Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 The season is scheduled to begin on 28 March, with the final taking place on 31 May. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the schedule of the tournament on 11 March.
The announcement was delayed due to the clash of the tournament with assembly elections in Assam, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. While Kolkata (in West Bengal) and Chennai (in Tamil Nadu) are the bases for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) respectively, Guwahati (in Assam) is the second base for Rajasthan Royals (RR).
One of the other reasons behind the delay was the uncertainty over the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The venue has not hosted any top-level cricket since the tragic stampede during Royal Challengers Bangalore's 2025 victory parade that left 11 people dead and several injured. However, the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) got the nod after extensive discussions with RCB officials.
The opening match of the tournament will be played between defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and one-time winners Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on March 28 in Bengaluru.
Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals will play their first match against Rishabh Pant's Lucknow Super Giants on April 1 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium. Ekana Cricket Stadium.
Delhi Capitals' full schedule for IPL 2026:
|
Match no. |
date |
Day |
rival |
Time (IST) |
venue |
| 05 | 01 April | Wednesday | Lucknow Super Giants |
7:30 pm |
BRSABV Ekana Stadium, Lucknow. |
|
08 |
04 April | Saturday | Mumbai Indians | 7:30 pm |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
|
14 |
08 April | Wednesday | Gujarat Titans | 3:30 pm |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
|
18 |
11 April | Saturday | Chennai Super Kings | 3:30 pm |
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
dc home match schedule 2026
|
Match no. |
date |
Day |
rival |
Time (IST) |
venue |
|
08 |
04 April | Saturday | Mumbai Indians | 7:30 pm |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
|
14 |
08 April | Wednesday | Gujarat Titans | 3:30 pm |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
dc away match schedule 2026
|
Match no. |
date |
Day |
rival |
Time (IST) |
venue |
| 05 | 01 April | Wednesday | Lucknow Super Giants |
7:30 pm |
BRSABV Ekana Stadium, Lucknow |
|
18 |
11 April | Saturday | Chennai Super Kings | 3:30 pm | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
Delhi Capitals IPL 2026 Final Team
Akshar Patel, KL RahulKuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, T. Natarajan, Tristan Stubbs, Oqib Nabi, Mukesh Kumar, Nitish Rana (traded in), Pathum Nissanka, Abhishek Porel, Ashutosh Sharma, Ben Duckett, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Sameer Rizvi, Dushmantha Chameera, Prithvi Shaw, Karun Nair, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwary, Ajay Mondal, Tripura Vijay, Sahil Parakh, Vihaan Malhotra, Kyle. jameson
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