IPL 2026 Schedule Update: When will the thrill of IPL start? The complete schedule will be announced on ‘this’ day; A big update has come out

• When will the thrill of IPL start?
• The complete schedule will be announced on ‘this’ day
• A big update has come out

IPL 2026 Schedule Newsl: Catching the attention of cricket fans around the world IPL 2026 (IPL 2026) A major update has come out regarding the 19th season of According to the information received, this season is likely to start from 28th March 2026 and the final match can be played on 31st May. According to reports, an important meeting of the IPL Governing Council will be held next week, in which the dates are likely to be officially sealed.

Scheduling confusion due to election dates

The BCCI had earlier informed all 10 franchises during the auction that the tournament will start from March 26. However, this is likely to change now. The main reason for this is the assembly elections in the three states of Assam, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. Kolkata (West Bengal) and Chennai (Tamil Nadu) are the home grounds of popular teams ‘KKR’ and ‘CSK’ respectively. Also, Guwahati is the second home ground of Rajasthan Royals. As the election dates in these states are yet to be announced, there are difficulties in fixing the full schedule due to security concerns.

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The schedule is likely to be announced in two phases

Earlier in the history of IPL, the schedule was changed due to general elections in 2009, 2014, 2019 and 2024. As far as the assembly elections are concerned, the BCCI is planning to announce the schedule in two phases this year as well. The board will discuss two options at a meeting next week. Announcing the schedule for the first few matches. So, the second is to wait for the EC dates to release the entire schedule once.

Where will the opening match be held?

As a rule, the first match of the IPL is played at the home ground of the defending champion. The IPL 2025 title was won by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). However, during last year’s celebrations at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, 11 fans died in a stampede. After this unfortunate incident, all the activities in the ground have been stopped. The RCB administration is currently in talks with the Karnataka State Cricket Association. If the Chinnaswamy Stadium is not available, RCB is likely to shift its home matches to Navi Mumbai, Raipur or Pune. So, where exactly will the opening match of the tournament be held, everyone’s attention has turned.

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