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 at Chinnaswamy.
KKR will play its first match against MI on March 30 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Kolkata Knight Riders full schedule for IPL 2026:
|
Match no. |
date |
Day |
rival |
Time (IST) |
venue |
| 02 | 29 March | sunday | Mumbai Indians |
7:30 |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
|
06 |
02 April | Thursday | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 7:30 | Eden Garden, Kolkata |
|
12 |
06 April | monday | punjab kings | 7:30 | Eden Garden, Kolkata |
|
15 |
09 April | Thursday | Lucknow Super Giants | 7:30 | Eden Garden, Kolkata |
kkr home match schedule 2026
|
Match no. |
date |
Day |
rival |
Time (IST) |
venue |
|
06 |
02 April | Thursday | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 7:30 | Eden Garden, Kolkata |
|
12 |
06 April | monday | punjab kings | 7:30 | Eden Garden, Kolkata |
|
15 |
09 April | Thursday | Lucknow Super Giants | 7:30 | Eden Garden, Kolkata |
kkr away match schedule 2026
|
Match no. |
date |
Day |
rival |
Time (IST) |
venue |
| 02 | 29 March | sunday | Mumbai Indians | 7:30 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2026 Team
Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakraborty, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik, Cameron Green, Finn Allen, Mathisha Pathirana, Tejasvi Singh, Kartik Tyagi, Prashant Solanki, Daksh Kamra, Sarthak Ranjan, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert, Akash Deep, Rachin Ravindra.
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