IPL Schedule 2026, Captains, Team List

The tentative dates for the IPL 2026 schedule are March 22 to May 26, 2026. BCCI’s creation of two additional teams ahead of IPL 2026 will result in 10 teams in IPL 2026. There will be 74 league matches in IPL 2026 as BCCI uses the same group stage and playoff format as IPL 2026.

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IPL Schedule 2026

BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) founded the Indian Premier League in 2007, it is mainly held between March and May every year. As we all know, the IPL squad has grown from 8 to 10 in 2026, so the total number of matches in the upcoming season is 74.

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The last week of March 2026 will mark the start of the 16th season of the Indian Premier League, or IPL 2026, which will last until May 2026. This season will feature ten teams, 74 matches and 14 league matches for each club. . The IPL schedule indicates that CSK and KKR will play the opening match.

Championship	Indian Premier League 2026
Host Country	India
Administrator	Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
IPL Chairman	Brijesh Patel
IPL Schedule 2026	25th March 2026 to 28th May 2026 (Expected)
IPL 2026 Start Date	25th March 2026 (Expected)
Format of the matches	T20
Date of Opening Match	25 March 2026 (Expected)
No. of Participants Team	10
Total no. of Matches to be played	74
Current winner of IPL	Gujrat Titans (GT)
IPL 2026 Match Venues	Mumbai Delhi Bangalore Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata Punjab Jaipur Ahmedabad Lucknow
BCCI Official Website	www.bcci.tv
Official URL	https://www.iplt20.com/

IPL 2026 Captains

There are ten teams in the IPL overall. The list of teams and team captains are as follows:

Name of the IPL 2026 teams	Name of the captains of the IPL 2026 teams
Rajasthan Royals (RR)	Sanju Samson
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)	Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Mumbai Indians (MI)	Rohit Sharma
Punjab Kings (PBSK)	Mayank Agrawal
Delhi Capitals (DC)	Rishabh Pant
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)	Shreyas Iyer
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)	Faf Du Plassis
Sunrise Hyderabad (SRH)	Kane Williamson
Gujarat Titans (GT)	Hardik Pandya
Lucknow Super Joints (LSG)	KL Rahul

The IPL’s inaugural game between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders will take place on March 25, 2026. This concludes our knowledge of the IPL Schedule 2026.

IPL 2026 Team List

A total number of teams in IPL are 10. Following are the team list and names of the team captain:

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Indian Premier League (IPL) Team	Indian Premier League (IPL) Team Captain
Rajasthan Royals ( RR) WhatsApp Channel for Tickets Info Join Now	Sanju Samson
Chennai Super Kings ( CSK)	Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Mumbai Indians ( MI) WhatsApp Channel for Tickets Info Join Now	Rohit Sharma
Punjab Kings ( PBSK)	Mayank Agrawal
Delhi Capitals ( DC)	Rishabh Pant
Kolkata Knight Riders ( KKR)	Shreyas Iyer
Royal Challengers Bangalore ( RCB)	Faf Du Plassis
Sunrise Hyderabad ( SRH)	Kane Williamson
Gujarat Titans ( GT)	Hardik Pandya
Lucknow Super Joints (LSG)	KL Rahul

IPL 2026 Tickets

Planning to see Live IPL 2026? If so, it’s a great idea. IPL ticket available for purchase online at the most popular ticketing sites like BookMyShow, Paytm, the team’s official website, the IPL website. There are many websites where you can book IPL tickets, but due to the high demand, most of the time the tickets are sold out. You can also book your IPL ticket offline from the cricket ground where the match is played.

IPL Teams 2026

Teams	Captain	Coach	Winner
Chennai Super Kings	MS Dhoni	Stephen Fleming	2010, 2011, 2018, 2021
Delhi Capitals	Shreyas Iyer	Ricky Ponting
Kings XI Punjab	K L Rahul	Anil Kumble
Kolkata Knight Riders	Eoin Morgan	Brendon McCullum	2012, 2014
Mumbai Indians	Rohit Sharma	Mahela Jayawardene	2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020
Rajasthan Royals	Sanju Samson	Andrew McDonald	2008
Royal Challengers Bangalore	Virat Kohli	Simon Katich
Sunrisers Hyderabad	David Warner	Trevor Bayliss	2009, 2016
Lucknow	KL Rahul	Vijay Dahiya	–
Ahmedabad	Hardik Pandya	Ashish Nehra	–