19th season of Indian Premier League It is scheduled to begin on March 28, with the grand finale taking place on May 31 in Bengaluru. This edition is expected to be the largest in the history of the tournament, with 10 teams competing in a total of 84 matches.
The defending champions will face each other in the opening match Royal Challengers Bangalore Take Sunrisers Hyderabad on prestigious M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on March 28. Although the full schedule has not been officially released yet Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that the final will be held on May 31 in Bengaluru.
Teams participating in IPL 2026
Ten teams will compete for the championship in the 2026 IPL season. The teams participating in this year's IPL are as follows:
- Chennai Super Kings
- Mumbai Indians
- Kolkata Knight Riders
- Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Rajasthan Royals
- punjab kings
- Delhi Capitals
- Gujarat Titans
- Lucknow Super Giants
What happened in 2025?
It was a historic night for RCB as they won their first IPL trophy, ending their 18-year drought in the competition. The Rajat Patidar-led side won the cup by defeating Shreyas Iyer's Punjab Kings in the IPL 2025 final. All-rounder Krunal Pandya was named player of the match for his match-winning contribution.
Young and promising batsman Sai Sudarshan won the Orange Cap in the 2025 edition by scoring 759 runs in just 15 innings. On the other hand, ace pacer Prasidh Krishna won the Purple Cap for taking the most wickets in the season. Both the Orange and Purple caps went to players of 2022 champion Gujarat Titans.
tournament structure
Due to upcoming assembly elections in five states in April and May, complete schedule Indian Premier League The 2026 season is yet to be released. Major states like west bengal, Tamil NaduAnd Assam, All those who are ready to host the matches are among those going to polls, leading to a phased announcement of the schedules.
As a result, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has currently unveiled the schedule of the first 20 matches, which covers the period from March 28 to April 12.
The season is expected to consist of a total of 84 matches, including 80 league-stage games and four playoff fixtures. Each of the 10 teams will play 14 or 16 matches in the league stage.
The tournament will continue with its established playoff structure, consisting of Qualifier 1, Eliminator, Qualifier 2 and the Final, ensuring a familiar and competitive finale to the season.
Overview of full squads
Chennai Super Kings (CSK): : Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Dewald Brewis, MS Dhoni, Karthik Sharma, Sarfaraz Khan, Ayush Mhatre, Urvil Patel, Sanju Samson, Aman Khan, Shivam Dubey, Jack Faulks, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Anshul Kamboj, Jamie Overton, Matthew Short, Prashant Veer, Khalil Ahmed, Rahul Chahar, Shreyas Gopal, Gurjapaneet Singh, Matt Henry, Akeal Hosein, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Chaudhary, Noor Ahmed.
Mumbai Indians (MI): : Hardik Pandya (captain), Quinton de Kock, Danish Malevar, Robin Minnes, Ryan Rickelton, Sherfane Rutherford, Rohit SharmaSuryakumar Yadav, Atharva Ankolekar, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Will Jacques, Mayank Rawat, Naman Dheer, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Tilak Verma, Ashwini Kumar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar, AM Ghazanfar, Mayank Markande, Mohammad Izhar, Raghu Sharma.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): : Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Rinku Singh, Finn Allen, Tejasvi Dahiya, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sarthak Ranjan, Tim Seifert, Rahul Tripathi, Daksh Kamra, Cameron Green, Sunil Narine, Rachin Ravindra, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Saurabh Dubey, Kartik Tyagi, Blessing Muzarabani, Prashant Solanki, Umran Malik, Varun Chakraborty.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): : Rajat Patidar (captain), Jordan Cox, Tim David, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Jacob Bethel, Kanishk Chauhan, Venkatesh Iyer, Vihaan Malhotra, Mangesh Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Abhinandan Singh, Satwik Deswal, Jacob Duffy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vicky Ostwal, Rasikh Salaam, Suyyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Nuwan Thushara, Josh Hazlewood (to miss the first few games).
Delhi Capitals (DC): : Axar Patel (captain), Abhishek Porel, David Miller, Karun Nair, Pathum Nissanka, Sahil Parakh, KL Rahul, Nitish Rana, Prithvi Shaw, Tristan Stubbs, Ajay Mandal, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Madhav Tiwari, Auqib Nabi, Dushmantha Chameera, Kyle Jamieson, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan, Lungi Ngidi, Vipraj Nigam, Tripura Vijay, Mitchell Starc.
Punjab Kings (PBKS): : Shreyas Iyer (captain), Priyansh Arya, Paila Avinash, Harnoor Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera, Azmatullah Omarzai, Cooper Connolly, Marco Johnson, Musheer Khan, Mitchell Owen, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Suryansh Shedge, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Yuzvendra Chahal, Praveen Dubey, Ben Dwarshuis, Lockie Ferguson, Harpreet Brar, Vishal Nishad, Vijaykumar Vaishya, Yash Thakur.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): : Ishan Kishan, Salil Arora, Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen, Ravichandran Smaran, Aniket Verma, Abhishek Sharma, Braydon Carse, Harsh Dubey, Cranes Phuletra, Liam Livingstone, Kamindu Mendis, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshal PatelShivam Mavi, Shivang Kumar, Jack Edwards, Amit Kumar, Prafulla Hinge, Ishan Malinga, David Payne, Saqib Hussain, Omkar Tarmale, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, David Payne and Pat Cummins (captain).
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): : Rishabh Pant (captain), Abdul Samad, Akshat Raghuvanshi, Ayush Badoni, Matthew Britzke, Mukul Chaudhary, Himmat Singh, Aiden Markram, nicholas puranArshin Kulkarni, Mitchell Marsh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Singh, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Anrich Nortje, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi, Manimaran Siddharth, Arjun Tendulkar, Naman Tiwary, Mayank Yadav and Josh Inglis.
Gujarat Titans (GT): Shubman GillAnuj Rawat, Tom Banton, Jos Buttler, Kumar Kushagra, Sai Sudarshan, M Shahrukh Khan, Jason Holder, Glenn Phillips, Rashid Khan, Nishant Sindhu, Manav Suthar, Rahul Tewatia, Washington Sundar, Arshad Khan, Ashok Sharma, Gurnoor Brar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Prithvi Raj, Kagiso Rabada, Sai Kishore, Ishant Sharma, Luke Wood, Jayant Yadav.
Rajasthan Royals (RR): Ryan Parag (captain), Aman Rao, Shubham Dubey, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Luan-Dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra JadejaDasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Brijesh Sharma, Nandre Berger, Tushar Deshpande, Kwena Mafaka, Adam Milne, Sushant Mishra, Vignesh Puthur, Ravi Bishnoi, Sandeep Sharma, Kuldeep Sen, Yash Raj Punja, Yudhveer Singh.
One player to keep an eye on from each side:
- Chennai Super Kings – Sanju Samson
- Mumbai Indians-Jasprit Bumrah
- Kolkata Knight Riders – Finn Allen
- Sunrisers Hyderabad – Abhishek Sharma
- Royal Challengers Bangalore – Josh Hazlewood
- Rajasthan Royals – Vaibhav Suryavanshi
- Punjab Kings – Shreyas Iyer
- Delhi Capitals- KL Rahul
- Gujarat Titans – Rashid Khan
- Lucknow Super Giants – Rishabh Pant
Where to watch IPL 2026?
| country area | TV broadcaster | live streaming platform |
|---|---|---|
| India | JioStar Network Channels | jiohotstar |
| Pakistan | one game, ten games | tapmad, tamasha app |
| united kingdom | sky sports cricket | Sky Go, Now TV |
| United States of America | willow tv | willow tv app |
| Canada | atn cricket plus | atn online |
| Australia | Fox Sports, Channel 7 | Kayo Sports |
| new zealand | Sky game New Zealand | sky sports now |
| Middle East and North Africa (MENA) | be in sports | get connected |
| Caribbean | sportsmax | sportsmax app |
| South Africa | supersport | dstv app |
| bangladesh | Ghazi TV (GTV) | rabbit hole app |
| Sri Lanka | slrc channel i | dialogue tv go |
| Nepal and Bhutan | JioStar Network Channels | JioHotstar (via India feed) |
IPL 2026 Schedule, Dates, Teams and Venues
| Match no. | date | home team | away team | venue |
| 1 | 28 March | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Sunrisers Hyderabad | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 2 | 29 March | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata Knight Riders | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 3 | 30 March | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings | Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati |
| 4 | 31st March | punjab kings | Gujarat Titans | Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh |
| 5 | 01 April | Lucknow Super Giants | Delhi Capitals | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium, Lucknow |
| 6 | 02 April | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Eden Garden, Kolkata |
| 7 | 03 April | Chennai Super Kings | punjab kings | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 8 | 04 April | Delhi Capitals | Mumbai Indians | Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi |
| 9 | 04 April | Gujarat Titans | Rajasthan Royals | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 10 | 05 April | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Lucknow Super Giants | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| 11 | 05 April | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Chennai Super Kings | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 12 | 06 April | Kolkata Knight Riders | punjab kings | Eden Garden, Kolkata |
| 13 | 07 April | Rajasthan Royals | Mumbai Indians | Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati |
| 14 | 08 April | Delhi Capitals | Gujarat Titans | Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi |
| 15 | 09 April | Kolkata Knight Riders | Lucknow Super Giants | Eden Garden, Kolkata |
| 16 | 10th April | Rajasthan Royals | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati |
| 17 | 11 April | punjab kings | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh |
| 18 | 11 April | Chennai Super Kings | Delhi Capitals | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 19 | 12 April | Lucknow Super Giants | Gujarat Titans | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium, Lucknow |
| 20 | 12 April | Mumbai Indians | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
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