Mumbai, March 11. Team India as well as Indian cricket fans are in the throes of winning the third title in the ICC T20 World Cup, when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) raised the fever of the world’s most popular cricket league i.e. Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. In this sequence, the first 20 matches of the proposed IPL-19 from March 28 were announced. The complete program will be announced after the assembly elections in the three states.
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 11, 2026
The complete program will be announced after the assembly elections in 3 states.
If we look at the schedule of the first 20 matches, the current champion Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will start the season with the first match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on March 28 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. However, all RCB home matches require approval from the expert committee. Punjab Kings (PBKS) first match of IPL 2025 will be against Gujarat Titans (GT) on March 31 in Mullanpur. Former five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) will take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, March 29.
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Presenting the schedule for the first 20 matches of #TATAIPL 2026, to be played from March 28 to April 12, 2026
Full schedule will be announced once poll dates are announced for three states set to undergo State Assembly elections.
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 11, 2026
… Schedule of first 20 matches
- March 28 (Saturday): Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Bengaluru).
- March 29 (Sunday): Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Mumbai).
- March 30 (Monday): Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings (Guwahati).
- March 31 (Tuesday): Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans (Mullanpur).
- April 1 (Wednesday): Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals (Lucknow).
- April 2 (Thursday): Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Kolkata).
- April 3 (Friday): Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings (Chennai).
- April 4 (Saturday): Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians (Delhi).
- April 4 (Saturday): Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals (Ahmedabad).
- April 5 (Sunday): Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants (Hyderabad).
- April 5 (Sunday): Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings (Bengaluru).
- 6 April (Monday): Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings (Kolkata).
- April 7 (Tuesday): Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians (Guwahati).
- April 8 (Wednesday): Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans (Delhi).
- April 9 (Thursday): Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants (Kolkata).
- 10 April (Friday): Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Guwahati). 11 April (Saturday): Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Mullanpur).
- April 11 (Saturday): Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals (Chennai).
- April 12 (Sunday): Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans (Lucknow)
- April 12 (Sunday): Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Mumbai).
initial 20 matches will be played at 10 venues
According to the schedule, the first 20 matches of the league will be played at 10 venues. These include Bengaluru, Mumbai, Guwahati, (Mullanpur) New Chandigarh, Lucknow, Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad. During this period, there will be four double headers in the tournament, in which the afternoon matches will start at 3.30 pm Indian time and the evening matches will start at 7.30 pm.
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