IPL 2026 full schedule: match dates, venues, timings, team combinations

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Indian cricket followers are all set for almost three months of continuous cricket motion after the frenetic T20 World Cup 2026, because the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) has introduced the schedule for the upcoming Indian Premier League 2026 (IPL 2026).

On Wednesday, March 11, the BCCI confirmed the dates for the primary part of the upcoming IPL 2026, which is scheduled to start on March 28 with defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) taking over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) within the opening match.

IPL 2026 Groups and Workforce Overview After Public sale

The following version of IPL 2026 is anticipated to be extra thrilling than the final one as groups made daring strikes through the mini-auction to be held in Abu Dhabi in December 2025.

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Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK)

CSK has ready a brand new group with a mix of youth and expertise. The five-time IPL champions stunned everybody by bringing in Sanju Samson within the group, parting methods with Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran. The group additionally made headlines by spending Rs 1.42 crore every on uncapped Indian gamers Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma on the public sale.

Main gamers: Ruturaj Gaikwad, MS Dhoni, Sanju Samson, Sarfaraz Khan, Jamie Overton, Aqeel Hossain, Dewald Brevis, Prashant Veer, Ayush Maatle

Mumbai Indians (MI)

5-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians made minimal strikes through the public sale however managed to re-sign Quinton de Kock.

Main gamers: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Quinton de Kock, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Will Jacks.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

Royal Challengers Bangalore have strengthened their squad with some good signings as they appear to defend their first-ever title within the upcoming IPL 2026.

Main gamers: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt, Venkatesh Iyer, Josh Hazlewood, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethel

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

KKR made headlines by signing Australian all-rounder Cameron Inexperienced, who turned the most costly abroad participant in IPL historical past, making the largest deal within the IPL 2026 mini-auction. The three-time champions signed Inexperienced for Rs 2.52 crore at public sale.

Main gamers: Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Cameron Inexperienced, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Masisha Pathirana

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Gujarat Titans (GT)

Gujarat Titans have made solely minor changes for IPL 2026. West Indian all-rounder Jason Holder was offered for the best value at public sale at Rs 70 crore.

Main gamers: Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarsan, Jos Buttler, Rashid Khan, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada

Delhi Capitals (DC)

Delhi Capitals made some daring strikes with the mini-auction. Their costliest acquisition was proficient Jammu and Kashmir all-rounder Okib Nabi, who was offered for a whopping 8.4 crores.

To strengthen their batting line-up forward of IPL 2026, DC acquired huge hitters like David Miller and Ben Duckett for Rs 200 crore every, and added Sri Lankan star Pathum Nissanka for Rs 400 crore within the public sale.

Main gamers: KL Rahul, Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel, Ben Duckett, Axar Patel, Ashutosh Sharma, Okib Nabi, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Pathum Nissanka, Sameer Rizvi, David Miller

Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG)

Lucknow Tremendous Giants had spent a whopping Rs 8.6 crore to signal Australian wicketkeeper Josh Inglis. LSG additionally signed Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga and South African quick bowler Anrich Nortje for a base value of 200 million rupees every in a bid to make a powerful comeback.

Main gamers: Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ayush Badni, Mohammed Shami, Digvesh Rati, Anrich Nortje

Rajasthan Royals (RR)

Rajasthan Royals underwent a significant transformation by buying and selling Sanju Samson to CSK. Their huge contract was leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi (Rs 72 crore).

Main gamers: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Riyan Parag, Sam Curran, Ravi Bishnoi, Jofra Archer, Adam Milne, Kwena Mapaka

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

Sunrisers Hyderabad retained most of their key gamers. SRH’s greatest acquisition was England all-rounder Liam Livingstone for 13 billion yen. In addition they signed Jack Edwards, Salil Arora and Shivam Mavi at public sale.

Main gamers: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen, Ishan Kishan, Salil Arora, Liam Livingston, Jack Edwards, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins, Harshal Patel, Brydon Kurth

Punjab Kings (PBKS)

Punjab Kings are decided to stay to their core even after reaching the ultimate in 2025. Solely Ben Dwarshwis (Rs 4.4 crore), Cooper Connolly (Rs 30 crore), Pravin Dubey and Vishal Nishad (Rs 3 million every) have been signed on the public sale.

Main gamers: Shreyas Iyer, Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadera, Priyanshu Arya, Prabhushiran Singh, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ben Dwarshwis.