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IPL 2026 schedule announced, RCB and SRH will clash in the opening match from March 28; See full schedule here
Samira Vishwas | March 12, 2026 2:24 PM CST

Big news has come for the fans waiting for the 19th season of IPL 2026. BCCI has released the schedule of the first 20 matches of the tournament. The first match of the season will be played on March 28 between defending Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru.

This time the complete schedule of IPL has not been released simultaneously. Keeping in mind the assembly elections to be held in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, BCCI has decided to release the tournament schedule in two phases. At present, the schedule of the first 20 days of matches to be played in the first phase till April 12 has been revealed.

Many big and exciting matches will be seen in the initial schedule. Fans will get to see matches like Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans in the initial days itself.

Fans hope that this season of IPL 2026 will also be very exciting like previous years, where all the teams will be seen giving their full strength to win the title.

Schedule of the first 20 matches of IPL 2026:

  1. March 28 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Bengaluru)
  2. March 29 – Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Mumbai)
  3. March 30 – Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings (Guwahati)
  4. March 31 – Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans (Mullanpur)
  5. 01 April – Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals (Lucknow)
  6. 02 April – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Kolkata)
  7. 03 April – Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings (Chennai)
  8. 04 April – Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians (Delhi)
  9. 04 April – Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals (Ahmedabad)
  10. 05 April – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants (Hyderabad)
  11. 05 April – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings (Bengaluru)
  12. 06 April – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings (Kolkata)
  13. 07 April – Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians (Guwahati)
  14. 08 April – Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans (Delhi)
  15. 09 April – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants (Kolkata)
  16. April 10 – Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Guwahati)
  17. April 11 – Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Mullanpur)
  18. April 11 – Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals (Chennai)
  19. 12 April – Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans (Lucknow)
  20. April 12 – Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Mumbai)

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