Check Out IPL 2026 Schedule

Cricket fever is set to grip the world once again as the 19th edition of Indian Premier League begins on March 28, 2026.

IPL 2026 will kick-off with a blockbuster opening game between defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru on March 28, 2026.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced the schedule for the first 20 games to be played from March 28 to April 12, 2026 because of assembly elections in four states and one Union Territory. The rest of the IPL 2026 schedule will be announced later this month.

The second match of the opening weekend will see Mumbai Indians host Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai with the opening weekend featuring no double-headers.

On Monday, April 13, the BCCI made a minor revision in the schedule, swapping the fixtures between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings on April 26 and May 21, citing municipal corporation elections in Ahmedabad and other parts of Gujarat on April 26.

The afternoon match between GT and CSK, originally slated to be played in Ahmedabad on April 26, will now be held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, starting at 3:30 PM IST.

Accordingly, the return fixture between CSK and GT, scheduled for May 21 in the evening, has been shifted to the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, with the match set to begin at 7:30 PM IST.

A total of 20 matches will be played across 10 venues: Bengaluru, Mumbai, Guwahati, New Chandigarh, Lucknow, Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad.

Check out the first phase of IPL 2026 schedule (in IST):

• IPL 2026
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