The BCCI has announced that the IPL 2019 playoffs and the final will be played half an earlier than the scheduled time.
All the group stage games start at 20:00 IST. However, the three playoff games and the final will start at 19:30 IST. Even last year, the time for the playoffs and the final was revised to 19:00 IST.
Qualifier 1 will take place in Chennai on May 7, followed by the Eliminator on May 8 and Qualifier 2 on May 10 in Visakhapatnam. The big final will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on May 12.
| Date | Match | Venue | Start Time |
| May 7 | Qualifier 1 Team 1 vs Team 2 | M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 19:30 |
| May 8 | Eliminator Team 3 vs Team 4 | DR.Y.S.R Reddy ACA VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam | 19:30 |
| May 10 | Qualifier 2 Winner of Eliminator vs Loser of Qualifier 1 | DR.Y.S.R Reddy ACA VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam | 19:30 |
| May 12 | Final Winner of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Qualifier 2 | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | 19:30 |
The Women’s T20 Challenge will take place from May 6-11 in Jaipur. The matches scheduled for 6th, 9th and 11th of May will start at 19:30 IST while the second game, scheduled for May 8 will begin at 15:30 IST.
| Date | Match | Venue | Start Time |
| May 6 | Supernovas vs Trailblazers | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 19:30 |
| May 8 | Trailblazers vs Velocity | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 15:30 |
| May 9 | Supernovas vs Velocity | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 19:30 |
| May 11 | Final – 1st placed vs 2nd placed | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 19:30 |
