Royal Challengers Bengaluru won its first IPL title in 2025. Image Credit X/RCBTweets
The Indian Premier League is set to kick off its 19th season on the 28th of March, with the defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, hosting the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. The caravan of the IPL will move to Sunday as two of the most successful teams in the tournament clash. Three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders will be travelling to the Wankhede Stadium as they face the five-time champions Mumbai Indians.
Earlier, there were multiple reports that suggested that the defending champions would take on crowd favourite and five-time champions, Chennai Super Kings, in the opening clash. However, the opening clash will now feature the Orange Army in yet another Southern Derby in Bengaluru. CSK will now face the Rajasthan Royals as familiar faces will take the field in different jerseys.
The schedule for the first phase of the IPL 2026 has been released. The mega T20 league will kick off on 28th March, and the schedule for the first 20 games has now been released. The first 20 games will be played by the 12th of April. The rest of the schedule is expected to be announced once the Election Commission of India (ECI) confirms the dates for state elections.
The IPL 2026 will begin on the 28th of March. Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the opening clash. The match will take place at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
The schedule for the phase of matches in IPL 2026 was announced on the 11th of March.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad will be playing in the IPL 2026 opening match. Earlier, it was reported that the Chennai Super Kings would take on the defending champions; however, the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side will now play the Rajasthan Royals on 30th March.
The IPL 2026 final will be held at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. There were reports that, following the stampede in Bengaluru last year, matches will be moved out of the city; however, that is not true.
The IPL 2026 schedule is being released in two phases due to the impending state elections in Tamil Nadu, Assam, West Bengal, and Kerala.
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