IPL 2026 Match List: The history of the Indian Premier League is 19 years old, RCB has also become the champion. Hard to believe, but this is true and IPL 2026 is going to bring a new thrill for cricket fans. The next season is starting from 28th March. The date of the final has not been revealed yet because BCCI had released the schedule of only the first 20 matches. See here when and where all these matches will be played.

The first match of IPL 2026 will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad on 28 March. Since RCB is the defending champion, the first match of the season will be played at its home ground M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Complete schedule of IPL 2026 (till now)

March 28 – RCB vs SRH – Bengaluru

29 March – MI vs KKR – Mumbai

30 March – RR vs CSK – Guwahati

March 31 – PBKS vs GT – New Chandigarh

1 April – LSG vs DC – Lucknow

April 2 – KKR vs SRH – Kolkata

April 3 – CSK vs PBKS – Chennai

4 April – DC vs MI – Delhi

4 April – GT vs RR – Ahmedabad

5 April – SRH vs LSG – Hyderabad

5 April – RCB vs CSK – Bengaluru

6 April – KKR vs PBKS – Kolkata

7 April – RR vs MI – Guwahati

8 April – DC vs GT – Delhi –

9 April – KKR vs LSG – Kolkata

10 April – RR vs RCB – Guwahati

April 11 – PBKS vs SRH – New Chandigarh

11 April – CSK vs DC – Chennai

12 April – LSG vs GT – Lucknow

12 April – MI vs RCB – Mumbai

According to reports, the remaining schedule is to be announced this week. It is being told that the schedule of 54 more matches is yet to be revealed for IPL 2026. The final can be played on 31 May. The final match can be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Let us tell you that the format of IPL 2026 is going to remain the same as before. In the league stage, each team will play 14 matches and the teams finishing in the top 4 of the points table will qualify for the playoffs.

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IPL 2026 Schedule Awaited For Election Dates: The schedule of Indian Premier League 2026 has not been announced yet. Assembly elections are to be held in many states. BCCI is waiting for the election dates to be announced in the states, after which the schedule of IPL 2026 should be announced so that there is no clash situation between the elections and the matches. Apart from this, BCCI is also waiting to decide the home venues of some teams. According to information received by IANS, BCCI has directed Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to decide their home venues by the end of this week. RCB’s home venue is M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, while Rajasthan plays at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur and for some matches at Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati.

Where will be the home venue of Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026?

It is becoming a bit challenging to decide the home venue for RR. There is uncertainty in Jaipur Stadium due to administrative problems in Rajasthan Cricket Association. BCCI has said that if needed, Rajasthan Royals may have to use Pune’s MCA Stadium as their backup home venue.

Where will be RCB’s home venue in IPL 2026?

Discussions are going on regarding home venue for RCB also. Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium has recently been given permission to organize IPL and international cricket matches, this permission is subject to the terms and conditions set by the state government and the concerned authorities. RCB Vice President Rajesh Menon had met the CM of Chhattisgarh regarding the possibility of playing two matches at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Naya Raipur.

BCCI is waiting for the election dates

BCCI’s aim is that the schedule of IPL 2026 should be such that there is no conflict between the elections and matches to be held in any state. For this, the board is waiting for both the decisions of the teams and the announcement of election dates. Once RCB and RR finalize their home venues and the election dates are announced, BCCI will finalize the IPL 2026 schedule. This delay in preparations for IPL 2026 is due to election and administrative processes, but the board wants to ensure that all the matches go smoothly without any hindrance.