IPL 2026 Full Schedule: Dates, Teams, Venues and Complete Match List

NEW DELHI, March 30: The full league-stage schedule for IPL 2026 has now been confirmed, ending weeks of uncertainty over the second phase of the tournament. With all 70 league matches now mapped out, the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League will run from March 28 to May 24, before the playoffs. The updated fixture list also settles venue questions that had remained open earlier, including Punjab Kings’ Dharamsala leg and additional late-season home arrangements for a few franchises.

The tournament began with Royal Challengers Bengaluru hosting Sunrisers Hyderabad on March 28, while the league stage will conclude on May 24 with two final-day fixtures: Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals. According to the updated schedule data, the season includes the standard 10-team format, with each franchise playing 14 league matches before the playoff race is decided.

One of the biggest points of local interest is the return of IPL matches to Dharamsala, where Punjab Kings will host three home games at the HPCA Stadium. Those fixtures are scheduled for May 11 (vs Delhi Capitals), May 14 (vs Mumbai Indians) and May 17 (vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru) — a detail that is especially important for Himachal-based readers and ticket demand.

IPL 2026 Teams

The 10 teams in IPL 2026 are:

• Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
• Delhi Capitals (DC)
• Gujarat Titans (GT)
• Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
• Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
• Mumbai Indians (MI)
• Punjab Kings (PBKS)
• Rajasthan Royals (RR)
• Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
• Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

IPL 2026 Venues

The league-stage matches are spread across multiple venues, including:

• Bengaluru
• Mumbai
• Chennai
• Delhi
• Kolkata
• Lucknow
• Hyderabad
• Ahmedabad
• Guwahati
• Jaipur
• New Chandigarh (Mullanpur)
• Dharamsala
• Raipur

The split-home model continues for some teams this season. Punjab Kings will play in New Chandigarh and Dharamsala, Rajasthan Royals are splitting home fixtures between Guwahati and Jaipur, and RCB are also scheduled to use Raipur for part of their home leg. (iplt20.com)

Match Timings

• Afternoon Matches: 3:30 PM IST
• Evening Matches: 7:30 PM IST

Double-headers remain part of the weekend structure, with afternoon and evening fixtures continuing through the league phase.

IPL 2026 Full Match List (League Stage)

March 2026

April 2026

May 2026

Note: Venues for split-home teams are aligned with the updated season layout and publicly available fixture listings. The Dharamsala dates are now confirmed.

Himachal Angle: Why Dharamsala Matters in IPL 2026

For Himachal Pradesh, the biggest takeaway from the updated schedule is clear: Dharamsala is back as a live IPL venue in a meaningful way this season. With three Punjab Kings home games scheduled there, HPCA Stadium is set to become one of the key late-season centres of fan attention.

The three Dharamsala fixtures are:

• May 11 — PBKS vs DC
• May 14 — PBKS vs MI
• May 17 — PBKS vs RCB

That gives Himachal cricket fans one of the strongest IPL windows in recent years, especially with Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru both travelling to Dharamsala in the same stretch.

Key Fixtures to Watch

Some of the biggest league-stage matches in IPL 2026 include:

• RCB vs CSK — April 5
• MI vs CSK — April 23 and May 2
• RCB vs MI — April 12 and May 10
• PBKS vs RCB in Dharamsala — May 17
• PBKS vs MI in Dharamsala — May 14
• KKR vs DC — final league match on May 24

These fixtures are likely to shape both the playoff race and the late-season points table battle.

Conclusion

With the second phase now effectively visible through updated listings, the IPL 2026 league-stage roadmap is finally complete. Fans now have clarity not only on dates and opponents, but also on where the most important late-season matches will be played.

For readers in Himachal, that clarity is even more valuable: Dharamsala will host three major IPL matches in May, and that is likely to become one of the biggest regional sports talking points of the season.