The schedule for Indian Premier League 2026 has been revealed and the 19th season of the league will be played from March 28, 2026 to May, 2026. The season will kick off with Royal Challengers Bengaluru locking horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. 10 teams will once again fight for the coveted trophy this season and the league will be played all over India. The first leg of the fixtures is out and few big matches are set to be played on the initial days of the league. One among the star studded fixtures will be the Mumbai Indians versus Kolkata Knight Riders encounter which is scheduled to be played on March 29 in Mumbai and the Rajasthan Royals would play the Chennai Super Kings on March 30 in Guwahati. The opening match of every IPL is a fixture that every fan eagerly waits for every year and has featured many star teams down the years. As the IPL begins with Royal Challengers Bengaluru taking on Sunrisers Hyderabad, fans would be more interested in seeing how the inaugural match of the season unfolds. Also Read | IPL 2026 Phase 1 Schedule Announced: Team-wise Fixtures, Dates and Full Match List IPL Opening Matches Over The Years Teams Venue Date Year Result Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru April 18 2008 KKR won by 140 runs Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians Newlands, Cape Town April 18 2009 MI won by 19 runs Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai March 12 2010 KKR won by 11 runs Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai April 8 2011 CSK won by 2 runs Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai April 4 2012 MI won by 8 wickets Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils Eden Gardens, Kolkata April 3 2013 KKR won by 6 wickets Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi April 16 2014 KKR won by 41 runs Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians Eden Gardens, Kolkata April 8 2015 KKR won by 7 wickets Mumbai Indians vs Rising Pune Supergiants Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai April 9 2016 RPS won by 9 wickets Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad April 5 2017 SRH won by 35 runs Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai April 7 2018 CSK won by 1 wicket Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai March 23 2019 CSK won by 7 wickets Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi September 19 2020 CSK won by 5 wickets Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai April 9 2021 RCB won by 2 wickets Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai March 26 2022 KKR won by 6 wickets Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad March 31 2023 GT won by 5 wickets Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai March 22 2024 CSK won by 6 wickets Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru March 28 2026 - With a strong start to the 19th season of IPL from Bengaluru, fans are very eager to see how IPL 2026 kicks off and which team will emerge victorious.