2026 IPL Match Schedule & Points Table

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Phase 1 of the 2026 IPL Schedule has been released.

The day that cricket fans have been waiting for is here. At least, everyone who has been waiting for the 2026 IPL Schedule.

With the T20 World Cup now awarded, T20 cricket fans can now move on. Some sports fans move on to other sports after their favorite team wins. The NFL, NHL, NBA, and MLB seasons are almost designed to make this the default position.

However, cricket is a little bit different. Luckily for the fans, they can cheer for many of the same players who were on the World Cup squads, now playing for their favorite IPL team.

Here is Phase 1 of the 2026 IPL schedule and this season’s standings and points table.

2026 IPL Schedule Phase 1

The first phase of the schedule released covers matches from March 28th until April 12th, 2026. There are 20 matches scheduled for this phase. Here is the announced schedule.

*Note: All matches are listed in IST

March 28 (Saturday): Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – 7:30 PM
March 29 (Sunday): Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) – 7:30 PM
March 30 (Monday): Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) – 7:30 PM
March 31 (Tuesday): Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans – 7:30 PM
April 1 (Wednesday): Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) vs Delhi Capitals – 7:30 PM
April 2 (Thursday): KKR vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – 7:30 PM
April 3 (Friday): CSK vs Punjab Kings – 7:30 PM
April 4 (Saturday): Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians – 3:30 PM
April 4 (Saturday): Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals – 7:30 PM
April 5 (Sunday): Sunrisers Hyderabad vs LSG – 3:30 PM
April 5 (Sunday): RCB vs CSK – 7:30 PM
April 6 (Monday): KKR vs Punjab Kings – 7:30 PM
April 7 (Tuesday): Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians – 7:30 PM
April 8 (Wednesday): Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans – 7:30 PM
April 9 (Thursday): KKR vs LSG – 7:30 PM
April 10 (Friday): Rajasthan Royals vs RCB – 7:30 PM
April 11 (Saturday): Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – 3:30 PM
April 11 (Saturday): CSK vs Delhi Capitals – 7:30 PM
April 12 (Sunday): LSG vs Gujarat Titans – 3:30 PM
April 12 (Sunday): Mumbai Indians vs RCB – 7:30 PM

2026 IPL Schedule Phase 2

Phase two of the schedule will be announced at a later date. This is expected to be some time after the poll dates for the State Assembly Elections have been announced.

IPL 2026 Points Table

Here is the points table for the 2026 IPL season.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) – 0 Points
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SH) – 0 Points
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) – 0 Points
Delhi Capitals (DC) – 0 Points
Gujarat Titans (GT) – 0 Points
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) – 0 Points
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) – 0 Points
Mumbai Indians (MI) – 0 Points
Punjab Kings (PK) – 0 Points
Rajasthan Royals (RR) – 0 Points

2025 IPL Champions – Royal Challengers Bengaluru

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) claimed their first IPL trophy in 2025. They will launch the 2026 season by playing the opening match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

The Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians are the most successful teams, each with five championships. Only the Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants, and Punjab Kings are without a title.

Surprisingly, none of the 2026 World Cup Championship India team are on the RCB squad. However, several notable players from the World Cup are on the team.

Phil Salt, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, and Jacob Duffy are all suiting up for the reigning IPL champions this season.

Luckily for T20 cricket fans, they won’t have to wait a long time for the new season to get up and running.

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