Stumps : Day 1 - Surrey trail by 339 runs.

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Sussex

358/9d

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Stumps : Day 1 - Hampshire elected to bowl

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353/1

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Stumps : Day 1 - Somerset lead by 39 runs.

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201/3

Yorkshire

162/10

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Stumps : Day 1 - Leicestershire elected to bowl

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405/4

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Stumps : Day 1 - Derbyshire trail by 328 runs.

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352/10

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24/0

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Stumps : Day 1 - Northamptonshire trail by 266 runs.

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40/0

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306/10

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272/6

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Indonesia elected to bowl

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Q: When will IPL 2026 start?

The IPL 2026 season will begin on March 28, 2026 , with the opening match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad .

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IPL 2026 Schedule: After a delay, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the schedule for Indian Premier League 2026. The popular T20 league will start on March 28, and the final will be played on May 31. In Phase 1, a total of 20 matches will be played over 16 days. Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will kick-start the tournament by taking on Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in the IPL 2026 opener on March 28.

According to the Board of Control for Cricket in India, only the Phase 1 schedule of the Indian Premier League 2026 has been announced so far, which includes 20 matches. As reported by the The Indian Express, the remaining schedule will be released later after the assembly election dates are announced in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Guwahati.

There will be four double-headers in Phase 1 of the Indian Premier League 2026, on April 4, 5, 11, and 12. Rajasthan Royals will play their first two home matches in Guwahati. After that, they are likely to return to Jaipur for their home games, but this has not been officially confirmed yet. Earlier, reports claimed that the BCCI will announce the schedule for IPL 2026 in two phases. The delay over the unveiling of the fixtures was largely due to some unresolved issues between franchises and venues, the existing geopolitical tensions in West Asia and the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026.

IPL 2026 Schedule Phase 1

Match	Date	Day	Home	Away	Venue	Time
1	28/03/26	Sat	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Bengaluru	19:30
2	29/03/26	Sun	Mumbai Indians	Kolkata Knight Riders	Mumbai	19:30
3	30/03/26	Mon	Rajasthan Royals	Chennai Super Kings	Guwahati	19:30
4	31/03/26	Tue	Punjab Kings	Gujarat Titans	Mullanpur	19:30
5	01/04/26	Wed	Lucknow Super Giants	Delhi Capitals	Lucknow	19:30
6	02/04/26	Thu	Kolkata Knight Riders	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Kolkata	19:30
7	03/04/26	Fri	Chennai Super Kings	Punjab Kings	Chennai	19:30
8	04/04/26	Sat	Delhi Capitals	Mumbai Indians	Delhi	15:30
9	04/04/26	Sat	Gujarat Titans	Rajasthan Royals	Ahmedabad	19:30
10	05/04/26	Sun	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Lucknow Super Giants	Hyderabad	15:30
11	05/04/26	Sun	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Chennai Super Kings	Bengaluru	19:30
12	06/04/26	Mon	Kolkata Knight Riders	Punjab Kings	Kolkata	19:30
13	07/04/26	Tue	Rajasthan Royals	Mumbai Indians	Guwahati	19:30
14	08/04/26	Wed	Delhi Capitals	Gujarat Titans	Delhi	19:30
15	09/04/26	Thu	Kolkata Knight Riders	Lucknow Super Giants	Kolkata	19:30
16	10/04/26	Fri	Rajasthan Royals	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Guwahati	19:30
17	11/04/26	Sat	Punjab Kings	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Mullanpur	15:30
18	11/04/26	Sat	Chennai Super Kings	Delhi Capitals	Chennai	19:30
19	12/04/26	Sun	Lucknow Super Giants	Gujarat Titans	Lucknow	15:30
20	12/04/26	Sun	Mumbai Indians	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Mumbai	19:30

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Q. When will IPL 2026 start?

The IPL 2026 season will begin on March 28, 2026, with the opening match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

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