IPL 2019: Team profiles, schedule and TV guide

Sport360 staff 18:01 07/03/2019
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    The clock is ticking down to the 2019 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), with the annual T20 extravaganza getting set to return on March 23.

    As was the case in 2018, the original eight franchises of the IPL will battle it out for supremacy with MS Dhoni led Chennai Super Kings looking to defend their crown.

    With the dates of the impending general elections in India yet to be announced, the BCCI has so far only released the schedule for the opening two weeks of the 2019 IPL. The remainder of the fixture schedule will be released once the Election Commission of India announces the dates for the general elections.

    The eight teams will once again battle it out in a double round-robin format where each franchise will take on the others twice (home and away). At the end of the league stage, the top-four teams will advance to the play-offs.

    In the play-offs, the third and fourth ranked teams will meet in the Eliminator 1 where the winner shall advance to Eliminator 2. The top two ranked teams, meanwhile, will clash in the Qualifier with the winner progressing straight to the final. The loser of the Qualifier shall then take on the winner of Eliminator 1 for a place in the final.

    Defending champions Chennai Super Kings will get the 2019 IPL under way on March 23 when they take on the Royal Challengers Bangalore at Chennai.

    TEAM PROFILES

    Chennai Super Kings

    Skipper: MS Dhoni

    Best Finish: Champions (2010, 2011 and 2018)

    Coach: Stephen Fleming

    Squad: MS Dhoni (C), Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Mohit Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Karn Sharma, Shane Watson, Shardul Thakur, Ambati Rayudu, Murali Vijay, Harbhajan Singh, Faf Du Plessis, Sam Billings, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Lungi Ngidi, Asif KM, N Jagadeesan, Monu Singh, Dhruv Shorey, Chaitanya Bishnoi, David Willey and Mitchell Santner.

    Delhi Capitals

    Skipper: Shreyas Iyer

    Best Finish: Third (2009 and 2011)

    Coach: Ricky Ponting

    Squad: Shreyas Iyer (C), Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant, Manjot Kalra, Colin Munro, Chris Morris, Jayant Yadav, Bandaru Ayyappa, Rahul Tewatia, Harshal Patel, Amit Mishra, Hanuma Vihari, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Ankush Bains, Nathu Singh, Colin Ingram, Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Jalaj Saxena, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Sandeep Lamichhane, Avesh Khan, Shikhar Dhawan, Bandaru Ayyappa.

    Kings XI Punjab

    Skipper: Ravichandran Ashwin

    Best Finish: Runners-up (2014)

    Coach: Mike Hesson

    Squad: Ravichandran Ashwin, KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Andrew Tye, Mayank Agarwal, Ankit Rajpoot, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Karun Nair, David Miller, Moises Henriques, Nicholas Pooran, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sam Curran, Mohammad Shami, Sarfaraz Khan, Hardus Viljoen, Arshdeep Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Prabhsimran Singh, Agnivesh Ayachi, Harpreet Brar, Murugan Ashwin.

    Kolkata Knight Riders

    Skipper: Dinesh Karthik

    Best Finish: Champions (2012 and 2014)

    Coach: Jacques Kallis

    Squad: Dinesh Karthik, Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Prasidh Krishna, Shivam Mavi, Nitish Rana, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Rinku Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Carlos Brathwaite, Lockie Ferguson, Anrich Nortje, Nikhil Naik, Harry Gurney, Prithvi Raj Yarra, Joe Denly, Shrikant Mundhe.

    Mumbai Indians

    Skipper: Rohit Sharma

    Best Finish: Champions (2013, 2015 and 2017)

    Coach: Mahela Jayawardane

    Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Krunal Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Mayank Markande, Rahul Chahar, Anukul Roy, Siddhesh Lad, Aditya Tare, Quinton de Kock, Evin Lewis, Kieron Pollard, Ben Cutting, Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne, Jason Behrendorff, Pankaj Jaiswal, Rasikh Dar, Yuvraj Singh, Lasith Malinga, Anmolpreet Singh, Barinder Sran, Jayant Yadav.

    Rajasthan Royals

    Skipper: Ajinkya Rahane

    Best Finish: Champions (2008)

    Coach: Paddy Upton

    Squad: Ajinkya Rahane, Krishnappa Gowtham, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Gopal, Aryaman Birla, Sudhesan Midhun, Prashant Chopra, Stuart Binny, Rahul Tripathi, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mahipal Lomror, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Steve Smith, Jofra Archer, Ish Sodhi, Jaydev Unadkat, Varun Aaron, Oshane Thomas, Shashank Singh, Liam Livingstone, Shubham Ranjane, Manan Vohra, Ashton Turner, Riyan Parag.

    Royal Challengers Bangalore

    Skipper: Virat Kohli

    Best Finish: Runners-up (2009, 2011 and 2016)

    Coach: Gary Kirsten

    Squad: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Colin de Grandhomme, Parthiv Patel, Pawan Negi, Kulwant Khejroliya, Moeen Ali, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Tim Southee, Washington Sundar, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Gurkeerat Singh, Devdutt Padikal , Shivam Dube, Heinrich Klaasen, Himmat Singh, Milind Kumar, Prayas Ray Barman, Akshdeep Nath.

    Sunrisers Hyderabad

    Skipper: Kane Williamson

    Best Finish: Champions (2016)

    Coach: Tom Moody

    Squad: Kane Williamson, David Warner, Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Hooda, Manish Pandey, T Natarajan, Ricky Bhui, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, Shreevats Goswami (wk), Khaleel Ahmed, Yusuf Pathan, Billy Stanlake, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Shakib Al Hasan, Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha, Martin Guptill.

    TV GUIDE AND SCHEDULE

    Viewers in the UAE can catch all the 2019 IPL action on beIN Sports.

    IPL INITIAL TWO WEEKS FIXTURES

    Saturday, March 23

    Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore – 18:30 GST, Chennai

    Sunday, March 24

    Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad – 14:30 GST, Kolkata

    Mumbai Indians v Delhi Capitals – 18:30 GST, Mumbai

    Monday, March 25

    Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab – 18:30 GST, Jaipur

    Tuesday, March 26

    Delhi Capitals v Chennai Super Kings – 18:30 GST, Delhi

    Wednesday, March 27

    Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab – 18:30 GST, Kolkata

    Thursday, March 28

    Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians – 18:30 GST, Bengaluru

    Friday, March 29

    Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rajasthan Royals – 18:30 GST, Hyderabad

    Saturday, March 30

    Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians – 14:30 GST, Mohali

    Delhi Capitals v Kolkata Knight Riders – 18:30 GST, Delhi

    Sunday, March 31

    Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bangalore – 14:30 GST, Hyderabad

    Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals – 18:30 GST, Chennai

    Monday, April 1

    Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Capitals – 18:30 GST, Mohali

    Tuesday, April 2

    Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore- 18:30 GST, Jaipur

    Wednesday, April 3

    Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings – 18:30 GST, Mumbai

    Thursday, April 4

    Delhi Capitals v Sunrisers Hyderabad 18:30 GST, Delhi

    Friday, April 5

    Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders – 18:30 GST, Bengaluru

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