IPL 2026 Full Schedule, Match List, Dates, Timings and Final Venue (Complete Guide)

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 is set to deliver another thrilling season with 70 league matches followed by high-stakes playoffs. The tournament begins on March 28, 2026, and concludes with the grand final on May 31, 2026.

IPL 2026 League Stage Overview

• Total Matches: 70
• Start Date: 28 March 2026
• End Date: 24 May 2026
• Match Timings:
  • Afternoon: 3:30 PM IST
  • Evening: 7:30 PM IST

IPL 2026 full schedule:

Match	Date	Day	Match	Time (IST)
1	28-Mar-26	Sat	RCB vs SRH	7:30 PM
2	29-Mar-26	Sun	MI vs KKR	7:30 PM
3	30-Mar-26	Mon	RR vs CSK	7:30 PM
4	31-Mar-26	Tue	PBKS vs GT	7:30 PM
5	01-Apr-26	Wed	LSG vs DC	7:30 PM
6	02-Apr-26	Thu	KKR vs SRH	7:30 PM
7	03-Apr-26	Fri	CSK vs PBKS	7:30 PM
8	04-Apr-26	Sat	DC vs MI	3:30 PM
9	04-Apr-26	Sat	GT vs RR	7:30 PM
10	05-Apr-26	Sun	SRH vs LSG	3:30 PM
11	05-Apr-26	Sun	RCB vs CSK	7:30 PM
12	06-Apr-26	Mon	KKR vs PBKS	7:30 PM
13	07-Apr-26	Tue	RR vs MI	7:30 PM
14	08-Apr-26	Wed	DC vs GT	7:30 PM
15	09-Apr-26	Thu	KKR vs LSG	7:30 PM
16	10-Apr-26	Fri	RR vs RCB	7:30 PM
17	11-Apr-26	Sat	PBKS vs SRH	3:30 PM
18	11-Apr-26	Sat	CSK vs DC	7:30 PM
19	12-Apr-26	Sun	LSG vs GT	3:30 PM
20	12-Apr-26	Sun	MI vs RCB	7:30 PM
21	13-Apr-26	Mon	SRH vs RR	7:30 PM
22	14-Apr-26	Tue	CSK vs KKR	7:30 PM
23	15-Apr-26	Wed	RCB vs LSG	7:30 PM
24	16-Apr-26	Thu	MI vs PBKS	7:30 PM
25	17-Apr-26	Fri	GT vs KKR	7:30 PM
26	18-Apr-26	Sat	RCB vs DC	3:30 PM
27	18-Apr-26	Sat	SRH vs CSK	7:30 PM
28	19-Apr-26	Sun	KKR vs RR	3:30 PM
29	19-Apr-26	Sun	PBKS vs LSG	7:30 PM
30	20-Apr-26	Mon	GT vs MI	7:30 PM
31	21-Apr-26	Tue	SRH vs DC	7:30 PM
32	22-Apr-26	Wed	LSG vs RR	7:30 PM
33	23-Apr-26	Thu	MI vs CSK	7:30 PM
34	24-Apr-26	Fri	RCB vs GT	7:30 PM
35	25-Apr-26	Sat	DC vs PBKS	3:30 PM
36	25-Apr-26	Sat	RR vs SRH	7:30 PM
37	26-Apr-26	Sun	GT vs CSK	3:30 PM
38	26-Apr-26	Sun	LSG vs KKR	7:30 PM
39	27-Apr-26	Mon	DC vs RCB	7:30 PM
40	28-Apr-26	Tue	PBKS vs RR	7:30 PM
41	29-Apr-26	Wed	MI vs SRH	7:30 PM
42	30-Apr-26	Thu	GT vs RCB	7:30 PM
43	01-May-26	Fri	RR vs DC	7:30 PM
44	02-May-26	Sat	CSK vs MI	7:30 PM
45	03-May-26	Sun	SRH vs KKR	3:30 PM
46	03-May-26	Sun	GT vs PBKS	7:30 PM
47	04-May-26	Mon	MI vs LSG	7:30 PM
48	05-May-26	Tue	DC vs CSK	7:30 PM
49	06-May-26	Wed	SRH vs PBKS	7:30 PM
50	07-May-26	Thu	LSG vs RCB	7:30 PM
51	08-May-26	Fri	DC vs KKR	7:30 PM
52	09-May-26	Sat	RR vs GT	7:30 PM
53	10-May-26	Sun	CSK vs LSG	3:30 PM
54	10-May-26	Sun	RCB vs MI	7:30 PM
55	11-May-26	Mon	PBKS vs DC	7:30 PM
56	12-May-26	Tue	GT vs SRH	7:30 PM
57	13-May-26	Wed	RCB vs KKR	7:30 PM
58	14-May-26	Thu	PBKS vs MI	7:30 PM
59	15-May-26	Fri	LSG vs CSK	7:30 PM
60	16-May-26	Sat	KKR vs GT	7:30 PM
61	17-May-26	Sun	PBKS vs RCB	3:30 PM
62	17-May-26	Sun	DC vs RR	7:30 PM
63	18-May-26	Mon	CSK vs SRH	7:30 PM
64	19-May-26	Tue	RR vs LSG	7:30 PM
65	20-May-26	Wed	KKR vs MI	7:30 PM
66	21-May-26	Thu	CSK vs GT	7:30 PM
67	22-May-26	Fri	SRH vs RCB	7:30 PM
68	23-May-26	Sat	LSG vs PBKS	7:30 PM
69	24-May-26	Sun	MI vs RR	3:30 PM
70	24-May-26	Sun	KKR vs DC	7:30 PM

IPL 2026 Playoffs & Final

After an intense league stage featuring 70 matches, the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 moves into its most thrilling phase — the Playoffs. Only the Top 4 teams on the points table qualify for this knockout stage, where every match is do-or-die.

Stage	Date	Match	Time
Qualifier 1	26 May 2026	1st vs 2nd	7:30 PM
Eliminator	27 May 2026	3rd vs 4th	7:30 PM
Qualifier 2	29 May 2026	Q1 Loser vs Eliminator Winner	7:30 PM
Final	31 May 2026	Q1 Winner vs Q2 Winner	7:30 PM

IPL Playoffs Format Explained (Simple & Powerful)

Qualifier 1 (Top Advantage Match)

• Played between Top 2 teams
• Winner → Direct entry to FINAL 🏆
• Loser → Gets second chance in Qualifier 2

This is why finishing in Top 2 = HUGE advantage

Eliminator (Do-or-Die Match)

• Played between 3rd vs 4th
• Loser → Eliminated ❌
• Winner → Moves to Qualifier 2

👉 No second chance — pure pressure game

IPL 2026 Final Venue

The grand finale of IPL 2026 will be held at the iconic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

• Location: Bengaluru
• Time: 7:30 PM IST
• Match: Final showdown

Disclaimer

This schedule is based on officially released fixtures. Match timings and venues are subject to change by the organizers. Please refer to official IPL sources for real-time updates.