IPL 2026 Teams, Players & Match Schedule – Plan Your Trip To India

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What is the IPL?

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 is set to deliver thrilling cricket action across India. Every year, fans from India and abroad travel to experience the electrifying stadium atmosphere. This guide covers match venues, teams, schedule insights, and travel tips to help you plan your IPL trip smoothly.

Latest IPL 2026 Match Updates

IPL 2026 will begin from March 28th to May 31, 2026, played on 13 different locations in India. March 28, Saturday is the starting date of the IPL cricket match and the first match will begin at 7:30 PM March 29, Sunday. The last IPL cricket match is April 12, Sunday, and the match will begin at 7:30 PM. The matches will be played in Ahmedabad, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Assam, Lucknow, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Jaipur, and Guwahati.

India IPL 2026 Schedule: Match Dates, Time & Venues

IPL 2026 Match Schedule (Phase 1 – Official)

The Indian Premier League has released the first phase of fixtures. Here are some confirmed matches:

Date	Match	Venue	Time
March 28	RCB vs SRH	Bengaluru	7:30 PM
March 29	MI vs KKR	Mumbai	7:30 PM
March 30	RR vs CSK	Guwahati	7:30 PM
March 31	PBKS vs GT	New Chandigarh	7:30 PM
April 1	LSG vs DC	Lucknow	7:30 PM
April 2	KKR vs SRH	Kolkata	7:30 PM
April 3	CSK vs PBKS	Chennai	7:30 PM
April 4	DC vs MI	Delhi	3:30 PM
April 4	GT vs RR	Ahmedabad	7:30 PM

?? The IPL 2026 schedule is being released in phases. More matches will be updated once officially announced.

IPL 2026 Host Cities & Stadiums

Matches will be played across major Indian cities:

Ahmedabad – Narendra Modi Stadium
Mumbai – Wankhede Stadium
Delhi – Arun Jaitley Stadium
Chennai – M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
Kolkata – Eden Gardens
Bengaluru – M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
Hyderabad – Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
Jaipur – Sawai Mansingh Stadium
Lucknow – Ekana Cricket Stadium

Complete IPL 2026 Teams Overview

Here is a complete list of IPL 2026 teams:

Chennai Super Kings
Delhi Capitals
Gujarat Titans
Kolkata Knight Riders
Lucknow Super Giants
Mumbai Indians
Punjab Kings
Rajasthan Royals
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Sunrisers Hyderabad

IPL 2026 Complete Player List – All Teams & Squads

The Indian Premier League 2026 features the best cricketers from around the world. Below is a complete, updated squad list for all 8 teams, including captains, batters, wicketkeepers, all-rounders, and bowlers.

Team	Captain	Player	Role	Nationality
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)	Ruturaj Gaikwad	Ruturaj Gaikwad (C)	Batter	India
		Ayush Mhatre	Batter	India
		Sarfaraz Khan	Batter	India
		Dewald Brevis	Batter	South Africa
		Sanju Samson	WK-Batter	India
		Kartik Sharma	WK-Batter	India
		MS Dhoni	WK-Batter	India
		Urvil Patel	WK-Batter	India
		Shivam Dube	All-rounder	India
		Prashant Veer	All-rounder	India
		Anshul Kamboj	All-rounder	India
		Aman Khan	All-rounder	India
		Matthew Short	All-rounder	Australia
		Jamie Overton	All-rounder	England
		Zak Foulkes	All-rounder	England
		Khaleel Ahmed	Bowler	India
		Noor Ahmad	Bowler	Afghanistan
		Rahul Chahar	Bowler	India
		Mukesh Choudhary	Bowler	India
		Shreyas Gopal	Bowler	India
		Gurjapneet Singh	Bowler	India
		Ramkrishna Ghosh	Bowler	India
		Matt Henry	Bowler	New Zealand
		Akeal Hosein	Bowler	West Indies
		Nathan Ellis	Bowler	Australia
Delhi Capitals (DC)	Axar Patel	Axar Patel (C)	All-rounder	India
		KL Rahul	WK-Batter	India
		Prithvi Shaw	Batter	India
		Karun Nair	Batter	India
		Ashutosh Sharma	Batter	India
		Sameer Rizvi	Batter	India
		Sahil Parakh	Batter	India
		Ben Duckett	WK-Batter	England
		Tristan Stubbs	WK-Batter	South Africa
		Pathum Nissanka	Batter	Sri Lanka
		David Miller	Batter	South Africa
		Abhishek Porel	WK-Batter	India
		Nitish Rana	All-rounder	India
		Vipraj Nigam	All-rounder	India
		Madhav Tiwari	All-rounder	India
		Tripurana Vijay	All-rounder	India
		Ajay Mandal	All-rounder	India
		Auqib Dar	All-rounder	India
		Kuldeep Yadav	Bowler	India
		T Natarajan	Bowler	India
		Mukesh Kumar	Bowler	India
		Mitchell Starc	Bowler	Australia
		Lungi Ngidi	Bowler	South Africa
		Kyle Jamieson	Bowler	New Zealand
		Dushmantha Chameera	Bowler	Sri Lanka
Gujarat Titans (GT)	Shubman Gill	Shubman Gill (C)	Batter	India
		Sai Sudharsan	Batter	India
		Shahrukh Khan	Batter	India
		Jos Buttler	WK-Batter	England
		Anuj Rawat	WK-Batter	India
		Kumar Khushagra	WK-Batter	India
		Tom Banton	WK-Batter	England
		Washington Sundar	All-rounder	India
		Rahul Tewatia	All-rounder	India
		Jayant Yadav	All-rounder	India
		Nishant Sindhu	All-rounder	India
		Arshad Khan	All-rounder	India
		Glenn Phillips	All-rounder	New Zealand
		Jason Holder	All-rounder	West Indies
		Rashid Khan	Bowler	Afghanistan
		Mohammed Siraj	Bowler	India
		Prasidh Krishna	Bowler	India
		Kagiso Rabada	Bowler	South Africa
		R Sai Kishore	Bowler	India
		Manav Suthar	Bowler	India
		Gurnoor Brar	Bowler	India
		Ishant Sharma	Bowler	India
		Prithviraj Yarra	Bowler	India
		Ashok Sharma	Bowler	India
		Luke Wood	Bowler	England

Team	Captain	Player	Role	Nationality
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)	Rishabh Pant	Rishabh Pant (C)	WK-Batter	India
		Ayush Badoni	Batter	India
		Himmat Singh	Batter	India
		Aiden Markram	Batter	South Africa
		Matthew Breetzke	Batter	South Africa
		Akshat Raghuvanshi	Batter	India
		Nicholas Pooran	WK-Batter	West Indies
		Josh Inglis	WK-Batter	Australia
		Mukul Choudhary	WK-Batter	India
		Mitchell Marsh	All-rounder	Australia
		Wanindu Hasaranga	All-rounder	Sri Lanka
		Shahbaz Ahmed	All-rounder	India
		Arshin Kulkarni	All-rounder	India
		Abdul Samad	All-rounder	India
		Arjun Tendulkar	All-rounder	India
		Mohammed Shami	Bowler	India
		Mayank Yadav	Bowler	India
		Avesh Khan	Bowler	India
		Anrich Nortje	Bowler	South Africa
		Mohsin Khan	Bowler	India
		Akash Singh	Bowler	India
		Digvesh Singh	Bowler	India
		M Siddharth	Bowler	India
		Naman Tiwari	Bowler	India
		Prince Yadav	Bowler	India
Mumbai Indians (MI)	Hardik Pandya	Rohit Sharma	Batter	India
		Suryakumar Yadav	Batter	India
		Tilak Varma	Batter	India
		Danish Melawar	Batter	India
		Sherfane Rutherford	Batter	West Indies
		Hardik Pandya (C)	All-rounder	India
		Quinton de Kock	WK-Batter	South Africa
		Ryan Rickelton	WK-Batter	South Africa
		Robin Minz	WK-Batter	India
		Will Jacks	All-rounder	England
		Mitchell Santner	All-rounder	New Zealand
		Corbin Bosch	All-rounder	South Africa
		Naman Dhir	All-rounder	India
		Raj Bawa	All-rounder	India
		Atharva Ankolekar	All-rounder	India
		Mayank Rawat	All-rounder	India
		Jasprit Bumrah	Bowler	India
		Trent Boult	Bowler	New Zealand
		Deepak Chahar	Bowler	India
		Shardul Thakur	Bowler	India
		Allah Ghazanfar	Bowler	Afghanistan
		Ashwani Kumar	Bowler	India
		Mayank Markande	Bowler	India
		Mohammad Izhar	Bowler	India
		Raghu Sharma	Bowler	India
Punjab Kings (PBKS)	Shreyas Iyer	Shreyas Iyer (C)	Batter	India
		Priyansh Arya	Batter	India
		Nehal Wadhera	Batter	India
		Shashank Singh	Batter	India
		Musheer Khan	Batter	India
		Harnoor Pannu	Batter	India
		Pyla Avinash	Batter	India
		Michell Owen	Batter	Australia
		Prabsimran Singh	WK-Batter	India
		Vishnu Vinod	WK-Batter	India
		Marcus Stoinis	All-rounder	Australia
		Marco Jansen	All-rounder	South Africa
		Cooper Connolly	All-rounder	Australia
		Azmatullah Omarzai	All-rounder	Afghanistan
		Harpreet Brar	All-rounder	India
		Suryansh Shedge	All-rounder	India
		Arshdeep Singh	Bowler	India
		Yuzvendra Chahal	Bowler	India
		Lockie Ferguson	Bowler	New Zealand
		Xavier Bartlett	Bowler	Australia
		Ben Dwarshuis	Bowler	Australia
		Vyshak Vijaykumar	Bowler	India
		Yash Thakur	Bowler	India
		Pravin Dubey	Bowler	India
		Vishal Nishad	Bowler	India
Rajasthan Royals (RR)	Riyan Parag	Yashasvi Jaiswal	Batter	India
		Vaibhav Suryavanshi	Batter	India
		Shubham Dubey	Batter	India
		Aman Rao	Batter	India
		Shimron Hetmyer	Batter	West Indies
		Riyan Parag (C)	All-rounder	India
		Ravindra Jadeja	All-rounder	India
		Sam Curran	All-rounder	England
		Dhruv Jurel	WK-Batter	India
		Ravi Singh	WK-Batter	India
		Donovan Ferreira	WK-Batter	South Africa
		Lhuan de Pretorius	WK-Batter	South Africa
		Ravi Bishnoi	Bowler	India
		Jofra Archer	Bowler	England
		Tushar Deshpande	Bowler	India
		Sandeep Sharma	Bowler	India
		Adam Milne	Bowler	New Zealand
		Nandre Burger	Bowler	South Africa
		Kwena Maphaka	Bowler	South Africa
		Sushant Mishra	Bowler	India
		Kuldeep Sen	Bowler	India
		Brijesh Sharma	Bowler	India
		Vignesh Puthur	Bowler	India
		Yash Punja	Bowler	India
		Yudhvir Charak	Bowler	India
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)	Rajat Patidar	Virat Kohli	Batter	India
		Rajat Patidar (C)	Batter	India
		Devdutt Padikkal	Batter	India
		Satvik Deswal	Batter	India
		Tim David	Batter	Singapore
		Phil Salt	WK-Batter	England
		Jitesh Sharma	WK-Batter	India
		Jordan Cox	WK-Batter	England
		Venkatesh Iyer	All-rounder	India
		Krunal Pandya	All-rounder	India
		Jacob Bethell	All-rounder	England
		Romario Shepherd	All-rounder	West Indies
		Swapnil Singh	All-rounder	India
		Vicky Ostwal	All-rounder	India
		Mangesh Yadav	All-rounder	India
		Kanishk Chouhan	All-rounder	India
		Vihaan Malhotra	All-rounder	India
		Josh Hazlewood	Bowler	Australia
		Bhuvneshwar Kumar	Bowler	India
		Yash Dayal	Bowler	India
		Nuwan Thushara	Bowler	Sri Lanka
		Jacob Duffy	Bowler	New Zealand
		Rasikh Dar	Bowler	India
		Suyash Sharma	Bowler	India
		Abhinandan Singh	Bowler	India
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)	Pat Cummins	Travis Head	Batter	Australia
		Abhishek Sharma	Batter	India
		Aniket Verma	Batter	India
		R Smaran	Batter	India
		Pat Cummins (C)	All-rounder	Australia
		Heinrich Klaasen	WK-Batter	South Africa
		Ishan Kishan	WK-Batter	India
		Salil Arora	WK-Batter	India
		Nitish Kumar Reddy	All-rounder	India
		Kamindu Mendis	All-rounder	Sri Lanka
		Liam Livingstone	All-rounder	England
		Brydon Carse	All-rounder	England
		Jack Edwards	All-rounder	Australia
		Harsh Dubey	All-rounder	India
		Harshal Patel	Bowler	India
		Jaydev Unadkat	Bowler	India
		Shivam Mavi	Bowler	India
		Eshan Malinga	Bowler	Sri Lanka
		Zeeshan Ansari	Bowler	India
		Shivang Kumar	Bowler	India
		Sakib Hussain	Bowler	India
		Onkar Tarmale	Bowler	India
		Amit Kumar	Bowler	India
		Praful Hinge	Bowler	India
		Krains Fuletra	Bowler	India

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)	Ajinkya Rahane	Ajinkya Rahane (C)	Batter	India
		Rinku Singh	Batter	India
		Angkrish Raghuvanshi	Batter	India
		Manish Pandey	Batter	India
		Cameron Green	Batter	Australia
		Rahul Tripathi	Batter	India
		Rovman Powell	Batter	West Indies
		Finn Allen	WK-Batter	New Zealand
		Tejasvi Singh	WK-Batter	India
		Tim Seifert	WK-Batter	New Zealand
		Anukul Roy	All-rounder	India
		Sarthak Ranjan	All-rounder	India
		Daksh Kamra	All-rounder	India
		Rachin Ravindra	All-rounder	New Zealand
		Ramandeep Singh	All-rounder	India
		Blessing Muzarabani	Bowler	Zimbabwe
		Vaibhav Arora	Bowler	India
		Matheesha Pathirana	Bowler	Sri Lanka
		Kartik Tyagi	Bowler	India
		Prashant Solanki	Bowler	India
		Akash Deep	Bowler	India
		Harshit Rana	Bowler	India
		Umran Malik	Bowler	India
		Sunil Narine	Bowler	West Indies
		Varun Chakravarthy	Bowler	India

Note: The above player lists are for IPL 2026 and are subject to changes due to injuries, replacements, or team updates announced by the official IPL authorities.

Best Airports for IPL Stadium Access

IPL Stadium City	Stadium Name	Nearest Major Airport City
Ahmedabad	Narendra Modi Stadium	Ahmedabad
Hyderabad	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium	Hyderabad
Chennai	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai
Delhi	Arun Jaitley Stadium	Delhi
Lucknow	BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium	Lucknow
Mumbai	Wankhede Stadium	Mumbai
Chandigarh	New PCA Stadium	Chandigarh
Guwahati	ACA Stadium	Guwahati
Jaipur	Sawai Mansingh Stadium	Jaipur
Bengaluru	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru
Raipur	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (2 games)	Raipur
Kolkata	Eden Gardens	Kolkata

Estimated IPL Match Ticket Prices in India 2026 (Stadium-Wise)

Stadium	City	Starting Price(INR)
Narendra Modi Stadium	Ahmedabad	400 – 500
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium	Hyderabad	499
MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai	500
Arun Jaitley Stadium	Delhi	700 – 800
Ekana Cricket Stadium	Lucknow	700
Wankhede Stadium	Mumbai	900 – 1,000
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium	New Chandigarh	950
Barsapara Cricket Stadium	Guwahati	1,000
Eden Gardens	Kolkata	400 – 500
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru	2,100

Top Flight Routes for IPL 2026

The top flight routes from the USA to India for IPL 2026, San Francisco to Delhi, San Francisco (SFO) to Bengaluru (BLR), New York (JFK) to New Delhi (DEL), Chicago to New Delhi, Chicago (ORD) to Mumbai (BOM), Washington to Delhi, and Washington D.C. (IAD) to Hyderabad (HYD).

USA to India IPL Flights 2026

For cricket fans heading from the USA to India to watch IPL 2026, several convenient flight options are available. Leading airlines like Air India, United Airlines, Delta, Qatar Airways, and British Airways operate flights connecting major US cities to IPL host cities across India. Early booking is recommended, as flights quickly fill up during the tournament season. Fans can compare options and find the best deals using flight aggregator platforms such as Skyscanner or Google Flights.

Top USA to India Flight Routes for IPL 2026:

New York (JFK) → Delhi (DEL)
New York (JFK) → Mumbai (BOM)
San Francisco (SFO) → Delhi (DEL)
San Francisco (SFO) → Bengaluru (BLR)
Chicago (ORD) → Delhi (DEL)
Chicago (ORD) → Mumbai (BOM)
Washington D.C. (IAD) → Hyderabad (HYD)
Boston (BOS) → Chennai (MAA)
Los Angeles (LAX) → Delhi (DEL)
Dallas (DFW) → Guwahati (GHY)

Canada to India IPL 2026 Flight Routes

For cricket fans traveling from Canada to catch IPL 2026 matches, several direct and connecting flight options are available from major Canadian cities to India’s top IPL stadium cities. Here are the key routes:

Toronto (YYZ) → Delhi (DEL)
Toronto (YYZ) → Mumbai (BOM)
Toronto (YYZ) → Bengaluru (BLR)
Vancouver (YVR) → Delhi (DEL)
Vancouver (YVR) → Mumbai (BOM)
Montreal (YUL) → Delhi (DEL)
Montreal (YUL) → Mumbai (BOM)
Calgary (YYC) → Delhi (DEL)
Calgary (YYC) → Bengaluru (BLR)

These routes provide easy access for fans from Canada to enjoy the IPL 2026 matches in India’s top cricket stadiums.

Travel Tips for International IPL Fans

Travelers traveling to India to watch IPL cricket matches should make sure that they have exclusive travel plans ready with them. Here are a few travel tips to look into for the International IPL fans:

Book your flight a few days earlier than the starting of the match.
Shop for the best deals on the flight aggregator websites like Skyscanner and Google Flights.
Look out for the deals on the flights and check the airlines that are offering discounts especially for the IPL flights.
Make sure that you do not book the last-minute flights as these may be an expensive and overrated option for now.

Limited-Time IPL 2026 Flight & Travel Offers

Air India is offering limited time flight deals for the IPL 2026 flights, amidst rising fuel surcharges, and fuel costs due to war in West Asia. Look out for the deals for the IPL 2026 flights on the Airline website.
Why Book Your IPL Flights with Eazyfares

EazyFares is the leading resource for IPL Flights offering transparent and exciting flights to India for those desirous of being the spectators of IPL 2026. At EazyFares, we are offering enticing discounts on the flights originating from the USA and terminating in India. Booking IPL flights from EazyFares will offer travelers with incredible options and attractive deals.

How can I travel from the USA or Canada to watch IPL 2026 matches in India?
A: International fans can book flights from major U.S. and Canadian cities to IPL host cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, and Guwahati. For a smooth experience, plan your travel, stadium tickets, and local transport in advance using our IPL 2026 travel guide.

Q2: When does IPL 2026 start, and what is the full match schedule?
A: IPL 2026 begins on March 28, 2026, and runs until May 12, 2026. Fans can check the complete match schedule with dates, timings, and stadiums in our guide to plan travel and ticket bookings efficiently.

Q3: Which teams and captains are playing in IPL 2026?
A: IPL 2026 features 10 exciting teams:

Chennai Super Kings (CSK): Ruturaj Gaikwad
Delhi Capitals (DC): Axar Patel
Gujarat Titans (GT): Shubman Gill
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Ajinkya Rahane
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): Rishabh Pant
Mumbai Indians (MI): Hardik Pandya
Punjab Kings (PBKS): Shreyas Iyer
Rajasthan Royals (RR): Riyan Parag
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB): Rajat Patidar
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Pat Cummins

Q4: Where can I find the full IPL 2026 player list for all teams?
A: Our guide contains the complete IPL 2026 squads for all teams, including batters, bowlers, and all-rounders. Use it to track your favorite players, plan stadium visits, or follow live matches online.

Q5: How can international fans watch IPL 2026 live in India?
A: Fans from around the world can attend IPL matches in stadiums or stream live online. Make sure to secure stadium tickets in advance, arrange flights early, and check city-specific travel and accommodation options from our IPL 2026 travel guide.

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