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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had already announced the schedule of the playoffs. Now all four teams of the playoffs have also been revealed. Defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans have secured a place in the playoffs.
The final of IPL 2026 will be played on 31 May at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. But before that, all four teams will face each other, but on which date will their matches be played. Here you will get the answer to this question.
Complete schedule of IPL 2026 playoffs
Playoff matches are decided on the basis of points table. The teams finishing first and second in the table come face to face in the first qualifier. This means that there will be a clash between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 on 26th May.
The third and fourth placed teams face each other in the eliminator match. The eliminator match will be played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals on 27th May. After this the question arises that who will compete in the second qualifier.
- 26 May – RCB vs GT – 1st Qualifier (Dharamshala)
- 27 May – SRH vs RR – Eliminator (New Chandigarh)
- 29 May – 2nd Qualifier – New Chandigarh
- 31 May – Final – Ahmedabad
RCB has a chance to reach the final directly
Actually, the team that wins the first qualifier directly reaches the finals. This means both Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans will have a chance to reach the finals directly. Suppose RCB wins Qualifier 1 and goes to the final. Even after that, Gujarat Titans will not be out, because they will get a second chance to go to the finals. Gujarat will again play in Qualifier 2.
The team that loses the eliminator is out of the tournament and the winning team plays Qualifier 2. Then the team that wins Qualifier 2 faces the winner of Qualifier 1 in the final.
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