On March 26, the Board of Cricket Control of India released the schedule of the second phase of the 2026 Indian Premier League. Earlier, the BCCI released the schedule of the first 20 matches, starting from March 28 till April 12. The board was waiting for the election dates to be announced in states like Tamil Nadu, Kolkata, and Guwahati. However, with dates being confirmed, the BCCI announced that the rest of the tournament will be played from April 13 to May 24. 12 venues will be hosting the matches. The venues include Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, Dharamsala, Raipur, and New Chandigarh. According to the new schedule, Rajasthan Royals will tour Hyderabad to face Sunrisers Hyderabad for the second phase. As usual, matches will be played with players from 7 am, with 3 pm marking the start of the afternoon matches. Read also: Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2027: Full Schedule and Venue Announced for India vs Australia The complete schedule for of 2026: Match No Date Day Start Home Away Venue 1 28-MAR-26 Sat 7:30 PM Royal Challengers Bengaluru Sunrisers Hyderabad Bengaluru 2 29-MAR-26 Sun 7:30 PM Mumbai Indians Kolkata Knight Riders Mumbai 3 30-MAR-26 Mon 7:30 PM Rajasthan Royals Chennai Super Kings Guwahati 4 31-MAR-26 Tue 7:30 PM Punjab Kings Gujarat Titans New Chandigarh 5 01-APR-26 Wed 7:30 PM Lucknow Super Giants Delhi Capitals Lucknow 6 02-APR-26 Thu 7:30 PM Kolkata Knight Riders Sunrisers Hyderabad Kolkata 7 03-APR-26 Fri 7:30 PM Chennai Super Kings Punjab Kings Chennai 8 04-APR-26 Sat 3:30 PM Delhi Capitals Mumbai Indians Delhi 9 04-APR-26 Sat 7:30 PM Gujarat Titans Rajasthan Royals Ahmedabad 10 05-APR-26 Sun 3:30 PM Sunrisers Hyderabad Lucknow Super Giants Hyderabad 11 05-APR-26 Sun 7:30 PM Royal Challengers Bengaluru Chennai Super Kings Bengaluru 12 06-APR-26 Mon 7:30 PM Kolkata Knight Riders Punjab Kings Kolkata 13 07-APR-26 Tue 7:30 PM Rajasthan Royals Mumbai Indians Guwahati 14 08-APR-26 Wed 7:30 PM Delhi Capitals Gujarat Titans Delhi 15 09-APR-26 Thu 7:30 PM Kolkata Knight Riders Lucknow Super Giants Kolkata 16 10-APR-26 Fri 7:30 PM Rajasthan Royals Royal Challengers Bengaluru Guwahati 17 11-APR-26 Sat 3:30 PM Punjab Kings Sunrisers Hyderabad New Chandigarh 18 11-APR-26 Sat 7:30 PM Chennai Super Kings Delhi Capitals Chennai 19 12-APR-26 Sun 3:30 PM Lucknow Super Giants Gujarat Titans Lucknow 20 12-APR-26 Sun 7:30 PM Mumbai Indians Royal Challengers Bengaluru Mumbai 21 13-APR-26 Mon 7:30 PM Sunrisers Hyderabad Rajasthan Royals Hyderabad 22 14-APR-26 Tue 7:30 PM Chennai Super Kings Kolkata Knight Riders Chennai 23 15-APR-26 Wed 7:30 PM Royal Challengers Bengaluru Lucknow Super Giants Bengaluru 24 16-APR-26 Thu 7:30 PM Mumbai Indians Punjab Kings Mumbai 25 17-APR-26 Fri 7:30 PM Gujarat Titans Kolkata Knight Riders Ahmedabad 26 18-APR-26 Sat 3:30 PM Royal Challengers Bengaluru Delhi Capitals Bengaluru 27 18-APR-26 Sat 7:30 PM Sunrisers Hyderabad Chennai Super Kings Hyderabad 28 19-APR-26 Sun 3:30 PM Kolkata Knight Riders Rajasthan Royals Kolkata 29 19-APR-26 Sun 7:30 PM Punjab Kings Lucknow Super Giants New Chandigarh 30 20-APR-26 Mon 7:30 PM Gujarat Titans Mumbai Indians Ahmedabad 31 21-APR-26 Tue 7:30 PM Sunrisers Hyderabad Delhi Capitals Hyderabad 32 22-APR-26 Wed 7:30 PM Lucknow Super Giants Rajasthan Royals Lucknow 33 23-APR-26 Thu 7:30 PM Mumbai Indians Chennai Super Kings Mumbai 34 24-APR-26 Fri 7:30 PM Royal Challengers Bengaluru Gujarat Titans Bengaluru 35 25-APR-26 Sat 3:30 PM Delhi Capitals Punjab Kings Delhi 36 25-APR-26 Sat 7:30 PM Rajasthan Royals Sunrisers Hyderabad Jaipur 37 26-APR-26 Sun 3:30 PM Gujarat Titans Chennai Super Kings Ahmedabad 38 26-APR-26 Sun 7:30 PM Lucknow Super Giants Kolkata Knight Riders Lucknow 39 27-APR-26 Mon 7:30 PM Delhi Capitals Royal Challengers Bengaluru Delhi 40 28-APR-26 Tue 7:30 PM Punjab Kings Rajasthan Royals New Chandigarh 41 29-APR-26 Wed 7:30 PM Mumbai Indians Sunrisers Hyderabad Mumbai 42 30-APR-26 Thu 7:30 PM Gujarat Titans Royal Challengers Bengaluru Ahmedabad 43 01-MAY-26 Fri 7:30 PM Rajasthan Royals Delhi Capitals Jaipur 44 02-MAY-26 Sat 7:30 PM Chennai Super Kings Mumbai Indians Chennai 45 03-MAY-26 Sun 3:30 PM Sunrisers Hyderabad Kolkata Knight Riders Hyderabad 46 03-MAY-26 Sun 7:30 PM Gujarat Titans Punjab Kings Ahmedabad 47 04-MAY-26 Mon 7:30 PM Mumbai Indians Lucknow Super Giants Mumbai 48 05-MAY-26 Tue 7:30 PM Delhi Capitals Chennai Super Kings Delhi 49 06-MAY-26 Wed 7:30 PM Sunrisers Hyderabad Punjab Kings Hyderabad 50 07-MAY-26 Thu 7:30 PM Lucknow Super Giants Royal Challengers Bengaluru Lucknow 51 08-MAY-26 Fri 7:30 PM Delhi Capitals Kolkata Knight Riders Delhi 52 09-MAY-26 Sat 7:30 PM Rajasthan Royals Gujarat Titans Jaipur 53 10-MAY-26 Sun 3:30 PM Chennai Super Kings Lucknow Super Giants Chennai 54 10-MAY-26 Sun 7:30 PM Royal Challengers Bengaluru Mumbai Indians Raipur 55 11-MAY-26 Mon 7:30 PM Punjab Kings Delhi Capitals Dharamshala 56 12-MAY-26 Tue 7:30 PM Gujarat Titans Sunrisers Hyderabad Ahmedabad 57 13-MAY-26 Wed 7:30 PM Royal Challengers Bengaluru Kolkata Knight Riders Raipur 58 14-MAY-26 Thu 7:30 PM Punjab Kings Mumbai Indians Dharamshala 59 15-MAY-26 Fri 7:30 PM Lucknow Super Giants Chennai Super Kings Lucknow 60 16-MAY-26 Sat 7:30 PM Kolkata Knight Riders Gujarat Titans Kolkata However, BCCI is yet to announce the dates for the playoff and the final match.