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.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's full schedule for IPL 2026:
|
Match no. |
date |
Day |
rival |
Time (IST) |
venue |
| 01 | 28 March | Saturday | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
7:30 |
Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
|
06 |
02 April | Thursday | Kolkata Knight Riders | 7:30 | Eden Garden, Kolkata |
|
10 |
05 April | sunday | Lucknow Super Giants | 3:30 |
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
|
17 |
11 April | Saturday | punjab kings | 3:30 | Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur |
srh home match schedule 2026
|
Match no. |
date |
Day |
rival |
Time (IST) |
venue |
| 10 | 05 April | sunday | Lucknow Super Giants |
3:30 |
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
srh away match schedule 2026
|
Match no. |
date |
Day |
rival |
Time (IST) |
venue |
|
10 |
05 April | sunday | Lucknow Super Giants | 3:30 |
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL 2026 Final Team
Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, Brydon Carse, Ishan Malinga, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Heinrich Klaasen, Ishan Kishan, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins, R Smaran, Travis Head, Zeeshan Ansari, Shivang Kumar, Saqib Hussain, Salil Arora, Omkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mawi, Jack Edwards
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