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IPL 2026 Schedule: Full Fixture List, Venues & Match Timings

ByJayesh Chaubey

Mar 30, 2026
IPL 2026 Schedule

IPL 2026 Schedule Overview

  • Season runs from March 28 to May 31, 2026 with 74 total matches
  • Royal Challengers Bengaluru enter as defending champions
  • League stage consists of 70 matches across multiple venues
  • Playoffs and final to be held in Bengaluru
  • High-profile transfers reshape team dynamics ahead of the season

The IPL 2026 season marks the 19th edition of the tournament, continuing its position as the central event in the T20 cricket calendar. The season begins on March 28 and concludes with the final on May 31, with 10 teams competing across 74 matches.

Tournament Structure and Format

The league stage comprises 70 matches played across established venues and select secondary grounds. Each team plays a mix of home and away fixtures, maintaining the existing IPL format. The top four teams at the end of the league phase qualify for the playoffs, culminating in the final scheduled in Bengaluru.

IPL 2026 Full Match Schedule (League Stage)

Match No. Date Match Venue Time Result
1 Mar 28 RCB vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Bengaluru 7:30 PM RCB won by 6 wickets
2 Mar 29 Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Mumbai 7:30 PM MI won by 6 wickets
3 Mar 30 Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings Guwahati 7:30 PM RR won by 8 wickets
4 Mar 31 Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans New Chandigarh 7:30 PM PBKS won by 3 wickets
5 Apr 01 Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals Lucknow 7:30 PM DC won by 6 wickets
6 Apr 02 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Kolkata 7:30 PM SRH won by 65 runs
7 Apr 03 Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Chennai 7:30 PM Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets
8 Apr 04 Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians Delhi 3:30 PM Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets
9 Apr 04 Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals Ahmedabad 7:30 PM Rajasthan Royals won by 6 runs
10 Apr 05 Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants Hyderabad 3:30 PM LSG won by 5 wickets
11 Apr 05 Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings Bengaluru 7:30 PM RCB won by 43 runs
12 Apr 06 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings Kolkata 7:30 PM No Result (Abandoned)
13 Apr 07 Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians Guwahati 7:30 PM Rajasthan Royals won by 27 runs
14 Apr 08 Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans Delhi 7:30 PM Gujarat Titans won by 1 run
15 Apr 09 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants Kolkata 7:30 PM Lucknow Super Giants won by 3 wickets
16 Apr 10 Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Guwahati 7:30 PM Rajasthan Royals won by 6 wickets
17 Apr 11 Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad New Chandigarh 3:30 PM Punjab Kings won by 6 wickets
18 Apr 11 Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals Chennai 7:30 PM Chennai Super Kings won by 23 runs
19 Apr 12 Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans Lucknow 3:30 PM Gujarat Titans won by 7 wickets
20 Apr 12 Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Mumbai 7:30 PM Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 18 runs
21 Apr 13 Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Hyderabad 7:30 PM Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 57 runs
22 Apr 14 Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders Chennai 7:30 PM Chennai Super Kings won by 32 runs
23 Apr 15 Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants Bengaluru 7:30 PM Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 5 wickets
24 Apr 16 Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings Mumbai 7:30 PM Punjab Kings won by 7 wickets
25 Apr 17 Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders Ahmedabad 7:30 PM Gujarat Titans won by 5 wickets
26 Apr 18 Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals Bengaluru 3:30 PM Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets
27 Apr 18 Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Hyderabad 7:30 PM Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 10 runs
28 Apr 19 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Kolkata 3:30 PM Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets
29 Apr 19 Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants New Chandigarh 7:30 PM Punjab Kings won by 54 runs
30 Apr 20 Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians Ahmedabad 7:30 PM Mumbai Indians won by 99 runs
31 Apr 21 Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals Hyderabad 7:30 PM SRH won by 47 runs
32 Apr 22 Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals Lucknow 7:30 PM Today
33 Apr 23 Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings Mumbai 7:30 PM Upcoming
34 Apr 24 Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans Bengaluru 7:30 PM Upcoming
35 Apr 25 Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings Delhi 3:30 PM Upcoming
36 Apr 25 Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Jaipur 7:30 PM Upcoming
37 Apr 26 Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings Ahmedabad 3:30 PM Upcoming
38 Apr 26 Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders Lucknow 7:30 PM Upcoming
39 Apr 27 Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Delhi 7:30 PM Upcoming
40 Apr 28 Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals New Chandigarh 7:30 PM Upcoming
41 Apr 29 Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Mumbai 7:30 PM Upcoming
42 Apr 30 Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Ahmedabad 7:30 PM Upcoming
43 May 01 Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals Jaipur 7:30 PM Upcoming
44 May 02 Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians Chennai 7:30 PM Upcoming
45 May 03 Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders Hyderabad 3:30 PM Upcoming
46 May 03 Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings Ahmedabad 7:30 PM Upcoming
47 May 04 Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants Mumbai 7:30 PM Upcoming
48 May 05 Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings Delhi 7:30 PM Upcoming
49 May 06 Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings Hyderabad 7:30 PM Upcoming
50 May 07 Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Lucknow 7:30 PM Upcoming
51 May 08 Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Delhi 7:30 PM Upcoming
52 May 09 Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans Jaipur 7:30 PM Upcoming
53 May 10 Chennai Super Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants Chennai 3:30 PM Upcoming
54 May 10 Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Mumbai Indians Raipur 7:30 PM Upcoming
55 May 11 Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals Dharamshala 7:30 PM Upcoming
56 May 12 Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Ahmedabad 7:30 PM Upcoming
57 May 13 Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders Raipur 7:30 PM Upcoming
58 May 14 Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians Dharamshala 7:30 PM Upcoming
59 May 15 Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings Lucknow 7:30 PM Upcoming
60 May 16 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans Kolkata 7:30 PM Upcoming
61 May 17 Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Dharamshala 3:30 PM Upcoming
62 May 17 Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals Delhi 7:30 PM Upcoming
63 May 18 Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Chennai 7:30 PM Upcoming
64 May 19 Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants Jaipur 7:30 PM Upcoming
65 May 20 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians Kolkata 7:30 PM Upcoming
66 May 21 Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans Chennai 7:30 PM Upcoming
67 May 22 Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Hyderabad 7:30 PM Upcoming
68 May 23 Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings Lucknow 7:30 PM Upcoming
69 May 24 Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals Mumbai 3:30 PM Upcoming
70 May 24 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals Kolkata 7:30 PM Upcoming

Playoffs and Final

Match Date Venue Time (IST)
Qualifier 1 May 26 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 7:30 PM
Eliminator May 27 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 7:30 PM
Qualifier 2 May 29 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 7:30 PM
Grand Final May 31 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 7:30 PM

Venues and Home Grounds

Franchise Primary Home Ground Secondary Home Ground
Chennai Super Kings MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai) –
Mumbai Indians Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai) –
Royal Challengers Bengaluru M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru) Raipur (May 10 & 13)
Rajasthan Royals Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur) Guwahati (Mar 30, Apr 7, Apr 10)
Punjab Kings New Chandigarh (Mullanpur) Dharamshala (May 11, 14, 17)
Kolkata Knight Riders Eden Gardens (Kolkata) –
Gujarat Titans Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad) –
Lucknow Super Giants Ekana Cricket Stadium (Lucknow) –
Delhi Capitals Arun Jaitley Stadium (Delhi) –
Sunrisers Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Stadium (Hyderabad) –

Key Player Movements & Trades

Player From Team To Team Status
Sanju Samson RR CSK Traded (18 Cr)
Ravindra Jadeja CSK RR Traded (14 Cr)
Mohammed Shami SRH LSG Traded
Shardul Thakur LSG MI Traded
Arjun Tendulkar MI LSG Traded

Context Ahead of the Season

The 2026 season arrives with notable changes in team combinations and leadership structures. Transfers involving senior players have altered team balance, while venue adjustments reflect logistical and strategic decisions. With the playoffs returning to Bengaluru, attention remains on whether the defending champions can sustain their performance across a longer and more competitive season.

By Jayesh Chaubey

Jayesh Chaubey is an independent writer and the founder of The Living Draft. He covers India’s technology, public policy, and geopolitics, with a focus on how digital and civic developments shape everyday life. His work is part of an ongoing effort to pursue investigative and public interest journalism.

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