IPL 2026 schedule is finally out. BCCI has confirmed all 70 league fixtures across both phases. Ten teams. Twelve venues. The action runs from March 28 all the way to May 24. Every evening match kicks off at 7:30 PM IST. Weekend double headers get an additional 3:30 PM afternoon game.
The first phase was released earlier covering 20 matches through April 12. The second phase took longer because of assembly election announcements in Assam, West Bengal, and Tamil Nadu.
Both phases are now confirmed. No matches have been removed. No venues have changed. The full tournament goes ahead exactly as planned.
IPL 2026 Full Schedule: Phase 1 (March 28 to April 12)
Phase one gets underway on March 28 with SRH taking on RCB in Bengaluru. Twenty matches across 16 days set the tone for the season.
- March 28, Sat, 7:30 PM — SRH vs RCB, Bengaluru
- March 29, Sun, 7:30 PM — KKR vs MI, Mumbai
- March 30, Mon, 7:30 PM — CSK vs RR, Guwahati
- March 31, Tue, 7:30 PM — GT vs PBKS, New Chandigarh
- April 1, Wed, 7:30 PM — DC vs LSG, Lucknow
- April 2, Thu, 7:30 PM — SRH vs KKR, Kolkata
- April 3, Fri, 7:30 PM — PBKS vs CSK, Chennai
- April 4, Sat, 3:30 PM — MI vs DC, Delhi
- April 4, Sat, 7:30 PM — RR vs GT, Ahmedabad
- April 5, Sun, 3:30 PM — LSG vs SRH, Hyderabad
- April 5, Sun, 7:30 PM — CSK vs RCB, Bengaluru
- April 6, Mon, 7:30 PM — PBKS vs KKR, Kolkata
- April 7, Tue, 7:30 PM — MI vs RR, Guwahati
- April 8, Wed, 7:30 PM — GT vs DC, Delhi
- April 9, Thu, 7:30 PM — LSG vs KKR, Kolkata
- April 10, Fri, 7:30 PM — RCB vs RR, Guwahati
- April 11, Sat, 3:30 PM — SRH vs PBKS, New Chandigarh
- April 11, Sat, 7:30 PM — DC vs CSK, Chennai
- April 12, Sun, 3:30 PM — GT vs LSG, Lucknow
- April 12, Sun, 7:30 PM — RCB vs MI, Mumbai
IPL 2026 Full Schedule: Phase 2 (April 13 to May 24)
Phase two brings 50 more matches across six weeks. It opens on April 13 with Rajasthan Royals hosting Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad.
- April 13, Mon, 7:30 PM — RR vs SRH, Hyderabad
- April 14, Tue, 7:30 PM — KKR vs CSK, Chennai
- April 15, Wed, 7:30 PM — LSG vs RCB, Bengaluru
- April 16, Thu, 7:30 PM — PBKS vs MI, Mumbai
- April 17, Fri, 7:30 PM — KKR vs GT, Ahmedabad
- April 18, Sat, 3:30 PM — DC vs RCB, Bengaluru
- April 18, Sat, 7:30 PM — CSK vs SRH, Hyderabad
- April 19, Sun, 3:30 PM — RR vs KKR, Kolkata
- April 19, Sun, 7:30 PM — LSG vs PBKS, New Chandigarh
- April 20, Mon, 7:30 PM — MI vs GT, Ahmedabad
- April 21, Tue, 7:30 PM — DC vs SRH, Hyderabad
- April 22, Wed, 7:30 PM — RR vs LSG, Lucknow
- April 23, Thu, 7:30 PM — CSK vs MI, Mumbai
- April 24, Fri, 7:30 PM — GT vs RCB, Bengaluru
- April 25, Sat, 3:30 PM — PBKS vs DC, Delhi
- April 25, Sat, 7:30 PM — SRH vs RR, Jaipur
- April 26, Sun, 3:30 PM — CSK vs GT, Ahmedabad
- April 26, Sun, 7:30 PM — KKR vs LSG, Lucknow
- April 27, Mon, 7:30 PM — RCB vs DC, Delhi
- April 28, Tue, 7:30 PM — RR vs PBKS, New Chandigarh
- April 29, Wed, 7:30 PM — SRH vs MI, Mumbai
- April 30, Thu, 7:30 PM — RCB vs GT, Ahmedabad
- May 1, Fri, 7:30 PM — DC vs RR, Jaipur
- May 2, Sat, 7:30 PM — MI vs CSK, Chennai
- May 3, Sun, 3:30 PM — KKR vs SRH, Hyderabad
- May 3, Sun, 7:30 PM — PBKS vs GT, Ahmedabad
- May 4, Mon, 7:30 PM — LSG vs MI, Mumbai
- May 5, Tue, 7:30 PM — CSK vs DC, Delhi
- May 6, Wed, 7:30 PM — PBKS vs SRH, Hyderabad
- May 7, Thu, 7:30 PM — RCB vs LSG, Lucknow
- May 8, Fri, 7:30 PM — KKR vs DC, Delhi
- May 9, Sat, 7:30 PM — GT vs RR, Jaipur
- May 10, Sun, 3:30 PM — LSG vs CSK, Chennai
- May 10, Sun, 7:30 PM — MI vs RCB, Raipur
- May 11, Mon, 7:30 PM — DC vs PBKS, Dharamsala
- May 12, Tue, 7:30 PM — SRH vs GT, Ahmedabad
- May 13, Wed, 7:30 PM — KKR vs RCB, Raipur
- May 14, Thu, 7:30 PM — MI vs PBKS, Dharamsala
- May 15, Fri, 7:30 PM — CSK vs LSG, Lucknow
- May 16, Sat, 7:30 PM — GT vs KKR, Kolkata
- May 17, Sun, 3:30 PM — RCB vs PBKS, Dharamsala
- May 17, Sun, 7:30 PM — RR vs DC, Delhi
- May 18, Mon, 7:30 PM — SRH vs CSK, Chennai
- May 19, Tue, 7:30 PM — LSG vs RR, Jaipur
- May 20, Wed, 7:30 PM — MI vs KKR, Kolkata
- May 21, Thu, 7:30 PM — GT vs CSK, Chennai
- May 22, Fri, 7:30 PM — RCB vs SRH, Hyderabad
- May 23, Sat, 7:30 PM — PBKS vs LSG, Lucknow
- May 24, Sun, 3:30 PM — RR vs MI, Mumbai
- May 24, Sun, 7:30 PM — DC vs KKR, Kolkata
IPL 2026 Venues: All 12 Stadiums
IPL 2026 venues cover twelve cities from one end of India to the other. Every stadium brings its own pitch conditions, crowd energy, and match-day atmosphere.
- Bengaluru — M Chinnaswamy Stadium
- Mumbai — Wankhede Stadium
- Chennai — MA Chidambaram Stadium
- Kolkata — Eden Gardens
- Delhi — Arun Jaitley Stadium
- Ahmedabad — Narendra Modi Stadium
- Hyderabad — Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
- Lucknow — BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium
- Jaipur — Sawai Mansingh Stadium
- Dharamsala — HPCA Stadium
- Raipur — Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium
- New Chandigarh — Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium
IPL 2026 Fixtures: Matches Worth Watching
Seventy matches. Every team plays home and away. A few fixtures already stand out from the full list.
PBKS and GT meet twice this season. First on March 31 at Mullanpur, then again on May 3 at Ahmedabad. Two completely different venues and two very different stages of the season.
The final day on May 24 runs two matches at the same time. RR vs MI in Mumbai and DC vs KKR in Kolkata. Playoff qualification could come down to those last few hours.
PBKS face a tough run in May with three away matches across Dharamsala and Hyderabad in quick succession. How they handle that stretch could define their season.
What Happens After May 24
The league stage ends on May 24. The top four sides advance to the playoffs. Venue announcements for the knockout rounds will follow once the standings are confirmed.
The IPL 2026 full schedule is set. Seventy matches. Twelve venues. One trophy. It all starts on March 28.
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