Send IPL Digest To Telegram
Delivers a daily IPL match digest to Telegram each morning — including scorecard, top performers, key moments, and the updated points table.
What It Does
Every morning at 10:30 AM IST, this workflow searches for the latest IPL match result from the previous night, builds a complete structured digest, and delivers it to your Telegram chat. You get the full scorecard, top performers, three key moments from the match, the updated IPL points table, and a preview of the next upcoming match.
Why It Matters
IPL night matches finish around 10:30–11 PM IST. Most fans are asleep by then. The next morning means scrolling ESPN Cricinfo, checking Twitter for highlights, opening the BCCI app for the points table, and reading multiple articles to piece together what happened. This workflow does all of that searching overnight and delivers one clean Telegram message before your morning tea.
How It Works
- Scheduled Trigger — Fires every day at 5:00 AM UTC (10:30 AM IST), timed so that night match results (completed around 11 PM IST) are fully reported before the message is sent.
- AI Agent with Internet Search — Searches live cricket sources for the match scorecard, player stats, turning points, and updated points table standings.
- Telegram Message — Delivers a clean plain-text digest to your Telegram chat with no formatting that could break on mobile.
What You Get
| Section | Details |
|---|---|
| Match Result | Winner, loser, winning margin (runs or wickets), venue |
| Scorecard | Both innings — score, wickets, overs |
| Best Batter | Name, runs, balls faced, boundary count |
| Best Bowler | Name, wickets, runs conceded, overs bowled |
| Man of the Match | Name and reason |
| Key Moments | Three turning points from the match |
| Points Table | Updated standings for the top 6 teams |
| Next Match | Teams, date, time (IST), and venue |
| Rest Days | Graceful fallback output for rest days and rain washouts |
Who It's For
- Fantasy cricket players tracking player form and points earned after each match
- IPL fans in time zones outside India who missed the match entirely
- Office sweepstake participants watching the points table shift daily
- Anyone who wants to stay current with IPL without watching every match live
Setup
- Connect your Telegram bot — Create one via @BotFather, then get your chat ID via @userinfobot. This takes about 5 minutes.
- Submit the workflow — Do not publish to avoid burning your account credits.
- Install and run — Results arrive every morning at 10:30 AM IST throughout the tournament.
Customize It
- Change the Telegram chat ID to a group chat to share results with friends or a cricket community.
- Adjust the cron schedule to
0 3 * * *(8:30 AM IST) if you want the digest earlier in your morning. - Adjust to
0 6 * * *(11:30 AM IST) if results take longer to surface online during your testing.
Timezone Note
The workflow runs at 5:00 AM UTC, which equals 10:30 AM IST (UTC+5:30). This is designed so that night matches finishing around 10:30–11 PM IST the previous day are fully captured and reported by the time the message is sent.
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