New DelhiThe BCCI announced the 2026 league stage schedule on Thursday, March 26. The 20-match schedule was revealed earlier. The playoff schedule will be revealed later, but the complete league stage schedule is now available.
Teams will be split into two virtual groups for the 70 league stage games. Before the playoffs begin, each team will play 14 games.
Which IPL 2026 teams are there?There are two groups of five teams each, with all ten teams in them. Group 1 has The Chennai Super Kings (5), Kolkata Knight Riders (3), Rajasthan Royals (1), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (1), and Punjab Kings are in Group A. The Mumbai Indians (5), Sunrisers Hyderabad (1), Gujarat Titans (1), Delhi Capitals, and Lucknow Super Giants are in Group B.
Group A | Group B | Super Kings of Chennai | Indians from Mumbai | Knight Riders of Kolkata | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rajasthan Royals | Titans of Gujarat | Bengaluru's Royal Challengers | The Delhi Capitals | Kings of Punjab | Super Giants of Lucknow | The IPL 2026 season will begin on March 28 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium between RCB and SRH. There will be a total of 70 league stage games, including 12 double headers. In the meantime, some teams will play each other once, while others will play each other twice. The Super Kings will play the Mumbai Indians twice, while CSK and RCB will play each other once.
Why will CSK only play RCB once in the 2026 Indian Premier League?Despite being in the same group, CSK and RCB will only play each other once during the league stage. This is due to the fact that teams from the same group will play each other once, but they will play each other's groups twice.
As a result, CSK and RCB will only play each other once, on Sunday, April 5 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
What is the complete schedule for RCB? Go here.RCB will play the Chennai Super Kings at home on April 5 after their first game against SRH. Their next two games will be away from home. On April 10, they will play the Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati, and on April 12, they will play the Mumbai Indians in Mumbai.
They will then go home to play their next three games: the Lucknow Super Giants on April 15, the Delhi Capitals on April 18, and the Gujarat Titans on April 24. On April 27, RCB will play Delhi Capitals in Delhi. Then, on April 30 and May 7, they will play GT and LSG in their home games.
Raipur will host two RCB home games.Raipur has been selected by RCB as their second home for the current campaign. With games scheduled against MI on May 10 and KKR on May 13, the reigning champions will play two games at their second home. On May 17 and 22, RCB will play away games against PBKS and SRH to conclude their league stage.