Send Daily IPL Match Preview

What It Does

Every morning at 9:30 AM IST, this workflow searches the internet for today's IPL match and delivers a structured match preview directly to your Telegram chat. You get team lineups, pitch conditions, weather, current points table positions, and the two key player battles to watch — all in one clean message before the match starts.

Why It Matters

IPL season moves fast. Probable XIs change on match morning. Pitch curators alter surfaces the night before. Weather shifts at the venue. Fans who check match previews make better decisions — from fantasy team selections to office sweepstake picks. Without this, you're scrolling five different apps every morning during a two-month season. This workflow collapses all of that into one Telegram message waiting in your chat.

How It Works

1. Scheduled Trigger — Fires every day at 4:00 AM UTC (9:30 AM IST), timed to land before most fans start their workday.
2. AI Agent with Internet Search — Searches for today's IPL match, pulls team news, probable XIs, pitch reports, weather forecasts, and points table standings from live cricket sources.
3. Telegram Message — Delivers a clean, plain-text brief to your Telegram chat with all the key pre-match intel.

What You Get

• Teams playing today and match time in IST
• Points table position for both sides
• Recent form (last 3 matches each)
• Probable playing XI for both teams including captain and overseas slots
• Pitch type (batting/bowling/balanced) and weather forecast with rain risk
• Two key player battles (batter vs bowler) to watch during the match
• A 2-sentence prediction based on current form and conditions
• Graceful fallback message when no match is scheduled that day

Who It's For

• IPL fans who play fantasy cricket and need probable XIs before the deadline
• Office sweepstake participants tracking team standings daily
• Cricket followers who want a morning briefing without opening multiple apps
• Anyone following the IPL from outside India who wants IST-formatted updates

Setup

1. Create a Telegram bot — Message @BotFather on Telegram and follow the prompts to get a bot token. This takes about 5 minutes.
2. Get your chat ID — Message @userinfobot on Telegram to retrieve your personal chat ID.
3. Connect the Telegram node — In the workflow, add your bot credentials and set the chat ID.
4. Submit the workflow — Do not publish it, to keep your account credits intact.
5. Install and run — Your IPL preview arrives every morning at 9:30 AM IST for the rest of the tournament.

Customize It

• Post to a group — Change the Telegram chat ID to a group chat ID so friends get the preview too.
• Add WhatsApp output — Place a WhatsApp node after Telegram to send the preview to a phone number as well.
• Change the schedule — Set the cron to 0 2 * * * (7:30 AM IST) if you want it earlier, before you leave home.

Timezone Note

The workflow runs at 4:00 AM UTC by default, which equals 9:30 AM IST (UTC+5:30). If you're in a different timezone, adjust the cron schedule accordingly.