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IPL 2026 Match Schedule OUT: RCB to kick off title defence against SRH

Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will open IPL 2026 against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on March 28. The schedule for the first phase of the tournament – comprising 20 matches until April 12 – was unveiled on Wednesday,

with the itinerary for the remainder of the season set to be finalised only after election dates are announced for the poll-bound states of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam.

Two multi-time winners, Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders, will square off on the opening Sunday of the season (March 29) at the Wankhede Stadium. Rajasthan Royals will then host Chennai Super Kings in a Monday-night fixture in Guwahati –

a clash that will see Sanju Samson and Ravindra Jadeja face their former franchises following the high-profile off-season trade that also involved Sam Curran.

The next two weekends of the competition will both feature double-headers, with RCB taking on CSK in Bengaluru on April 5. The following Sunday will see Mumbai Indians host RCB in the night game of April 12.

Rajasthan Royals will play all three of their home matches in this phase at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati before moving to Jaipur for their remaining four home fixtures

Phase-1 Schedule

Match No.	Date	Day	Kick-Off	Home	Away	City
1	28/03/26	Sat	Evening	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Bengaluru
2	29/03/26	Sun	Evening	Mumbai Indians	Kolkata Knight Riders	Mumbai
3	30/03/26	Mon	Evening	Rajasthan Royals	Chennai Super Kings	Guwahati
4	31/03/26	Tue	Evening	Punjab Kings	Gujarat Titans	Mullanpur
5	01/04/26	Wed	Evening	Lucknow Super Giants	Delhi Capitals	Lucknow
6	02/04/26	Thu	Evening	Kolkata Knight Riders	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Kolkata
7	03/04/26	Fri	Evening	Chennai Super Kings	Punjab Kings	Chennai
8	04/04/26	Sat	Afternoon	Delhi Capitals	Mumbai Indians	Delhi
9	04/04/26	Sat	Evening	Gujarat Titans	Rajasthan Royals	Ahmedabad
10	05/04/26	Sun	Afternoon	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Lucknow Super Giants	Hyderabad
11	05/04/26	Sun	Evening	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Chennai Super Kings	Bengaluru
12	06/04/26	Mon	Evening	Kolkata Knight Riders	Punjab Kings	Kolkata
13	07/04/26	Tue	Evening	Rajasthan Royals	Mumbai Indians	Guwahati
14	08/04/26	Wed	Evening	Delhi Capitals	Gujarat Titans	Delhi
15	09/04/26	Thu	Evening	Kolkata Knight Riders	Lucknow Super Giants	Kolkata
16	10/04/26	Fri	Evening	Rajasthan Royals	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Guwahati
17	11/04/26	Sat	Afternoon	Punjab Kings	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Mullanpur
18	11/04/26	Sat	Evening	Chennai Super Kings	Delhi Capitals	Chennai
19	12/04/26	Sun	Afternoon	Lucknow Super Giants	Gujarat Titans	Lucknow
20	12/04/26	Sun	Evening	Mumbai Indians	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Mumbai