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IPL 2026 Schedule Announcement Highlights: The Royal Challengers Bengaluru will face Sunrisers Hyderabad to open their season as defending champions at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on March 28.
The IPL’s first 20 games’ schedule was made public on Wednesday. The competition will begin on March 28 and go until April 12. The announcement of the voting schedule will precede the announcement of the remaining schedule. Interestingly, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Assam are set to hold assembly elections in April and May.
The fact that the game would take place in Bengaluru cannot be verified. In a statement, the board stressed that the match would only take place there if the Karnataka government’s expert committee gave its approval. On March 13, there is a meeting. There, every aspect of setting up the game at the stadium will be reviewed.
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The board’s schedule
The IPL will start on Saturday, March 28, with a match between Hyderabad and Bengaluru, per the board’s schedule. The previous occasion, Bengaluru took home the trophy. The first game will take place in their home stadium, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in accordance with tradition. Ten locations nationwide will host the final 19 games.
The IPL ,On the second day of the competition, Kolkata will play. Kolkata will go to Mumbai to play the Mumbai Indians. On April 2, Kolkata will play their first game at home at Eden. Sunrisers Hyderabad is the rival. In addition, Kolkata will play the Lucknow Super Giants on April 9 and the Punjab Kings on April 6.
First, each team’s four-match schedule was revealed. Kolkata will play all three of their games at home. This implies that KKR, led by Abhishek Nair, will have to play at Eden during the state’s elections.
Two of the Chennai Super Kings’ four games will be played at home. However, Guwahati has long served as the Rajasthan Royals’ second home field. Three of their first four games will take place in Guwahati.
There will be two games per day, or four “double headers.” At 3:30 p.m., the first game will begin. At 7:30 p.m., the second game will begin. The single-match days will begin at 7:30 p.m. On April 4, Delhi will play Mumbai in the afternoon in the inaugural “double header.”
Bengaluru will play two games in Raipur and five at home at Chinnaswamy, according to the board. The Punjab Kings will play three games in Dharamsala and four at Mullanpur. Rajasthan will play four games in Jaipur and three in Guwahati.
IPL schedule
PBKS schedule to April 12 :
- March 31: Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans — Mullanpur
- April 3: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings — Chennai
- April 6: Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders — Kolkata
- April 11: Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad — Mullanpur
RR schedule to April 12 :
- March 30: Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings — Guwahati
- April 4: Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans — Ahmedabad
- April 7: Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians — Guwahati
- April 10: Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru — Guwahati
LSG schedule to April 12 :
- April 1: Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals — Lucknow
- April 5: Lucknow Super Giants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad — Hyderabad
- April 9: Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders — Kolkata
- April 12: Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans — Lucknow
DC schedule to April 12 :
- April 1: Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants — BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
- April 4: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians — Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
- April 8: Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans — Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
- April 11: Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings — M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
SRH schedule to April 12 :
- March 28: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru — Bengaluru
- April 2: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders — Kolkata
- April 5: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants — Hyderabad
- April 11: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings — Mullanpur
GT schedule to April 12 :
- March 31: Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings — Mullanpur
- April 4: Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals — Ahmedabad
- April 8: Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals — Delhi
- April 12: Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants — Lucknow
KKR schedule to April 12 :
- March 29: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians — Mumbai
- April 2: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad — Kolkata
- April 6: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings — Kolkata
- April 9: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants — Kolkata
MI schedule to April 12 :
- March 29: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders — Mumbai
- April 4: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals — Delhi
- April 7: Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals — Guwahati
- April 12: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru — Mumbai
CSK schedule to April 12 :
- March 30: Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings — Guwahati
- April 3: Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings — Chennai
- April 5: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings — Bengaluru
- April 11: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals — Chennai
RCB schedule to April 12 :
- March 28: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad — Bengaluru
- April 5: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings — Bengaluru
- April 10: Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru — Guwahati
- April 12: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru — Mumbai
Schedule for first 20 matches
