Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 Schedule Announced: Full Team List, Match Dates, Time Table & Points Table.

This year's competition comes after a thrilling final season in which RCB won their first championship after an 18-year drought. The previous season offered everything, from high-scoring games to midseason surprises brought on by geopolitical concerns. Star players, fresh captains, and intense rivalries will all be present in the 74 games that will take place at famous venues.

This season is guaranteed to provide memorable experiences, whether you're watching a thrilling match at Eden Gardens or supporting CSK at Chepauk.
The most awaited TATA IPL 2026 schedule is now available. We offer a thorough handbook that covers all the information you require.

Reliving IPL 2025
Let's look back at one of the most exciting seasons in IPL history before delving into the TATA IPL 2026 Schedule. High scores, thrilling last overs, and even a mid-season delay because of the India-Pakistan dispute were all present in the 18th Indian Premier League.

On March 22, KKR hosted RCB at Eden Gardens to begin off the competition. However, the reigning champions KKR were unexpectedly unable to advance past the league stage. On the other hand, in a thrilling final match versus Punjab Kings, RCB ultimately ended their 18-year curse and won their first IPL title by a mere 6 runs.

Gujarat Titans batsman Sai Sudharsan lit up the competition with an incredible 759 runs, while colleague Prasidh Krishna dominated with the ball, taking 25 wickets.

Due to geopolitical concerns, the season had a dramatic change in dynamics, a mid-season hiatus after May 9, and a return on May 17 with games moved to six different locations. The energy was unparalleled in spite of the difficulties. TATA IPL 2026 was a real rollercoaster for fans, with close finishes, strong performances, and rising stars.

IPL 2026 Schedule
The IPL 2025 season is over, and anticipation for the upcoming one is already growing.

This breakdown contains everything you need, whether you're organising your stadium transport or scheduling reminders for your favourite team's games.

The IPL 2026 offers a well-balanced blend of entertainment and competition, from thrilling weekend doubleheaders to fierce weekday rivalries.

Traditionally, the Indian summer (late March to May) is when the IPL takes place.

The anticipated TATA IPL 2026 match schedule is as follows:

First Phase IPL Schedule
The following information relates to the First Phase group stage games scheduled for March and April:

Note: The BCCI released the first phase of the IPL calendar or match list on March 11.

TATA IPL 2026 Schedule PDF Download
Your best option is to download the entire IPL schedule in PDF format if you prefer to keep things organised and stay informed without constantly checking the internet.

All 74 matches, including dates, locations, and IST times, can be saved to your device with a simple click.

IPL 2026 Teams and Captains
The IPL Schedule 2026 teams and captains are shown below.

Team-Wise Schedule Of First Phase
The first part of the IPL 2026 schedule was just revealed by the BCCI. Phase 2 will soon be announced as well, since some states have already set their election dates.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Schedule

RCB will play many games in Bengaluru early in the season and start their title defence at home.

Mumbai Indians (MI) Schedule

The Mumbai Indians' season begins at Wankhede Stadium with a high-profile matchup versus KKR.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Schedule

Before playing their first home game in Chennai, CSK will start the season away from home.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Schedule

With both home and away games in the early stages, KKR enjoys a balanced start.

Rajasthan Royals (RR) Schedule

Guwahati, the Rajasthan Royals' alternate home field, will host several games.

Punjab Kings (PBKS) Schedule

Before travelling for away games, Punjab Kings will play their first game at New Chandigarh.

Gujarat Titans (GT) Schedule

Before heading back to Ahmedabad, GT will play an away game.

Delhi Capitals (DC) Schedule

Before hosting Mumbai, the Delhi Capitals play their first game of the season away from home.

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Schedule

During the first phase, LSG will play two games at home.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Schedule

In the tournament's first game, SRH will begin their IPL 2026 campaign.

IPL 2026 Squads

Below is the complete, squad list for all 10 teams for the 2026 season.

1. Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

CSK made waves by trading in Sanju Samson and making unprecedented bids for uncapped players to build a post-Jadeja core.

• Retained Players: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), MS Dhoni (Uncapped), Shivam Dube, Noor Ahmad (AFG), Khaleel Ahmed, Ayush Mhatre, Urvil Patel, Anshul Kamboj, Jamie Overton (ENG), Ramakrishna Ghosh, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis (AUS), Shreyas Gopal, Gurjapneet Singh, Dewald Brevis (SA).
• Trade In: Sanju Samson (from RR).
• Auction Buys: Prashant Veer (₹14.20 Cr), Kartik Sharma (₹14.20 Cr), Akeal Hosein (₹2 Cr), Rahul Chahar (₹1 Cr), Matt Henry (₹2 Cr), Matthew Short (₹1.50 Cr), Sarfaraz Khan (₹75 L), Aman Khan (₹40 L), Zak Foulkes (₹75 L).

2. Mumbai Indians (MI)

Mumbai focused on bringing back experienced Indian core members through trades while retaining their heavy hitters.

• Retained Players: Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult (NZ), Will Jacks (ENG), Mitchell Santner (NZ), Naman Dhir, Ryan Rickleton (SA), Robin Minz, Corbin Bosch (SA), Allah Ghazanfar (AFG), Ashwani Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Raghu Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa.
• Trade In: Shardul Thakur (from LSG), Sherfane Rutherford (from GT), Mayank Markande (from KKR).
• Auction Buys: Quinton de Kock (₹1 Cr), Mohammad Izhar (₹30 L), Danish Malewar (₹30 L), Atharva Ankolekar (₹30 L), Mayank Rawat (₹30 L).

3. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

KKR broke the bank for Cameron Green, who became the most expensive overseas player in IPL history at ₹25.20 Crore (though his salary is capped at ₹18 Crore under new rules).

• Retained Players: Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine (WI), Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Vaibhav Arora, Ajinkya Rahane, Umran Malik, Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy, Rovman Powell (WI).
• Auction Buys: Cameron Green (₹25.20 Cr), Matheesha Pathirana (₹18 Cr), Mustafizur Rahman (₹9.20 Cr), Tejasvi Singh (₹3 Cr), Finn Allen (₹2 Cr), Tim Seifert (₹1.50 Cr), Akash Deep (₹1 Cr), Rachin Ravindra (₹2 Cr), Rahul Tripathi (₹75 L), Kartik Tyagi (₹30 L).

4. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)

RCB maintained a stable core around Virat Kohli and used the auction to bolster their bowling and middle-order power.

• Retained Players: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Phil Salt (ENG), Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Josh Hazlewood (AUS), Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara (SL), Tim David (AUS), Romario Shepherd (WI), Jacob Bethell (ENG), Swapnil Singh, Rasikh Salam, Abhinandan Singh, Suyash Sharma.
• Auction Buys: Venkatesh Iyer (₹7 Cr), Mangesh Yadav (₹5.20 Cr), Jacob Duffy (₹2 Cr), Jordan Cox (₹75 L), Vicky Ostwal (₹30 L), Satvik Deswal (₹30 L), Vihaan Malhotra (₹30 L), Kanishk Chouhan (₹30 L).

5. Delhi Capitals (DC)

DC added local star Nitish Rana through a trade and focused on overseas specialists in the auction.

• Retained Players: Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc (AUS), T. Natarajan, Tristan Stubbs (SA), Mukesh Kumar, Abishek Porel, Ashutosh Sharma, Sameer Rizvi, Dushmantha Chameera (SL), Vipraj Nigam, Karun Nair, Madhav Tiwari, Ajay Mandal, Tripurana Vijay.
• Trade In: Nitish Rana (from RR).
• Auction Buys: Auqib Nabi Dar (₹8.40 Cr), Pathum Nissanka (₹4 Cr), David Miller (₹2 Cr), Ben Duckett (₹2 Cr), Lungi Ngidi (₹2 Cr), Kyle Jamieson (₹2 Cr), Prithvi Shaw (₹75 L), Sahil Parikh (₹30 L).

6. Gujarat Titans (GT)

GT retained a massive 20-player core, focusing on chemistry and bowling variety.

• Retained Players: Shubman Gill (c), Rashid Khan (AFG), Sai Sudharsan, Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada (SA), Jos Buttler (ENG), Prasidh Krishna, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Sai Kishore, Glenn Phillips (NZ), Arshad Khan, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Kumar Kushagra, Anuj Rawat, Manav Suthar, Nishant Sindhu.
• Auction Buys: Jason Holder (₹7 Cr), Ashok Sharma (₹90 L), Luke Wood (₹75 L), Prithvi Raj Yarra (₹30 L), Tom Banton (₹30 L).

7. Punjab Kings (PBKS)

PBKS retained Shreyas Iyer as their captain after his massive ₹26.75 Crore retention deal.

• Retained Players: Shreyas Iyer (c), Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Marcus Stoinis (AUS), Marco Jansen (SA), Prabhsimran Singh, Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Priyansh Arya, Azmatullah Omarzai (AFG), Lockie Ferguson (NZ), Harpreet Brar, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash, Harnoor Pannu, Mitchell Owen, Xavier Bartlett (AUS).
• Auction Buys: Ben Dwarshuis (₹4.40 Cr), Cooper Connolly (₹2 Cr), Praveen Dubey (₹30 L), Vishal Nishad (₹30 L).

8. Rajasthan Royals (RR)

RR pulled off the trade of the season by landing Ravindra Jadeja while replenishing their bowling stocks in the auction.

• Retained Players: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Jofra Archer (ENG), Kwena Maphaka (SA), Nandre Burger (SA), Shimron Hetmyer (WI), Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yudhvir Singh Charak.
• Trade In: Ravindra Jadeja (from CSK), Sam Curran (from CSK), Donovan Ferreira (from DC).
• Auction Buys: Ravi Bishnoi (₹7.20 Cr), Adam Milne (₹2.40 Cr), Ravi Singh (₹95 L), Sushant Mishra (₹90 L), Kuldeep Sen (₹75 L), Vignesh Puthur (₹30 L), Aman Rao (₹30 L).

9. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

LSG officially handed the reins to Rishabh Pant (retained for ₹27 Cr) and secured a potent pace attack.

• Retained Players: Rishabh Pant (c), Nicholas Pooran (WI), Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, Mohsin Khan, Mitchell Marsh (AUS), Shahbaz Ahmed, Aiden Markram (SA), Manimaran Siddharth, Matthew Breetzke (SA), Wanindu Hasaranga (SL), Akash Singh, Arshin Kulkarni, Himmat Singh, Digvesh Rathi, Prince Yadav.
• Trade In: Mohammed Shami (from SRH), Arjun Tendulkar (from MI).
• Auction Buys: Anrich Nortje (₹6.50 Cr), Josh Inglis (₹2.60 Cr), Aaron Hardie (₹1.25 Cr), Lizaad Williams (₹75 L), Reece Topley (₹75 L).

10. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

SRH prioritized a balanced middle order and added Liam Livingstone to their explosive batting lineup.

• Retained Players: Pat Cummins (c), Travis Head (AUS), Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen (SA), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshal Patel, Ishan Kishan, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis (SL), Brydon Carse (ENG), Eshan Malinga (SL), Harsh Dubey, R Smaran, Zeeshan Ansari, Aniket Verma.
• Auction Buys: Liam Livingstone (₹13 Cr), Jack Edwards (₹3 Cr), Salil Arora (₹1.50 Cr), Shivam Mavi (₹75 L), Shivang Kumar (₹30 L), Praful Hinge (₹30 L), Sakib Hussain (₹30 L).

IPL 2026 Venues

TATA IPL 2026 Points Table
The IPL points table displays which clubs are making progress toward the playoffs and which are having difficulty staying competitive. Fans frequently claim that a single over may alter a game, but in this case, a single run can determine whether a club advances to the next round.

The rule is simple:
• A win = 2 points
• A no result or washout = 1 point
• A loss = 0 points
Net Run Rate (NRR), which makes every ball bowled and every run scored extremely valuable, is used when teams end with the same number of points. Because of this, teams battle to maintain a strong NRR even in one-sided games.

This is how the table appears prior to the action starting:

IPL 2026 Auction, Player Retention Rules and Salary Structure
With the announcement of the official list of players who have been retained and released, the excitement around IPL 2026 has reached a new high. This year's retention day saw a number of unexpected events, significant deals, and costly choices that will have an immediate effect on how franchises handle the massive auction, which is scheduled for December 16.

KKR's audacious decision to release significant personalities like Andre Russell and Venkatesh Iyer was one of the main topics of discussion. KKR will enter the IPL 2026 auction with the largest purse of any team, ₹64.30 crore, thanks to these decisions.

Conversely, MI has the least amount of money left, at just ₹2.75 crore, while holding onto a formidable and costly core that includes Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, SKY, and Trent Boult.

Top Buys From IPL 2026 Auction

Salary Slab for Retained Players Before IPL 2026 Auction

The salary range for players who are kept is one of the major modifications to the retention regulations. Teams can now keep one uncapped player and five capped players (Indian or foreign), for a total of six players per squad.MI team jerseys The compensation of an uncapped retained player is Rs 4 crore, however teams are only allowed to keep two uncapped players overall.

A franchise's auction budget will be lowered if it keeps more players since the salary of the retained players will be subtracted from the total purse of Rs 120 crore.

The salary range for players that are retained under the revised regulations is as follows:

Direct Retention Salary Structure:

Uncapped Player Salary Structure:
• Uncapped Retained Player: INR 4 crore

In addition to guaranteeing a competitive auction pool, this retention mechanism enables teams to retain their key players. The IPL 2026 auction is expected to be a crucial event for clubs trying to bolster or rebuild their rosters due to the larger auction purse and revised retention limitations.

Thus, make sure to put the inaugural game on your calendars. It is scheduled to take place at Chennai's M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on March 22. The grand finale on May 25th is the culmination of 74 thrilling matches.

Make sure to keep an eye out for the BCCI's official schedule announcement or star date.