IPL 2026 Schedule: The Wait Is Over! IPL First Phase Match Schedule Announced; Who has the honor of the first match?

• The wait is over!
• The schedule of the first phase of IPL has been announced
• Who has the honor of the first match?

IPL 2026 Schedule Announced: The wait of cricket lovers is finally over. The most popular T20 league in the world, ie Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 Announcing the schedule for the first phase of The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has done The opening match of the season will be played on Saturday, March 28, with defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) taking on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).

The opening match will be played in Bangalore

This schedule announced by BCCI is for the period from 28th March to 12th April. The first match of IPL 2026 will be between RCB vs SRH at Bengaluru’s M. It will be played at Chinnaswamy Stadium. On the next day, i.e. Sunday, Mumbai Indians will face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In the early days, fans will get to watch only one match per day.

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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.

More details … pic.twitter.com/8Iq492v8TE

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 11, 2026

First ‘double header’ on 4th April

The thrill of the first ‘double header’ of the season will be seen on April 4. On this day, Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians will face each other at 3:30 PM. After that at 7:30 PM, Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals will take on the match. Next day on April 5, two more matches will be played. Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the afternoon and much awaited RCB vs CSK in the evening.

Due to the elections, the rest of the schedule remains in suspense

BCCI has announced the schedule till April 12 only. The schedule for the remaining matches is likely to be announced next week. According to sources, the BCCI will officially announce the complete schedule for the second phase after the dates of assembly elections in five states of the country are announced.

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IPL 2026: Key Matches of First Phase

The schedule till April 12 also includes the match between Mumbai Indians and RCB in Mumbai. As this season starts with new vigor and new strategy, there is a lot of curiosity among the fans.

IPL 2026: Complete First Phase List

The following table gives the details of the dates, times and venues of the matches:

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