📅 IPL 2026 Opening Matches Schedule
🏟️ Match 1
📍 Bengaluru | 🗓️ 28 March 2026
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru 🆚 Sunrisers Hyderabad
- ⏰ 7:30 PM IST
🏟️ Match 2
📍 Wankhede Stadium | 🗓️ 29 March 2026
- Mumbai Indians 🆚 Kolkata Knight Riders
- ⏰ 7:30 PM IST
🏟️ Match 3
📍 Guwahati | 🗓️ 30 March 2026
- Rajasthan Royals 🆚 Chennai Super Kings
- ⏰ 7:30 PM IST
🏟️ Match 4
📍 New Chandigarh | 🗓️ 31 March 2026
- Punjab Kings 🆚 Gujarat Titans
- ⏰ 7:30 PM IST
🏟️ Match 5
📍 Lucknow | 🗓️ 1 April 2026
- Lucknow Super Giants 🆚 Delhi Capitals
- ⏰ 7:30 PM IST
🏟️ Match 6
📍 Eden Gardens | 🗓️ 2 April 2026
- Kolkata Knight Riders 🆚 Sunrisers Hyderabad
- ⏰ 7:30 PM IST
🏟️ Match 7
📍 Chennai | 🗓️ 3 April 2026
- Chennai Super Kings 🆚 Punjab Kings
- ⏰ 7:30 PM IST
🔥 Double Header Day (4 April 2026)
🏟️ Match 8 (Afternoon)
📍 Delhi
- Delhi Capitals 🆚 Mumbai Indians
- ⏰ 3:30 PM IST
🏟️ Match 9 (Evening)
📍 Ahmedabad
- Gujarat Titans 🆚 Rajasthan Royals
- ⏰ 7:30 PM IST
🔥 5 April 2026 Matches
🏟️ Match 10 (Afternoon)
📍 Hyderabad
- Sunrisers Hyderabad 🆚 Lucknow Super Giants
- ⏰ 3:30 PM IST
🏟️ Match 11 (Evening)
📍 Bengaluru
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru 🆚 Chennai Super Kings
- ⏰ 7:30 PM IST
📅 Upcoming Matches (6–12 April Highlights)
- KKR 🆚 Punjab Kings – 6 April
- Rajasthan Royals 🆚 Mumbai Indians – 7 April
- Delhi Capitals 🆚 Gujarat Titans – 8 April
- KKR 🆚 Lucknow Super Giants – 9 April
- Rajasthan Royals 🆚 RCB – 10 April
- Punjab Kings 🆚 SRH – 11 April (Afternoon)
- CSK 🆚 Delhi Capitals – 11 April (Evening)
- LSG 🆚 Gujarat Titans – 12 April (Afternoon)
- MI 🆚 RCB – 12 April (Evening)
🏆 IPL 2026 Teams List
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru
- Mumbai Indians
- Chennai Super Kings
- Kolkata Knight Riders
- Rajasthan Royals
- Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Delhi Capitals
- Punjab Kings
- Gujarat Titans
- Lucknow Super Giants
📺 IPL 2026 Match Timing
- 🌙 Night Matches → 7:30 PM IST
- 🌞 Day Matches → 3:30 PM IST
🔥 Final Words
IPL 2026 is going to be a power-packed season with intense rivalries like:
- MI vs CSK 🆚
- RCB vs CSK 🔥
- KKR vs SRH ⚡
Fans can expect thrilling finishes, big sixes, and nail-biting matches throughout the tournament.