The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the schedule for the 19th editon of Indian Premier League 2026, which is set to be played from March 28 to May 24, 2026.
The tournament will kick off with defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru taking on Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on March 28.
The games will be played at Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, Dharamshala, Raipur, and New Chandigarh.
IPL 2026 first phase schedule
March 28 – Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – Bengaluru – 7:30PM IST, Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 6 wkts
March 29 – Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders – Mumbai – 7:30PM IST , Mumbai Indians win by 6 wkts
March 30 – Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings – Guwahati – 7:30PM IST,Rajasthan Royals win by 8 wkts
March 31 – Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans – Mullanpur – 7:30PM IST,Punjab Kings won by 3 wkts
April 1 – Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals – Lucknow – 7:30PM IST , DC won by 6 wickets
April 2 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – Kolkata – 7:30PM IST, Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 65 runs
April 3 – Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings – Chennai – 7:30PM IST, Punjab Kings win by 5 wickets
April 4 – Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians – Delhi – 3:30PM IST,DC won by 6 wickets
April 4 – Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals – Ahmedabad – 7:30PM IST,Rajasthan Royals won by 6 runs
Rajasthan Royals
April 5 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants – Hyderabad – 3:30PM IST,Lucknow Super Giants win by 5 wickets
April 5 – Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings – Bengaluru – 7:30PM IST, Royal challengers Bengaluru win by 43 runs
April 6 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings – Kolkata – 7:30PM IST, match abandoned
April 7 – Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians – Guwahati – 7:30PM IST, Rajasthan Royals won by 27 runs
April 8 – Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans – Delhi – 7:30PM IST,Gujarat Titans win by 1 run.
April 9 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants – Kolkata – 7:30PM IST, Lucknow Super Giants win by 1 run
April 10 – Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Guwahati – 7:30PM IST , RR win by 6 wickets
April 11 – Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – Mullanpur – 3:30PM IST,Punjab Kings won by 6 wkts
April 11 – Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals – Chennai – 7:30PM IST, CSK won by 23 runs
April 12 – Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans – Lucknow – 3:30PM IST,Gujarat Titans won by 7 wkts
April 12 – Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Mumbai – 7:30PM IST ,Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 18 runs
Second phase IPL schedule 2026
Apr 13, 2026Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals- Hyderabad 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT,Sunrisers Hyderabad win by 57 runs
Apr 14, 2026 Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders- Chennai 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT,Chennai Super Kings won by 32 runs
Apr 15, 2026 Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants- Bengaluru 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT,Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 5 wkts
Apr 16, 2026 Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings Mumbai 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT, Punjab Kings win by 7 wickets
Apr 17, 2026 Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders Ahmedabad 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT,Gujarat Titans win by 7 wickets
Apr 18, 2026 Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals Bengaluru 3:30 PM / 10:00 AM GMT,Delhi Capitals win by 6 wkts
Apr 18, 2026 Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Hyderabad 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT, Sunrisers Hyderabad win by 10 runs
Apr 19, 2026 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Kolkata 3:30 PM / 10:00 AM GMT,Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wkts
Apr 19, 2026 Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants New Chandigarh 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT, Punjab Kings win by 54 runs
Apr 20, 2026 Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians Ahmedabad 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
Apr 21, 2026 Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals Hyderabad 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
Apr 22, 2026 Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals Lucknow 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
Apr 23, 2026 Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings Mumbai 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
Apr 24, 2026 Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans Bengaluru 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
Apr 25, 2026 Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings Delhi 3:30 PM / 10:00 AM GMT
Apr 25, 2026 Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Jaipur 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
Apr 26, 2026 Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings Ahmedabad 3:30 PM / 10:00 AM GMT
Apr 26, 2026 Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders Lucknow 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
Apr 27, 2026 Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Delhi 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
Apr 28, 2026 Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals New Chandigarh 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
Apr 29, 2026 Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Mumbai 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
Apr 30, 2026 Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Ahmedabad 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
May 1, 2026 Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals Jaipur 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
May 2, 2026 Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians Chennai 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
May 3, 2026 Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders Hyderabad 3:30 PM / 10:00 AM GMT
May 3, 2026 Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings Ahmedabad 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
May 4, 2026 Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants Mumbai 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
May 5, 2026 Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings Delhi 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
May 6, 2026 Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings Hyderabad 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
May 7, 2026 Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Lucknow 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
May 8, 2026 Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Delhi 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
May 9, 2026 Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans Jaipur 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
May 10, 2026 Chennai Super Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants Chennai 3:30 PM / 10:00 AM GMT
May 10, 2026 Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Mumbai Indians Raipur 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
May 11, 2026 Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals Dharamsala 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
May 12, 2026 Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Ahmedabad 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
May 13, 2026 Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders Raipur 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
May 14, 2026 Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians Dharamsala 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
May 15, 2026 Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings Lucknow 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
May 16, 2026 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans Kolkata 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
May 17, 2026 Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Dharamsala 3:30 PM / 10:00 AM GMT
May 17, 2026 Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals Delhi 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
May 18, 2026 Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Chennai 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
May 19, 2026 Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants Jaipur 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
May 20, 2026 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians Kolkata 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
May 21, 2026 Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans Chennai 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
May 22, 2026 Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Hyderabad 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
May 23, 2026 Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings Lucknow 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT
May 24, 2026 Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals Mumbai 3:30 PM / 10:00 AM GMT
May 24, 2026 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals Kolkata 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM GMT