The wait is almost over—IPL 2026 is set to bring another wave of excitement, big hits, and unforgettable cricketing moments. While the BCCI hasn’t officially released the IPL match list 2026, we already know the tournament window, number of matches, and likely venues.
In this post, you’ll find all the current details about IPL match list 2026, including the expected start and final dates, participating teams, stadiums, and format. Once the official schedule is announced, we’ll update this list with every fixture and venue.
TATA IPL 2026
| Tournament | Indian Premier League(19th edition) |
| Board | BCCI( The Board of Control for Cricket in India.) |
| Host | India |
| Most successful team | Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings (5-time winners) |
| The current winner | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Total Team | 10 |
| Total Matches | 74 |
| Introduction | Friday, March 27, 2026(Expected) |
| Final | Sunday, May 31, 2026(Expected) |
| Website | https://www.iplt20.com/ |
Tata IPL Match List 2026(Expected)
The first match of IPL 2026 will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings on Friday, 27 March 2026 at 7:30 PM (IST) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore . The final match of IPL 2026 will be played on Sunday 31 May 2025 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.
IPL 2026 Match List – Full Schedule (Expected)
A total of 10 teams will play 74 matches in Tata IPL 2026. This 19th edition of IPL 2026 will be played in 13 stadiums in India.
| No. | Date | Day | Match | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Mar | Fri | RCB vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru |
| 2 | 28 Mar | Sat | CSK vs MI | 3:30 PM | Chepauk, Chennai |
| 3 | 28 Mar | Sat | SRH vs DC | 7:30 PM | Rajiv Gandhi, Hyderabad |
| 4 | 29 Mar | Sun | GT vs KKR | 3:30 PM | Narendra Modi, Ahmedabad |
| 5 | 29 Mar | Sun | RR vs LSG | 7:30 PM | Sawai Mansingh, Jaipur |
| 6 | 30 Mar | Mon | MI vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | Wankhede, Mumbai |
| 7 | 31 Mar | Tue | DC vs RCB | 7:30 PM | Arun Jaitley, Delhi |
| 8 | 1 Apr | Wed | KKR vs SRH | 7:30 PM | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 9 | 2 Apr | Thu | LSG vs GT | 7:30 PM | Ekana, Lucknow |
| 10 | 3 Apr | Fri | PBKS vs CSK | 7:30 PM | PCA, Mohali |
| 11 | 4 Apr | Sat | MI vs RR | 3:30 PM | Wankhede, Mumbai |
| 12 | 4 Apr | Sat | RCB vs SRH | 7:30 PM | Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru |
| 13 | 5 Apr | Sun | GT vs DC | 3:30 PM | Narendra Modi, Ahmedabad |
| 14 | 5 Apr | Sun | CSK vs KKR | 7:30 PM | Chepauk, Chennai |
| 15 | 6 Apr | Mon | RR vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | Sawai Mansingh, Jaipur |
| 16 | 7 Apr | Tue | MI vs LSG | 7:30 PM | Wankhede, Mumbai |
| 17 | 8 Apr | Wed | SRH vs GT | 7:30 PM | Rajiv Gandhi, Hyderabad |
| 18 | 9 Apr | Thu | DC vs CSK | 7:30 PM | Arun Jaitley, Delhi |
| 19 | 10 Apr | Fri | KKR vs RCB | 7:30 PM | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 20 | 11 Apr | Sat | LSG vs PBKS | 3:30 PM | Ekana, Lucknow |
| 21 | 11 Apr | Sat | MI vs SRH | 7:30 PM | Wankhede, Mumbai |
| 22 | 12 Apr | Sun | GT vs RR | 3:30 PM | Narendra Modi, Ahmedabad |
| 23 | 12 Apr | Sun | CSK vs RCB | 7:30 PM | Chepauk, Chennai |
| 24 | 13 Apr | Mon | DC vs LSG | 7:30 PM | Arun Jaitley, Delhi |
| 25 | 14 Apr | Tue | KKR vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 26 | 15 Apr | Wed | SRH vs RR | 7:30 PM | Rajiv Gandhi, Hyderabad |
| 27 | 16 Apr | Thu | GT vs MI | 7:30 PM | Narendra Modi, Ahmedabad |
| 28 | 17 Apr | Fri | RCB vs LSG | 7:30 PM | Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru |
| 29 | 18 Apr | Sat | DC vs PBKS | 3:30 PM | Arun Jaitley, Delhi |
| 30 | 18 Apr | Sat | KKR vs MI | 7:30 PM | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 31 | 19 Apr | Sun | RR vs GT | 3:30 PM | Sawai Mansingh, Jaipur |
| 32 | 19 Apr | Sun | SRH vs CSK | 7:30 PM | Rajiv Gandhi, Hyderabad |
| 33 | 20 Apr | Mon | PBKS vs RCB | 7:30 PM | PCA, Mohali |
| 34 | 21 Apr | Tue | MI vs DC | 7:30 PM | Wankhede, Mumbai |
| 35 | 22 Apr | Wed | KKR vs LSG | 7:30 PM | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 36 | 23 Apr | Thu | GT vs SRH | 7:30 PM | Narendra Modi, Ahmedabad |
| 37 | 24 Apr | Fri | CSK vs RR | 7:30 PM | Chepauk, Chennai |
| 38 | 25 Apr | Sat | LSG vs MI | 3:30 PM | Ekana, Lucknow |
| 39 | 25 Apr | Sat | PBKS vs DC | 7:30 PM | PCA, Mohali |
| 40 | 26 Apr | Sun | SRH vs KKR | 3:30 PM | Rajiv Gandhi, Hyderabad |
| 41 | 26 Apr | Sun | RCB vs GT | 7:30 PM | Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru |
| 42 | 27 Apr | Mon | RR vs MI | 7:30 PM | Sawai Mansingh, Jaipur |
| 43 | 28 Apr | Tue | DC vs SRH | 7:30 PM | Arun Jaitley, Delhi |
| 44 | 29 Apr | Wed | PBKS vs LSG | 7:30 PM | PCA, Mohali |
| 45 | 30 Apr | Thu | GT vs KKR | 7:30 PM | Narendra Modi, Ahmedabad |
| 46 | 1 May | Fri | CSK vs MI | 7:30 PM | Chepauk, Chennai |
| 47 | 2 May | Sat | RCB vs DC | 3:30 PM | Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru |
| 48 | 2 May | Sat | SRH vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | Rajiv Gandhi, Hyderabad |
| 49 | 3 May | Sun | MI vs KKR | 3:30 PM | Wankhede, Mumbai |
| 50 | 3 May | Sun | LSG vs CSK | 7:30 PM | Ekana, Lucknow |
| 51 | 4 May | Mon | GT vs RR | 7:30 PM | Narendra Modi, Ahmedabad |
| 52 | 5 May | Tue | DC vs MI | 7:30 PM | Arun Jaitley, Delhi |
| 53 | 6 May | Wed | RCB vs KKR | 7:30 PM | Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru |
| 54 | 7 May | Thu | PBKS vs SRH | 7:30 PM | PCA, Mohali |
| 55 | 8 May | Fri | CSK vs GT | 7:30 PM | Chepauk, Chennai |
| 56 | 9 May | Sat | RR vs DC | 3:30 PM | Sawai Mansingh, Jaipur |
| 57 | 9 May | Sat | LSG vs KKR | 7:30 PM | Ekana, Lucknow |
| 58 | 10 May | Sun | SRH vs MI | 3:30 PM | Rajiv Gandhi, Hyderabad |
| 59 | 10 May | Sun | PBKS vs GT | 7:30 PM | PCA, Mohali |
| 60 | 11 May | Mon | RCB vs RR | 7:30 PM | Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru |
| 61 | 12 May | Tue | KKR vs DC | 7:30 PM | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 62 | 13 May | Wed | MI vs GT | 7:30 PM | Wankhede, Mumbai |
| 63 | 14 May | Thu | LSG vs SRH | 7:30 PM | Ekana, Lucknow |
| 64 | 15 May | Fri | RR vs CSK | 7:30 PM | Sawai Mansingh, Jaipur |
| 65 | 16 May | Sat | DC vs GT | 3:30 PM | Arun Jaitley, Delhi |
| 66 | 16 May | Sat | KKR vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 67 | 17 May | Sun | MI vs RCB | 3:30 PM | Wankhede, Mumbai |
| 68 | 17 May | Sun | SRH vs LSG | 7:30 PM | Rajiv Gandhi, Hyderabad |
| 69 | 18 May | Mon | GT vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | Narendra Modi, Ahmedabad |
| 70 | 19 May | Tue | CSK vs DC | 7:30 PM | Chepauk, Chennai |
Tata IPL 2026 Playoff and Final
| No. | Date | Day | Match | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 26 May | Tue | Qualifier 1 (1 vs 2) | 7:30 PM | Mohali |
| 72 | 27 May | Wed | Eliminator (3 vs 4) | 7:30 PM | Mohali |
| 73 | 29 May | Fri | Qualifier 2 (L Q1 vs W Eliminator) | 7:30 PM | Bangluru |
| 74 | 31 May | Sun | Final | 7:30 PM | Bangluru |
IPL 2026 Venues
A total of 13 matches will be played in all 74 matches of IPL 2026. All these stadiums are as follows–
| Team | Home Venues |
|---|---|
| Mumbai Indians(MI) | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Delhi Capitals(DC) | Arun Jaitley Ground, Delhi Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH) | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
| Chennai Super Kings(CSK) | M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Rajasthan Royals(RR) | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Bisarpa Cricket Stadium, Guwahati |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| Punjab Kings(PBKS) | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur HPCA Cricket Stadium, Dharamsala |
| Gujarat Titans(GT) | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) | Ekana Sports Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
Tata IPL 2026 Team List
Before the year 2022, there were only 8 teams in IPL but seeing the growth of IPL, 2 more teams were included in the year 2022. Now a total of 10 teams play in IPL. Names of all the IPL teams along with their captains-
| Team | Captain |
|---|---|
| Mumbai Indians(MI) | Hardik Pandya |
| Delhi Capitals(DC) | KL Rahul |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH) | Pat Cummins |
| Chennai Super Kings(CSK) | Ruturaj Gaikwad |
| Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) | Ajinkya Rahane |
| Rajasthan Royals(RR) | Sanju Samson |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) | Rajat Patidar |
| Punjab Kings(PBKS) | Shreyas Iyer |
| Gujarat Titans(GT) | Shubhman Gill |
| Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) | Rishabh Pant |
READ ALSO – Team India 2025 Schedule
IPL 2026 Related FAQ
When will IPL 2026 start?
Expected to start in the last week of March 2026.
How many matches in IPL 2026?
A total of 74 matches are expected.
Where will the IPL 2026 final be played?
Likely at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.