The IPL 2026 season will begin on 28 March 2026, starting with an exciting opening match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The tournament features 10 teams competing across major stadiums in India, with evening and weekend matches scheduled to deliver thrilling cricket action throughout the season

IPL Teams 2026

IPL Schedule 2026

MATCH 1

MAR 28

7:30 PM IST

M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

RCB

VS

SRH

MATCH 2

MAR 29

7:30 PM IST

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

MI

VS

KKR

MATCH 3

MAR 30

7:30 PM IST

Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati

RR

VS

CSK

MATCH 4

MAR 31

7:30 PM IST

Mullanpur Stadium, Chandigarh

PBKS

VS

GT

MATCH 5

APR 1

7:30 PM IST

Ekana Stadium, Lucknow

LSG

VS

DC

MATCH 6

APR 2

7:30 PM IST

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

KKR

VS

SRH

MATCH 7

APR 3

7:30 PM IST

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

CSK

VS

PBKS

MATCH 8

APR 4

3:30 PM IST

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

DC

VS

MI

MATCH 9

APR 4

7:30 PM IST

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

GT

VS

RR

MATCH 10

APR 5

3:30 PM IST

Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad

SRH

VS

LSG

MATCH 11

APR 5

7:30 PM IST

M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

RCB

VS

CSK

MATCH 12

APR 6

7:30 PM IST

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

KKR

VS

PBKS

MATCH 13

APR 7

7:30 PM IST

Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati

RR

VS

MI

MATCH 14

APR 8

7:30 PM IST

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

DC

VS

GT

MATCH 15

APR 9

7:30 PM IST

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

KKR

VS

LSG

MATCH 16

APR 10

7:30 PM IST

Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati

RR

VS

RCB

MATCH 17

APR 11

3:30 PM IST

Mullanpur Stadium, Chandigarh

PBKS

VS

SRH

MATCH 18

APR 11

7:30 PM IST

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

CSK

VS

DC

MATCH 19

APR 12

3:30 PM IST

Ekana Stadium, Lucknow

LSG

VS

GT

MATCH 20

APR 12

7:30 PM IST

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

MI

VS

RCB