The first phase of the 2026 IPL Schedule has been announced. This schedule includes the list for the first 20 Matches that will take place in the IPL. This has been done because there will be state elections in the states where the IPL is played such as West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. This schedule includes Matches which fans will find interesting. The rest of the schedule for the 54 Matches remaining will be announced once the Election Commission of India announces the poll dates for the State elections.
IPL 2026 Schedule for First 20 Matches
Match No | Match | Date | Time | Venue |
1. | RCB vs SRH | 28/03/26 | 7:30 PM IST | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
2. | MI vs KKR | 29/03/26 | 7:30 PM IST | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
3. | RR vs CSK | 30/03/26 | 7:30 PM IST | Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati |
4. | PBKS vs GT | 31/03/26 | 7:30 PM IST | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium, Mullanpur |
5. | LSG vs DC | 01/04/26 | 7:30 PM IST | Ekana Stadium, Lucknow |
6. | KKR vs SRH | 02/04/26 | 7:30 PM IST | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
7. | CSK vs PBKS | 03/04/26 | 7:30 PM IST | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
8. | DC vs MI | 04/04/26 | 3:30 PM IST | Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi |
9. | GT vs RR | 04/04/26 | 7:30 PM IST | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
10. | SRH vs LSG | 05/04/26 | 3:30 PM IST | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
11. | RCB vs CSK | 05/04/26 | 7:30 PM IST | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
12. | KKR vs PBKS | 06/04/26 | 7:30 PM IST | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
13. | RR vs MI | 07/04/26 | 7:30 PM IST | Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati |
14. | DC vs GT | 08/04/26 | 7:30 PM IST | Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi |
15. | KKR vs LSG | 09/04/26 | 7:30 PM IST | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
16. | RR vs RCB | 10/04/26 | 7:30 PM IST | Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati |
17. | PBKS vs SRH | 11/04/26 | 3:30 PM IST | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium, Mullanpur |
18. | CSK vs DC | 11/04/26 | 7:30 PM IST | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
19. | LSG vs GT | 12/04/26 | 3:30 PM IST | Ekana Stadium, Lucknow |
20. | MI vs RCB | 12/04/26 | 7:30 PM IST | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
Talking Points from the schedule
The first match of the tournament will be between the defending champions ECB against the runners up in 2024 SRH.
The 20th Match of the group Stages will be the blockbuster match between Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Eden Gardens will be hosting 3 home Matches for Kolkata Knight Riders.
Rajasthan Royals will be playing their home matches till match 20 at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati.
There are 4 days in this schedule where there will be double headers and those will be on 4th and 5th April and 11th and 12th April 2026.
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