The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season is set to get underway on March 28, with the final scheduled on May 31. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the schedule for the tournament on March 11.
The announcement was delayed owing to the tournament’s clash with assembly elections in Assam, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. While Kolkata (in West Bengal) and Chennai (in Tamil Nadu) are the bases for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), respectively, Guwahati (in Assam) is the second venue for Rajasthan Royals (RR).
One of the other reasons behind the delay was the uncertainty over the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The venue has not hosted any top-flight cricket ever since the tragic stampede during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s 2025 victory parade, which claimed 11 lives and left several injured. However, the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) received clearance after extensive discussions with RCB officials.
The tournament opener will be played between defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and one-time winners Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on March 28 in Bangalore.
The Delhi Capitals, meanwhile, will play their first match on April 1 against Rishabh Pant’s Lucknow Super Giants at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium.
Delhi Capitals Complete Schedule for IPL 2026:
|
Match No. |
Date |
Day |
Opponent |
Time (IST) |
Venue |
| 05 | April 01 | Wednesday | Lucknow Super Giants |
7:30 PM |
BRSABV Ekana Stadium, Lucknow. |
|
08 |
April 04 | Saturday | Mumbai Indians | 7:30 PM |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
|
14 |
April 08 | Wednesday | Gujarat Titans | 3:30 PM |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
|
18 |
April 11 | Saturday | Chennai Super Kings | 3:30 PM |
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
DC Home Matches Schedule 2026
|
Match No. |
Date |
Day |
Opponent |
Time (IST) |
Venue |
|
08 |
April 04 | Saturday | Mumbai Indians | 7:30 PM |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
|
14 |
April 08 | Wednesday | Gujarat Titans | 3:30 PM |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
DC Away Matches Schedule 2026
|
Match No. |
Date |
Day |
Opponent |
Time (IST) |
Venue |
| 05 | April 01 | Wednesday | Lucknow Super Giants |
7:30 PM |
BRSABV Ekana Stadium, Lucknow |
|
18 |
April 11 | Saturday | Chennai Super Kings | 3:30 PM | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
Delhi Capitals IPL 2026 Final Squad
Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, T. Natarajan, Tristan Stubbs, Auqib Nabi, Mukesh Kumar, Nitish Rana (traded in), Pathum Nissanka, Abishek Porel, Ashutosh Sharma, Ben Duckett, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Sameer Rizvi, Dushmantha Chameera, Prithvi Shaw, Karun Nair, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari, Ajay Mandal, Tripurana Vijay, Sahil Parakh, Vihaan Malhotra, Kyle Jamieson
