The remainder of the league stage will include 50 matches. All the remaining matches will be played from April 13 to May 24 across 12 venues in the country
IPL 2026 captains (Pic: X/@IPL)
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the second phase of the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Earlier, only the schedule of first 20 matches was released due to state elections. The remainder of the league stage will include 50 matches. All the remaining matches will be played from April 13 to May 24 across 12 venues in the country.
Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, Dharamsala, Raipur and New Chandigarh will host the matches of the second phase.
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 26, 2026
BCCI announces schedule for second phase of #TATAIPL 2026 🗓️
The remainder of the league stage, comprising 50 matches, will be played from April 13 to May 24, 2026, across 12 venues in India 🏟️
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On April 13th, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will lock horns with Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.
Additionally, the second half of the tournament will see eight double-headers being played.
The tournament will kick off from March 28, with the first match schedule to be played between the defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Earlier, the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) Secretary, Santosh Menon, confirmed that the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium will host five of the RCB's IPL 2026 home games. The venue will also host one of the play-off matches and the title clash of the tournament.
IPL 2026, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Full Squads
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Josh Hazlewood, Swapnil Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Krunal Pandya, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Venkatesh Iyer, Phil Salt (WK), Rajat Patidar (C), Nuwan Thushara, Romario Shepherd, Tim David, Devdutt Padikkal, Yash Dayal, Rasikh Salam, Jordan Cox, Jacob Bethell, Vicky Ostwal, Mangesh Yadav, Suyash Sharma, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhinandan Singh, Kanishk Chouhan, Satvik Deswal.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Pat Cummins, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Travis Head, Liam Livingstone, Ishan Kishan (WK), Kamindu Mendis, Brydon Carse, Zeeshan Ansari, Abhishek Sharma, Shivam Mavi, Jack Edwards, Harsh Dubey, Salil Arora (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Amit Kumar, Praful Hinge, Smaran Ravichandran, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain, Aniket Verma, Shivang Kumar, Krains Bhaveshbhai Fuletra, Omkar Tarmale.
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