the opener of the Indian Premier League 2019 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 23rd March.## Here is the CSK's schedule for the IPL 2019 Match No.DateOpponentVanueH/A 1st Mar 23, Sat Royal Challangers Bangalore MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai H 5th Mar 26, Tue Delhi Capitals Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi A 12th Mar 31, Sun Rajasthan Royals MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai H 15th Apr 03, Wed Mumbai Indians Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai A 18th Apr 06, Sat Kings XI Punjab MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai H 23rd Apr 09, Tue Kolkata Knight Riders MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai H 25th Apr 11, Thu Rajasthan Royals Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur A 29th Apr 14, Sun Kolkata Knight Riders Eden Gardens, Kolkata A 33rd Apr 17, Wed Sunrisers Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad A 39th Apr 21, Sun Royal Challengers Bangalore M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru A 41st Apr 23, Tue Sunrisers Hyderabad MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai H 44th Apr 26, Fri Mumbai Indians MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai H 50th May 01, Wed Delhi Capitals MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai H 55th May 05, Sun Kings XI Punjab Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali A ## CSK's Team Squad BatsmenAll-RoundersWicket-KeepersBowlers Suresh Raina Shane Watson MS Dhoni Harbhajan Singh Faf du Plessis Kedar Jadhav Sam Billings Mohit Sharma Ambati Rayudu Dwayne Bravo Narayan Jagadeesan Karn Sharma Murli Vijay Ravindra Jadeja Deepak Chahar Dhruv Shorey David Willey Shardul Thakur Ruturaj Gaikwad Mitchell Santner KM Asif Chaitanya Bishnoi Imran Tahir Monu Kumar ## Probable Playing XI:-## Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (C & WK), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Imran Tahir, Mohit Sharma, Deepak Chahar.## Follow for more...