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IPL 2026: The excitement of the 2026 T20 World Cup has barely subsided, and cricket fans have been treated to another big surprise. The 19th season of the world's biggest cricket league, the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026), is set to begin on March 28th. The BCCI has released the schedule for the first 16 days, making it clear that the excitement will be at its peak this time too.
IPL 2026 Opening Match: Defending Champions RCB vs SRH
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The first match of the season will be played between last year's winners Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). The match will begin at 7:30 PM IST at the historic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. However, in light of last year's stampede, the Karnataka government's expert committee will review security arrangements on March 13th, after which the schedule will be finalized.
IPL 2026 Schedule: Key Highlights of the First 20 Matches
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The BCCI has currently announced only the first 20 matches. The highlights are as follows
- Doubleheaders: There will be four doubleheaders (two matches in one day) during the first 16 days.
- Dates: Spectators will be able to enjoy two matches in one day on April 4-5 and April 11-12.
- Times: Afternoon matches will be played at 3:30 pm and evening matches at 7:30 pm. IPL 2026 All Teams Squad
IPL 2026 Host Venues & Stadiums
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
- Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
- Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
- Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
- M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur (New Chandigarh)
IPL 2026 All Teams Squad: Full Players List & Captains
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Squad for IPL 2026
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Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain), MS Dhoni, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Jamie Overton*, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis*, Noor Ahmad*, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Shreyas Gopal, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis*, Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Rahul Chahar, Matt Henry*, Akeal Hosein*, Matthew Short*, Zak Foulkes*, Sarfaraz Khan, Aman Khan.
Delhi Capitals (DC) Squad for IPL 2026
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Axar Patel (Captain), Abhishek Porel, Ajay Mandal, Ashutosh Sharma, Dushmantha Chameera*, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Madhav Tiwari, Mitchell Starc*, Mukesh Kumar, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, T. Natarajan, Tripurana Vijay, Tristan Stubbs*, Vipraj Nigam, Auqib Dar, Pathum Nissanka*, Kyle Jamieson*, Lungi Ngidi*, Ben Duckett*, David Miller*, Prithvi Shaw, Sahil Parakh.
Gujarat Titans (GT) Squad for IPL 2026
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Shubman Gill (Captain), Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips*, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Jos Buttler*, Kagiso Rabada*, Kumar Kushagra, Manav Suthar, Mohammad Siraj, Mohd. Arshad Khan, Nishant Sindhu, Prasidh Krishna, R. Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan*, Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder*, Tom Banton*, Ashok Sharma, Luke Wood*, Prithviraj Yarra.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Squad for IPL 2026
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Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell*, Sunil Narine*, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Cameron Green*, Matheesha Pathirana*, Mustafizur Rahman*, Tejasvi Singh, Rachin Ravindra*, Finn Allen*, Tim Seifert*, Akash Deep, Rahul Tripathi, Daksh Kamra, Sarthak Ranjan, Prashant Solanki, Kartik Tyagi.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Squad for IPL 2026
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Rishabh Pant (Captain), Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram*, Akash Singh, Arjun Tendulkar, Arshin Kulkarni, Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni, Digvesh Rathi, Himmat Singh, Manimaran Siddharth, Matthew Breetzke*, Mayank Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mitchell Marsh*, Mohsin Khan, Nicholas Pooran*, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Josh Inglis*, Mukul Choudhary, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Anrich Nortje*, Wanindu Hasaranga*, Naman Tiwari.
Mumbai Indians (MI) Squad for IPL 2026
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Hardik Pandya (Captain), Allah Ghazanfar*, Ashwani Kumar, Corbin Bosch*, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Markande (T), *Mitchell Santner, Naman Dhir, Raghu Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Robin Minz, Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton*, Shardul Thakur, Sherfane Rutherford*, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Trent Boult*, Will Jacks*, Quinton de Kock*, Mayank Rawat, Atharva Ankolekar, Mohammad Izhar, Danish Malewar.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) Squad for IPL 2026
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Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Arshdeep Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai*, Harnoor Pannu, Harpreet Brar, Lockie Ferguson*, Marco Jansen*, Marcus Stoinis*, Mitch Owen*, Musheer Khan, Nehal Wadhera, Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Vishnu Vinod, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Xavier Bartlett*, Yash Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ben Dwarshuis*, Cooper Connolly*, Vishal Nishad, Pravin Dubey.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Squad for IPL 2026
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Riyan Parag (Captain), Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira*, Jofra Archer*, Kwena Maphaka*, Lhuan-Dre Pretorious*, Nandre Burger*, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran*, Sandeep Sharma, Shimron Hetmyer*, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Yudhvir Charak, Ravi Bishnoi, Adam Milne*, Ravi Singh, Sushant Mishra, Kuldeep Sen, Brijesh Sharma, Aman Rao Perala, Vignesh Puthur, Yash Raj Punja.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Squad for IPL 2026
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Rajat Patidar (Captain), Abhinandan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Devdutt Padikkal, Jacob Bethell*, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood*, Krunal Pandya, Nuwan Thushara*, Phil Salt*, Rasikh Dar, Romario Shepherd*, Suyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Tim David*, Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Venkatesh Iyer*, Mangesh Yadav, Jordan Cox*, Kanishk Chouhan, Vihaan Malhotra, Vicky Ostwal, Satvik Deswal.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Squad for IPL 2026
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Pat Cummins* (Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, Brydon Carse*, Eshan Malinga*, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Heinrich Klaasen*, Ishan Kishan, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis*, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Smaran Ravichandaran, Travis Head*, Zeeshan Ansari, Liam Livingstone*, Jack Edwards*, Salil Arora, Shivam Mavi, Krains Fuletra, Praful Hinge, Amit Kumar, Onkar Tarmale, Sakib Hussain, Shivang Kumar.
IPL 2026 Phase 1 Schedule/Fixtures
| Match No. | Date | Home Team | Away Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 28 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Sunrisers Hyderabad | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 2 | March 29 | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata Knight Riders | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 3 | March 30 | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings | Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati |
| 4 | March 31 | Punjab Kings | Gujarat Titans | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium, New Chandigarh |
| 5 | April 01 | Lucknow Super Giants | Delhi Capitals | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| 6 | April 02 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 7 | April 03 | Chennai Super Kings | Punjab Kings | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 8 | April 04 | Delhi Capitals | Mumbai Indians | Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi |
| 9 | April 04 | Gujarat Titans | Rajasthan Royals | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 10 | April 05 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Lucknow Super Giants | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| 11 | April 05 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Chennai Super Kings | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 12 | April 06 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Punjab Kings | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 13 | April 07 | Rajasthan Royals | Mumbai Indians | Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati |
| 14 | April 08 | Delhi Capitals | Gujarat Titans | Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi |
| 15 | April 09 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Lucknow Super Giants | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 16 | April 10 | Rajasthan Royals | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati |
| 17 | April 10 | Punjab Kings | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium, New Chandigarh |
| 18 | April 11 | Chennai Super Kings | Delhi Capitals | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 19 | April 11 | Lucknow Super Giants | Gujarat Titans | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| 20 | April 12 | Mumbai Indians | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
IPL 2026 Live Streaming and Broadcast (Where to Watch Live)
If you want to enjoy the IPL 2026 matches, you can watch live streaming of the matches on digital platforms through the JioCinema app and website. For TV viewers, all matches will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network. You can enjoy commentary in your preferred language, including Hindi, English, and several regional languages. Fans can expect a stunning visual experience with 4K resolution this time around.
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