The final of IPL 2026 will be played on 31 May at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. BCCI has officially announced the schedule of the playoffs. In its statement, the board said that Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium was earlier chosen for the venue of the final, but why did they shift it to Ahmedabad.

The 19th edition of the Indian Premier League has now reached an exciting turn, every match is important from the point of view of playoffs. Narendra Modi Stadium is the home ground of Gujarat Titans, 3 finals have been played here in the last 4 years and now this season the fourth final will be held at this venue. With the announcement of the schedule, BCCI clearly said that they had chosen Bengaluru to host the final, but due to some unnecessary demands they had to change the venue.

Why was the hosting snatched from RCB? What did BCCI tell?

The board said, “Bengaluru was selected to host the final. However, due to certain requirements of the local association and officials, which were outside the scope of the BCCI guidelines and protocols, this venue has been changed and another venue has been decided.”

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In some reports, quoting sources, it was said that due to the ongoing dispute regarding the sale and demand of tickets, the hosting of the final was snatched from RCB’s home ground. Let us tell you that before the start of the season, it was said that MLAs are public representatives and they should get at least 5 tickets, why should they stand in line for tickets? Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar had also said that MLAs and MPs will be given 3 tickets each for RCB matches.

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Although BCCI did not say anything clearly regarding the demand for tickets, but in its statement it said that the local association and officials had some requirements which were beyond the scope of BCCI guidelines and protocols. Because of this the venue of the IPL 2026 final was changed.

IPL 2026 playoff schedule

Qualifier-1 will be held on May 26 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala. The eliminator match will be held on 27th May in New Chandigarh (Mullanpur). Qualifier-2 will be held on 29th May in New Chandigarh itself. The final will be played on May 31 at Narendra Modi Stadium.