The wait is over. The 19th edition of the Indian Premier League begins on March 28 and runs until May 31, promising two months of high-intensity T20 action at packed stadiums across India. The season will feature 70 league matches, followed by Qualifier 1, Knockout, Qualifier 2 and the Final.
on friday, BCCI has announced the second part of the league phase schedulewhich confirms that each team will play 14 games, seven home and seven away, before the top four progress to the play-offs. The matches will take place in 13 places.
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The defending champions will be introduced at the start of the tournament Royal Challengers Bengaluru take on 2016 winners Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru. Having ended their long wait for a first title in 2025, RCB entered the new season with renewed confidence, but the pressure to prove last year’s triumph was no fluke either.
There will be no shortage of storylines elsewhere. Chennai Super Kings, who finished bottom of the table for the first time last season, will be desperate for a turnaround. Mumbai Indians, the five-time champions, are still chasing their first title since 2020.
Punjab Kings, Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals continue to look for their first IPL crown, while Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals will look to add to their title each. The Kings played the final last season but lost to RCB at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Main point of discussion this season is the use of second homes. RCB shifted major home matches against MI and Kolkata Knight Riders from Bengaluru to Raipur. Punjab Kings will host MI, RCB and Delhi Capitals in Dharamsala while Rajasthan Royals will play crucial matches against MI, Chennai Super Kings and RCB in Guwahati.
Past Champions in IPL
- Chennai Super Kings – 5 (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023)
- Mumbai Indians – 5 (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020)
- Kolkata Knight Riders – 3 (2012, 2014 and 2024)
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru – 1 (2025)
- Sunrisers Hyderabad – 1 (2016)
- Rajasthan Royals – 1 (2008)
- Gujarat Titans – 1 (2022)
Where to watch IPL 2026 matches
Star Sports Network has the broadcast rights for IPL 2026
IPL 2026 can be watched on Star Sports 1 SD/HD – English, Star Sports 1 Hindi SD/HD, Star Sports 1 Tamil SD/HD, Star Sports 1 Telugu SD/HD, Star Sports 1 Kannada, Star Sports 2 SD/HD, Star, Sports Select 1, Star Sports Select 2
Live streaming of the matches will be available on JioHotstar.
When to watch IPL 2026 matches
The afternoon matches in IPL 2026 will start at 15:30 IST while the night matches will start at 19:30 IST.
Where to buy IPL 2026 tickets?
Fans can purchase tickets for IPL matches through Book My Show and District (by Zomato), two authorized ticketing platforms.
Complete IPL 2026 Teams
Bombay Indians: Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ryan Rickleton, Robin Minz, Raj Bawa, Raghu Sharma, Mitchell Santner, Corbin Bosch, Naman Dhir, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Allah Ghafanzar, Ashwani Kumar, Deepak, Mark Sherane May, Willdul Jack Thakur, Quinton de Kock, Danish Malewar, Mohammad Izhar, Atharva Ankolekar, Mayank Rawat.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thesehara, Rasikh Salam, Ishah Sharam, Sudan, Sudan Duffy, Satvik Deswal, Mangesh Yadav, Jordan Cox, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, MS Dhoni, Sanju Samson, Dewald Brevis, Urvil Patel, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Shreyas Houdharyethan, Nashreyas, Hudharyke, Mulis Prashant Veer, Kartik Sharma, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar, Zak Foulkes
Knight Riders of Calcutta: Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Cameron Green, Finn Allen, Tyrkiana S. Tejasha, Tejasha Solanki, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Rachin Ravindra, Akash Deep. Blessings of Muzarabani
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins (c), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, R. Smaran, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Kamindu Mendis, Harshal Patel, Brydon Carse, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga, Shilaraki Kueshan Ans Hussain, Onkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar, Praful Hinge, Krains Fuletra, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi, Jack Edwards
Capital Delhi: Nitish Rana, Abishek Porel, Ajay Mandal, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Madhav Tiwari, Mitchell Starc, Sameer Rizvi, T Natarajan, Tripurana Vijay, Tristan Niprajq, David Millpraj, Millprajq Dubbi, A. Nabi, Pathum Nissanka, Lungi Ngidi, Sahil Parakh, Prithvi Shaw, Kyle Jamieson.
Punjabi kings: Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer, Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyala O Pannuwensh, Suranovier, Xanovier, Mitchyan, Haranovier Bartlett, Lockie Ferguson, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Vishnu Vinod, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Pravin Dubey, Vishal Nishad
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Kumar Kushagra, Anuj Rawat, Jos Buttler, Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Arshad Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Sharmaav, Rahidh K Brashan, Man Suthar, Sai Kishore, Jayant Yadav, Ashok Sharma, Jason Holder, Tom Banton, Prithvi Raj Yarra, Luke Wood.
Rajasthan Royals: Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Donovan Ferreira, Sandeep Sharma, Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Lhuan-Dre Pretorius, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Jofraka Nashreha, Mapa, Jofraka Nashreha, Mapa Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, Yash Raj Punja, Vignesh Puthur, Ravi Singh, Aman Rao. Brijesh Sharma, Adam Milne, Kuldeep Sen
Lucknow Super Giants: Rishabh Pant (c), Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, Aiden Markram, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Arshin Kulkarni, Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Manimaran Sidveshharth, Akihamed Rath, Digham Siddharth, Digham Siddharth, Digham Shami, Arjun Tendulkar, Wanindu Hasaranga, Anrich Nortje, Mukul Choudhary, Naman Tiwari, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Josh Inglis
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Complete IPL 2026 Schedule (League Stage)
- RCB vs SRH | Saturday, March 28, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Bengaluru
- MI vs KKR | Sunday, March 29, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Bombay
- RR vs CSK | Monday, March 30, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Guwahati
- PBKS vs GT | Tuesday, March 31, 2026 | 19:30 IST | New Chandigarh (Mullanpur)
- LSG vs DC | Wednesday, 04/01/2026 | 19:30 IST | Lucknow
- KKR vs SRH | Thursday, 02/04/2026 | 19:30 IST | Calcutta
- CSK vs PBKS | Friday, 03/04/2026 | 19:30 IST | Chennai
- DC vs MI | Saturday, 04/04/2026 | 15:30 IST | Delhi
- GT vs RR | Saturday, 04/04/2026 | 19:30 IST | Ahmedabad
- SRH vs LSG | Sunday, 04/05/2026 | 15:30 IST | Hyderabad
- RCB vs CSK | Sunday, 04/05/2026 | 19:30 IST | Bengaluru
- KKR vs PBKS | Monday, April 6, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Calcutta
- RR vs MI | Tuesday, 07/04/2026 | 19:30 IST | Guwahati
- DC vs GT | Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Delhi
- KKR vs LSG | Thursday, 09/04/2026 | 19:30 IST | Calcutta
- RR vs RCB | Friday, April 10, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Guwahati
- PBKS vs SRH | Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 15:30 IST | New Chandigarh (Mullanpur)
- CSK vs DC | Saturday April 11, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Chennai
- LSG vs GT | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 15:30 IST | Lucknow
- MI vs RCB | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Bombay
- SRH vs RR | Monday, April 13, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Hyderabad
- CSK vs KKR | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Chennai
- RCB vs LSG | Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Bengaluru
- MI vs PBKS | Thursday, April 16, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Bombay
- GT vs KKR | Friday, April 17, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Ahmedabad
- RCB vs DC | Saturday, April 18, 2026 | 15:30 IST | Bengaluru
- SRH vs CSK | Saturday, April 18, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Hyderabad
- KKR vs RR | Sunday April 19, 2026 | 15:30 IST | Calcutta
- PBKS vs LSG | Sunday April 19, 2026 | 19:30 IST | New Chandigarh (Mullanpur)
- GT vs MI | Monday, April 20, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Ahmedabad
- SRH vs DC | Tuesday, April 21, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Hyderabad
- LSG vs RR | Wednesday, April 22, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Lucknow
- MI vs CSK | Thursday, April 23, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Bombay
- RCB vs GT | Friday, April 24, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Bengaluru
- DC vs PBKS | Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 15:30 IST | Delhi
- RR vs SRH | Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Jaipur
- GT vs CSK | Sunday, April 26, 2026 | 15:30 IST | Ahmedabad
- LSG vs KKR | Sunday, April 26, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Lucknow
- DC vs RCB | Monday, April 27, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Delhi
- PBKS vs RR | Tuesday, April 28, 2026 | 19:30 IST | New Chandigarh (Mullanpur)
- MI vs SRH | Wednesday, April 29, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Bombay
- GT vs RCB | Thursday, April 30, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Ahmedabad
- RR vs DC | Friday, 01/05/2026 | 19:30 IST | Jaipur
- CSK vs MI | Saturday, 02/05/2026 | 19:30 IST | Chennai
- SRH vs KKR | Sunday, 03 May 2026 | 15:30 IST | Hyderabad
- GT vs PBKS | Sunday, 03 May 2026 | 19:30 IST | Ahmedabad
- MI vs LSG | Monday, 04 May 2026 | 19:30 IST | Bombay
- DC vs CSK | Tuesday, 05/05/2026 | 19:30 IST | Delhi
- SRH vs PBKS | Wednesday, 06 May 2026 | 19:30 IST | Hyderabad
- LSG vs RCB | Thursday, 07 May 2026 | 19:30 IST | Lucknow
- DC vs KKR | Friday, 08 May 2026 | 19:30 IST | Delhi
- RR vs GT | Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 19:30 IST | Jaipur
- CSK vs LSG | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | 15:30 IST | Chennai
- RCB vs MI | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Raipur
- PBKS vs DC | Monday, May 11, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Dharamsala
- GT vs SRH | Tuesday, May 12, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Ahmedabad
- RCB vs KKR | Wednesday, May 13, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Raipur
- PBKS vs MI | Thursday, May 14, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Dharamsala
- LSG vs CSK | Friday, May 15, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Lucknow
- KKR vs GT | Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Calcutta
- PBKS vs RCB | Sunday, May 17, 2026 | 15:30 IST | Dharamsala
- DC vs RR | Sunday, May 17, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Delhi
- CSK vs SRH | Monday, May 18, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Chennai
- RR vs LSG | Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Jaipur
- KKR vs MI | Wednesday, May 20, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Calcutta
- CSK vs GT | Thursday, May 21, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Chennai
- SRH vs RCB | Friday, May 22, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Hyderabad
- LSG vs PBKS | Saturday, May 23, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Lucknow
- MI vs RR | Sunday, May 24, 2026 | 15:30 IST | Bombay
- KKR vs DC | Sunday, May 24, 2026 | 19:30 IST | Calcutta
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Issued by:
sabyasachi chowdhury
Published on:
28 March 2026 08:03 IST
