Punjab Kings has returned to winning ways after finishing second in last year’s IPL, beating Gujarat Titans by 3 wickets to start their IPL 2026 campaign off well with the debut of Cooper Connolly who excelled with a 72* run performance to help Punjab chase down 163 runs in Mullanpur.
In another match, Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings convincingly by 8 wickets for their first win of IPL2026 while Mumbai Indians broke their string of poor starts to Open Day matches (losing them all previously) as they defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 6 wickets.
Last year’s champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru started IPL2026 strong as well defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 wickets in the first match of the tournament.
There will be 70 matches during the league stage of IPL2026 and the schedule of the four playoff games will be released at a later date.
IPL 2026 points table
| Team | P | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| RR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.171 |
| RCB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.907 |
| MI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.687 |
| PBKS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.509 |
| GT | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.509 |
| KKR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.687 |
| SRH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2.907 |
| CSK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4.171 |
| DC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LSG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
IPL 2026 full schedule
| Match No. | Date | Day | Home Team | Away Team | Venue | Time |
| 1 | 28/03/2026 | Sat | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Bengaluru | 19:30 |
| 2 | 29/03/2026 | Sun | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai | 19:30 |
| 3 | 30/03/2026 | Mon | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings | Guwahati | 19:30 |
| 4 | 31/03/2026 | Tue | Punjab Kings | Gujarat Titans | New Chandigarh | 19:30 |
| 5 | 01/04/2026 | Wed | Lucknow Super Giants | Delhi Capitals | Lucknow | 19:30 |
| 6 | 02/04/2026 | Thu | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata | 19:30 |
| 7 | 03/04/2026 | Fri | Chennai Super Kings | Punjab Kings | Chennai | 19:30 |
| 8 | 04/04/2026 | Sat | Delhi Capitals | Mumbai Indians | Delhi | 15:30 |
| 9 | 04/04/2026 | Sat | Gujarat Titans | Rajasthan Royals | Ahmedabad | 19:30 |
| 10 | 05/04/2026 | Sun | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Lucknow Super Giants | Hyderabad | 15:30 |
| 11 | 05/04/2026 | Sun | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Chennai Super Kings | Bengaluru | 19:30 |
| 12 | 06/04/2026 | Mon | Kolkata Knight Riders | Punjab Kings | Kolkata | 19:30 |
| 13 | 07/04/2026 | Tue | Rajasthan Royals | Mumbai Indians | Guwahati | 19:30 |
| 14 | 08/04/2026 | Wed | Delhi Capitals | Gujarat Titans | Delhi | 19:30 |
| 15 | 09/04/2026 | Thu | Kolkata Knight Riders | Lucknow Super Giants | Kolkata | 19:30 |
| 16 | 10/04/2026 | Fri | Rajasthan Royals | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Guwahati | 19:30 |
| 17 | 11/04/2026 | Sat | Punjab Kings | Sunrisers Hyderabad | New Chandigarh | 15:30 |
| 18 | 11/04/2026 | Sat | Chennai Super Kings | Delhi Capitals | Chennai | 19:30 |
| 19 | 12/04/2026 | Sun | Lucknow Super Giants | Gujarat Titans | Lucknow | 15:30 |
| 20 | 12/04/2026 | Sun | Mumbai Indians | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Mumbai | 19:30 |
| 21 | 13/04/2026 | Mon | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rajasthan Royals | Hyderabad | 19:30 |
| 22 | 14/04/2026 | Tue | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai | 19:30 |
| 23 | 15/04/2026 | Wed | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Lucknow Super Giants | Bengaluru | 19:30 |
| 24 | 16/04/2026 | Thu | Mumbai Indians | Punjab Kings | Mumbai | 19:30 |
| 25 | 17/04/2026 | Fri | Gujarat Titans | Kolkata Knight Riders | Ahmedabad | 19:30 |
| 26 | 18/04/2026 | Sat | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Delhi Capitals | Bengaluru | 15:30 |
| 27 | 18/04/2026 | Sat | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Chennai Super Kings | Hyderabad | 19:30 |
| 28 | 19/04/2026 | Sun | Kolkata Knight Riders | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata | 15:30 |
| 29 | 19/04/2026 | Sun | Punjab Kings | Lucknow Super Giants | New Chandigarh | 19:30 |
| 30 | 20/04/2026 | Mon | Gujarat Titans | Mumbai Indians | Ahmedabad | 19:30 |
| 31 | 21/04/2026 | Tue | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Delhi Capitals | Hyderabad | 19:30 |
| 32 | 22/04/2026 | Wed | Lucknow Super Giants | Rajasthan Royals | Lucknow | 19:30 |
| 33 | 23/04/2026 | Thu | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai | 19:30 |
| 34 | 24/04/2026 | Fri | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Gujarat Titans | Bengaluru | 19:30 |
| 35 | 25/04/2026 | Sat | Delhi Capitals | Punjab Kings | Delhi | 15:30 |
| 36 | 25/04/2026 | Sat | Rajasthan Royals | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Jaipur | 19:30 |
| 37 | 26/04/2026 | Sun | Gujarat Titans | Chennai Super Kings | Ahmedabad | 15:30 |
| 38 | 26/04/2026 | Sun | Lucknow Super Giants | Kolkata Knight Riders | Lucknow | 19:30 |
| 39 | 27/04/2026 | Mon | Delhi Capitals | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Delhi | 19:30 |
| 40 | 28/04/2026 | Tue | Punjab Kings | Rajasthan Royals | New Chandigarh | 19:30 |
| 41 | 29/04/2026 | Wed | Mumbai Indians | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai | 19:30 |
| 42 | 30/04/2026 | Thu | Gujarat Titans | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Ahmedabad | 19:30 |
| 43 | 01/05/2026 | Fri | Rajasthan Royals | Delhi Capitals | Jaipur | 19:30 |
| 44 | 02/05/2026 | Sat | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians | Chennai | 19:30 |
| 45 | 03/05/2026 | Sun | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata Knight Riders | Hyderabad | 15:30 |
| 46 | 03/05/2026 | Sun | Gujarat Titans | Punjab Kings | Ahmedabad | 19:30 |
| 47 | 04/05/2026 | Mon | Mumbai Indians | Lucknow Super Giants | Mumbai | 19:30 |
| 48 | 05/05/2026 | Tue | Delhi Capitals | Chennai Super Kings | Delhi | 19:30 |
| 49 | 06/05/2026 | Wed | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Punjab Kings | Hyderabad | 19:30 |
| 50 | 07/05/2026 | Thu | Lucknow Super Giants | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Lucknow | 19:30 |
| 51 | 08/05/2026 | Fri | Delhi Capitals | Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi | 19:30 |
| 52 | 09/05/2026 | Sat | Rajasthan Royals | Gujarat Titans | Jaipur | 19:30 |
| 53 | 10/05/2026 | Sun | Chennai Super Kings | Lucknow Super Giants | Chennai | 15:30 |
| 54 | 10/05/2026 | Sun | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Mumbai Indians | Raipur | 19:30 |
| 55 | 11/05/2026 | Mon | Punjab Kings | Delhi Capitals | Dharamshala | 19:30 |
| 56 | 12/05/2026 | Tue | Gujarat Titans | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Ahmedabad | 19:30 |
| 57 | 13/05/2026 | Wed | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Kolkata Knight Riders | Raipur | 19:30 |
| 58 | 14/05/2026 | Thu | Punjab Kings | Mumbai Indians | Dharamshala | 19:30 |
| 59 | 15/05/2026 | Fri | Lucknow Super Giants | Chennai Super Kings | Lucknow | 19:30 |
| 60 | 16/05/2026 | Sat | Kolkata Knight Riders | Gujarat Titans | Kolkata | 19:30 |
| 61 | 17/05/2026 | Sun | Punjab Kings | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Dharamshala | 15:30 |
| 62 | 17/05/2026 | Sun | Delhi Capitals | Rajasthan Royals | Delhi | 19:30 |
| 63 | 18/05/2026 | Mon | Chennai Super Kings | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Chennai | 19:30 |
| 64 | 19/05/2026 | Tue | Rajasthan Royals | Lucknow Super Giants | Jaipur | 19:30 |
| 65 | 20/05/2026 | Wed | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata | 19:30 |
| 66 | 21/05/2026 | Thu | Chennai Super Kings | Gujarat Titans | Chennai | 19:30 |
| 67 | 22/05/2026 | Fri | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Hyderabad | 19:30 |
| 68 | 23/05/2026 | Sat | Lucknow Super Giants | Punjab Kings | Lucknow | 19:30 |
| 69 | 24/05/2026 | Sun | Mumbai Indians | Rajasthan Royals | Mumbai | 15:30 |
| 70 | 24/05/2026 | Sun | Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi Capitals | Kolkata | 19:30 |
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