The first match will be played between RCB and SRH in IPL 2026, see the complete schedule.

IPL 2026: The wait for cricket fans is now over, the schedule for the 19th season of the world’s most popular T20 league, the Indian Premier League, has been released. BCCI has released the schedule of the first phase of Tata IPL 2026. According to reports, the tournament will start from March 28 and currently the schedule of matches till April 12 has been released. The first match of the tournament will be played between defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

The first match will be between RCB and SRH

IPL 2026 is going to start from March 28. The first match of the tournament will be played between defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad. This match between the two teams will be played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. RCB is the winner of last season, so they have got a chance to play the first match in their home ground. With this exciting match, the excitement of the new season of IPL will begin, where fans will get to see high-voltage matches every day.

🚨 The schedule for the first 20 games of #IPL2026 is here pic.twitter.com/CzYo3W16xA

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There will be a second clash between Mumbai-Kolkata

The second match of IPL 2026 will be played between five-time champions Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The matches between the two teams are always considered exciting, so the fans are expecting another high-voltage match.

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