TATA IPL 2026 Schedule Unveiled: Matches Set to Kick Off from March 28 to April 12, More Dates Coming Soon!

The buzz around the TATA IPL 2026 is heating up! With the season starting on March 28 and running till May 31, cricket enthusiasts can look forward to thrilling matches and unforgettable moments. The 19th edition of the biggest T20 league on the globe will kickstart with a bang when defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) host Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. This is the biggest T20 league with 84 matches, unlike the usual 74-match schedule. A total of 20 matches will be played across 10 venues, including Bengaluru, Mumbai, Guwahati, New Chandigarh, Lucknow, Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, and Hyderabad.

Keep an eye out for additional schedule announcements, which will be unveiled post the poll dates announced post State Assembly Elections. Don’t miss out on any action! Here’s a closer look at the partially released cricket schedule. 

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TATA IPL 2026 Complete Schedule 

On March 11, 2026, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) revealed the schedule for the first phase of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, to be played from March 28 to April 12, 2026. The second phase of the matches will be announced after the poll dates for the State Assembly Elections in three states are declared. 

The tournament will feature four double-headers, with the afternoon matches beginning at 03:30 PM IST and the evening matches commencing at 07:30 PM IST. As per an official statement released by BBCI, the first double-header of the season will take place on April 4, 2026, when the Delhi Capitals face the Mumbai Indians in the afternoon match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, followed by the Gujarat Titans taking on the Rajasthan Royals at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. It is indeed a moment of joy for cricket lovers across the nation after India’s triumph against New Zealand in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.