IPL 2026 Champions Within Reach, Stadiums Overflowing With Thrilled Fans!
Find out the first half of the 2026 IPL schedule, with the opening match on 28 March.
Royal Challengers Bangalore are the defending IPL champions [Getty Images] The first part of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) schedule has been announced, with the second part still to be released because of state elections which are scheduled in several states. Here is the schedule so far: All start times 15:00 BST unless stated 28 March Royal Challengers Bengaluru v Sunrisers Hyderabad (14:00 GMT) 29 March Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders 30 March Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings 31 March Punjab Kings v Gujarat Titans 1 April Lucknow Super Giants v Delhi Capitals 2 April Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad 3 April Chennai Super Kings v Punjab Kings 4 April Delhi Capitals v Mumbai Indians (11:00 BST) Gujarat Titans v Rajasthan Royals 5 April Sunrisers Hyderabad v Lucknow Super Giants (11:00 BST) Royal Challengers Bengaluru v Chennai Super Kings 6 April Kolkata Knight Riders v Punjab Kings 7 April Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians 8 April Delhi Capitals v Gujarat Titans 9 April Kolkata Knight Riders v Lucknow Super Giants 10 April Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bengaluru 11 April Punjab Kings v Sunrisers Hyderabad (11:00 BST) Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Capitals 12 April Lucknow Super Giants v Gujarat Titans (11:00 BST) Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bengaluru Get cricket news sent straight to your phone