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2026 Indian Premier League

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{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2026 Indian Premier League
| image = 2026 IPL logo.jpg
| fromdate = 28 March
| todate = 31 May 2026
| administrator = [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]]
| cricket format = [[Twenty20]]
| tournament format = [[Group stage]] and [[playoffs]]
| participants = 10
| matches = 74
| champions = [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
| count = 2
| runner up = [[Gujarat Titans]]
| most valuable player = [[Vaibhav Sooryavanshi]] ([[Rajasthan Royals]])
| most runs = Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) (776)
| most wickets = [[Kagiso Rabada]] ([[Gujarat Titans]]) (29)
| website = {{URL|iplt20.com}}
| previous_year = 2025
| previous_tournament = 2025 Indian Premier League
| next_year = 2027
| next_tournament = 2027 Indian Premier League
}}
{{2026 Indian Premier League Teams|main=y}}

The '''2026 Indian Premier League''', also known as '''IPL 19''' and branded as '''TATA IPL 2026''', was the 19th edition of the [[Indian Premier League]], a professional [[Twenty20]] [[cricket]] league. The tournament featured 10 teams competing in 74 matches which continued from 28 March to 31 May across 13 venues.

Defending champions [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]] defeated [[Gujarat Titans]] by 5 wickets in [[2026 Indian Premier League final|the final]] to secure their second consecutive IPL title. [[Vaibhav Sooryavanshi]] of [[Rajasthan Royals]] scored the most runs (776) while [[Kagiso Rabada]] of [[Gujarat Titans]] took the most wickets (29) respectively. Sooryavanshi was also awarded as the most valuable player of the tournament.

== Background ==
The [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL) is a professional [[Twenty20]] (T20) [[cricket]] league, organized by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI). It has held annually since the [[2008 Indian Premier League|first edition in 2008]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Premier League |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Indian-Premier-League |access-date=16 December 2025 |website=[[Britannica.com]] |language=en-uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317155833/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Indian-Premier-League|archive-date=17 March 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]] are the defending champions, having won their maiden title in the [[2025 Indian Premier League|previous season]] after defeating [[Punjab Kings]] in the [[2025 Indian Premier League final|final]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-06-03 |title=RCB and Virat Kohli end 18-year wait for IPL glory with six-run defeat of Punjab Kings |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jun/03/rcb-and-virat-kohli-end-18-year-wait-for-ipl-glory-with-six-run-defeat-of-punjab-kings |access-date=2025-12-23 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

=== Format ===
The group format has been reversed to be similar to that of [[2023 Indian Premier League|2023 IPL]]. Each team will play once against the teams in their group and twice against the teams in the other group. After the [[#League stage|group stage]], the top four teams, based on aggregate points, would advance to the [[#Playoffs|playoffs]]. In this stage, the top two teams compete with each other (in a match titled "[[#Qualifier 1|qualifier 1]]"), as do the remaining two teams (in a match titled "[[#Eliminator|eliminator]]"). While the winner of Qualifier 1 would directly qualify for the final match, the losing team had another chance to qualify for the final match by competing against the winning team of the Eliminator (in a match titled "[[#Qualifier 2|qualifier 2]]"). The winner of this subsequent Qualifier 2 match advanced to the final match. Teams were seeded into groups based on the number of titles they have won.<ref name="sch2">{{Cite web |first=Nagraj |last=Gollapudi |title=Mumbai to face CSK and RCB twice as IPL releases full league stage schedule |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-announces-full-league-stage-schedule-1529214 |access-date=27 March 2026 |date=26 March 2026 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en |archive-date=27 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260327093618/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-announces-full-league-stage-schedule-1529214 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="faq">{{Cite web |first=Hemant |last=Brar |title=IPL 2026 FAQs: New venue, big trades, and the million dollar Thala question |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2026-faqs-new-venues-big-trades-and-the-age-old-dhoni-question-1529084 |access-date=27 March 2026 |date=25 March 2026 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=IPL 2023 to be played from March 31 to May 28 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2023-to-begin-on-march-31-1359430 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250805213000/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2023-to-begin-on-march-31-1359430 |archive-date=5 August 2025 |access-date=2026-03-27 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Indian Premier League#Organization|IPL Governing Council]] had initially announced that the IPL would expand to 84 matches for 2026 and 2027,<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPL 2025: No increase in the number of matches as BCCI wary of India's workload |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-with-player-workload-in-mind-no-increase-in-number-of-matches-played-1452783 |access-date=2024-10-01 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en |archive-date=25 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250525221102/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-with-player-workload-in-mind-no-increase-in-number-of-matches-played-1452783 |url-status=live}}</ref> with it expected to expand to 94 matches from 2028 onwards with the return of the complete [[double round-robin]] format that was used until 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arun Dhumal hints at expanded 94-match IPL in 2028 but without new teams |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-could-expand-to-94-matches-in-2028-with-csk-dc-mi-rcb-kkr-gt-pbks-srh-rr-and-lsg-as-the-ten-teams-1483410 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429015210/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-could-expand-to-94-matches-in-2028-with-csk-dc-mi-rcb-kkr-gt-pbks-srh-rr-and-lsg-as-the-ten-teams-1483410 |archive-date=29 April 2025 |access-date=2025-12-23 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> However, the number of matches was kept as 74 for one more edition as it was in the previous four seasons.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2026 Not Expanding Yet: 74 Matches Confirmed |url=https://www.ipl.com/cricket/news/ipl-2026-not-expanding-yet-74-matches-confirmed-full-schedule-coming-soon/ |date=23 March 2026 |access-date=31 March 2026 |website=[[IPLT20.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2026 Full Schedule Release: BCCI Confirms 74-Game Format |url=https://news.abplive.com/sports/cricket/bcci-ipl-2026-full-schedule-release-no-expansion-to-84-matches-full-fixtures-expected-shortly-1832535 |work=[[ABP Live]] |date=23 March 2026 |access-date=31 March 2026}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! style="width:50%;" | Group A || style="width:50%;" | Group B
|-
| [[Chennai Super Kings]] || [[Mumbai Indians]]
|-
| [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
|-
| [[Rajasthan Royals]] || [[Gujarat Titans]]
|-
| [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]] || [[Delhi Capitals]]
|-
| [[Punjab Kings]] || [[Lucknow Super Giants]]
|}

=== Schedule ===
According to [[ESPNcricinfo]], the dates of the tournament window for the three seasons between 2025 and 2027 were sent to franchises ahead of the [[List of 2025 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2025 auction]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPL 2025 to begin on March 14; dates for next three seasons revealed |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-to-begin-on-march-14-dates-for-next-three-seasons-revealed-1460927 |access-date=22 November 2024 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en |archive-date=22 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241122030301/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-to-begin-on-march-14-dates-for-next-three-seasons-revealed-1460927 |url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2024, the tentative dates for the three seasons were announced, with the 2026 edition set to take place from 15 March to 31 May.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BCCI announces dates for IPL 2025, 2026 and 2027 all at once in never-before-heard move |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2025-to-start-on-march-14-as-dates-for-next-three-seasons-revealed-101732247112302.html |access-date=22 November 2024 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=22 November 2024 |language=en |archive-date=22 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241122040833/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2025-to-start-on-march-14-as-dates-for-next-three-seasons-revealed-101732247112302.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2025, it was announced that the 2025 season would commence on 26 March to allow for a three-week gap after the [[2026 Men's T20 World Cup final]] scheduled to take place on 8 March.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPL 2026 to be held between March 26 and May 31 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2026-to-be-held-between-march-26-and-may-31-1515758 |access-date=23 December 2025 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en |archive-date=23 December 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251223004319/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2026-to-be-held-between-march-26-and-may-31-1515758 |url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2026, it was announced that the 2026 season would commence 2 days later on 28 March.<ref name="sch0">{{Cite web |first=Nagraj |last=Gollapudi |title=IPL 2026 to begin on March 28, final scheduled for May 31 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2026-to-begin-on-march-28-and-the-final-is-scheduled-for-may-31-1526195 |access-date=27 March 2026 |date=27 February 2026 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en}}</ref> This led to a clash with the [[2026 Pakistan Super League]] for the second consecutive year taking place from 26 March to 3 May 2026, which was again moved from its typical February–March window for the same reason.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-16 |title=PSL 2026 Set To Clash With IPL Again As PCB Courts Global Investors Ahead Of Franchise Expansion |url=https://www.wisden.com/series/hbl-pakistan-super-league/cricket-news/psl-2026-set-to-clash-with-ipl-again-as-pcb-courts-global-investors-ahead-of-franchise-expansion |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=Wisden |language=en}}</ref>

In March 2026, it was announced that the fixtures for that season would be announced in two parts due to the [[2026 elections in India#State Assembly elections|state assembly elections]] in [[2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election|Assam]], [[2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Tamil Nadu]], and [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal]];<ref name="sch0"/><ref>{{Cite web |first=Shayan |last=Acharya |title=Assembly elections force BCCI to delay IPL 2026 schedule announcement |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/ipl-2026-schedule-announcement-date-postponed-elections-west-bengal-tamil-nadu-bcci/article70699371.ece |access-date=27 March 2026 |date=3 March 2026 |work=[[Sportstar]] |language=en}}</ref> for which the dates were not announced till 15 March.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-03-15 |title=Assam Election Date 2026: Assam to vote on April 9; results on May 4 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/assam/assam-election-2026-result-date-when-will-votes-be-counted-in-assembly-polls-set-on-april-9-counting-on-may-4/articleshow/129588073.cms |access-date=2026-03-27 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-03-15 |title=Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2026: full schedule |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamil-nadu-assembly/tamil-nadu-assembly-elections-2026-full-schedule-poll-date-counting-date-nominations-date/article70746432.ece |access-date=2026-03-27 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 March 2026 |title=West Bengal assembly elections on April 23 and April 29, results on May 4 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/west-bengal-assembly-election-voting-date-nominations-results-date-time-phases-full-schedule-101773569374988.html |access-date=15 March 2026 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en}}</ref> The first part of the schedule comprising the first twenty matches was announced on 11 March, with the inaugural match being hosted at [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]] between the defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru and [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] on 28 March.<ref name="sch1">{{Cite web |first=Nagraj |last=Gollapudi |title=RCB vs SRH to kick off IPL 2026 in Bengaluru on March 28 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2026-to-kick-off-with-rcb-vs-srh-game-on-march-28-at-m-chinnaswamy-stadium-in-bengaluru-1527318 |access-date=27 March 2026 |date=11 March 2026 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en}}</ref> The complete fixtures for the league stage were announced on 26 March.<ref name="sch2"/> On 6 May the playoff fixtures were confirmed<ref name="pos1">{{cite web |access-date=6 May 2026 |title=Schedule for TATA IPL 2026 Playoffs announced; Ahmedabad to Host Grand Finale |url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/4332/schedule-for-tata-ipl-2026-playoffs-announced-ahmedabad-to-host-grand-finale |website=[[IPLT20.com]]}}</ref> with the qualifier 1 at [[Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium|HPCA Cricket Stadium]] on 26 May, the eliminator and qualifier 2 at [[Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium|Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium]] on 27 and 29 May,<ref name="pos3">{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Shivam |date=2026-04-03 |title=IPL 2026 Playoffs & Final: Complete Schedule With Dates And Venues |url=https://news.abplive.com/sports/cricket/ipl-2026-playoffs-and-final-complete-schedule-with-dates-and-venues-1834490 |access-date=2026-05-07 |work=[[ABP Live]] |language=en}}</ref> and the final at [[Narendra Modi Stadium]] on 31 May, with the venue hosting its fourth final after [[2022 Indian Premier League final|2022]], [[2023 Indian Premier League final|2023]] and 2025.<ref name="pos2">{{Cite web |last=Fatima |first=Uzma |date=2026-05-06 |title=Why BCCI Shifted IPL 2026 Final From Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy to Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad? Check Playoffs Venues And Schedule |url=https://sundayguardianlive.com/sports/why-bcci-shifted-ipl-2026-final-from-bengalurus-m-chinnaswamy-to-narendra-modi-stadium-in-ahmedabad-check-playoffs-venues-and-schedule-189619/ |access-date=2026-05-07 |work=[[The Sunday Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |access-date=6 May 2026 |title=BCCI announces schedule for IPL 2026 Playoffs: Bengaluru loses out; Ahmedabad gets fourth final |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/bcci-announces-schedule-for-ipl-2026-playoffs-bengaluru-lose-out-ahmedabad-gets-fourth-final-101778050230401.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>

=== Exclusion of Mustafizur Rahman ===
{{see also|2026 Men's T20 World Cup#Withdrawal of Bangladesh}}
Bangladeshi fast bowler [[Mustafizur Rahman]] was bought by [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] for {{INRConvert|9.2|c}} in the auction.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IPL 2026 Auction: Mustafizur Rahman sold to KKR for Rs. 9.20 crore|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/mustafizur-rahman-ipl-2026-auction-kkr-kolkata-knight-riders-920-crore/article70403422.ece|work=[[Sportstar]]|language=en|date=16 December 2025|access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref> Following [[2025 Bangladesh anti-Hindu violence|anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh during 2025]] and the [[lynching of Dipu Chandra Das]] in [[December 2025 Bangladesh violence|December 2025]], there were calls for the exclusion of Bangladeshi players from the IPL.<ref>{{Cite web|title=KKR And Mustafizur Rahman Controversy Explained: What Is It About?|url=https://www.news18.com/cricket/kkr-and-mustafizur-rahman-controversy-explained-what-is-it-about-ws-kln-9804495.html|work=[[News18]]|language=en|date=2 January 2026|access-date=3 January 2026|archive-date=1 January 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260101185309/https://www.news18.com/cricket/kkr-and-mustafizur-rahman-controversy-explained-what-is-it-about-ws-kln-9804495.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2026, the BCCI requested that the franchise release Rahman from the squad and permitted them to select a replacement player.<ref>{{Cite web|title=KKR release Mustafizur from IPL 2026 squad following BCCI instructions|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2026-bcci-asks-kkr-to-release-mustafiqur-rahman-from-their-squad-because-of-recent-developments-1517878|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|language=en|access-date=3 January 2026|archive-date=3 January 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260103060823/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2026-bcci-asks-kkr-to-release-mustafiqur-rahman-from-their-squad-because-of-recent-developments-1517878|url-status=live}}</ref> This move was criticized by former Indian cricketer [[Madan Lal]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Narayanan |first=V. M. Suriya |date=2026-01-03 |title=Former Indian cricketer blames political influence for BCCI's decision on Mustafizur Rahman |url=https://crictoday.com/cricket/news/former-indian-cricketer-blames-political-influence-for-bccis-decision-on-mustafizur-rahman/ |access-date=2026-01-04 |website=Crictoday |language=en-US |archive-date=12 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260112161727/https://crictoday.com/cricket/news/former-indian-cricketer-blames-political-influence-for-bccis-decision-on-mustafizur-rahman/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] politician [[Shashi Tharoor]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-03 |title=Who are we punishing? Shashi Tharoor after KKR releases Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/shashi-tharoor-kkr-mustafizur-rahman-bangladesh-unrest-hindu-atrocities-dipu-das-khokon-das-2846070-2026-01-03 |access-date=2026-01-04 |work=[[India Today]] |language=en |archive-date=3 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260103174125/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/shashi-tharoor-kkr-mustafizur-rahman-bangladesh-unrest-hindu-atrocities-dipu-das-khokon-das-2846070-2026-01-03 |url-status=live}}</ref> and former Bangladeshi captains [[Khaled Mahmud]] and [[Mohammad Ashraful]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-03 |title='Totally shocked': Ex-Bangladesh captains voice concern over Mustafizur's IPL exclusion |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/cricket/news/totally-shocked-ex-bangladesh-captains-voice-concern-over-mustafizurs-ipl-exclusion-4072191 |access-date=2026-01-04 |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |language=en |archive-date=4 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260104221707/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/cricket/news/totally-shocked-ex-bangladesh-captains-voice-concern-over-mustafizurs-ipl-exclusion-4072191 |url-status=live}}</ref> while former Indian cricketer [[Aakash Chopra]] and<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-04 |title=What Is Mustafizur Rahman's Fault? Ex-KKR Star Responds With Epic 'Pakistan' Example |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2026/what-is-mustafizur-rahmans-fault-ex-kkr-star-responds-with-epic-pakistan-example-10247560 |work=[[NDTV Sports]] |language=en |access-date=4 January 2026 |archive-date=4 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260104045114/https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2026/what-is-mustafizur-rahmans-fault-ex-kkr-star-responds-with-epic-pakistan-example-10247560 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] politician [[Sangeet Singh Som]] defended the BCCI's move.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-03 |title='Win for Hindus': BJP leaders, spiritual gurus hail Bangladeshi player Mustafizur Rahman's KKR exit |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/world/south-asia/win-hindus-bjp-leaders-spiritual-gurus-hail-bangladeshi-player-mustafizur-rahmans |access-date=2026-01-04 |work=[[The Business Standard]] |language=en |archive-date=5 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260105063307/https://www.tbsnews.net/world/south-asia/win-hindus-bjp-leaders-spiritual-gurus-hail-bangladeshi-player-mustafizur-rahmans |url-status=live}}</ref>

This led the BCCI to put the [[Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2026|Indian tour of Bangladesh]] on hold due to tensions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Like with Pakistan, India-Bangladesh cricket ties could snap after BCCI asks IPL franchise Shahrukh Khan's KKR, to eject Mustafizur Rahman from team |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/bcci-puts-indias-bangladesh-tour-on-hold-amid-political-uncertainty-10453303/ |access-date=2026-01-03 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en |archive-date=3 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260103102254/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/bcci-puts-indias-bangladesh-tour-on-hold-amid-political-uncertainty-10453303/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Furthermore, the [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] requested the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) to shift their matches at the [[2026 Men's T20 World Cup]] which was to be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, out of India, similar to that of Pakistan's.<ref>{{cite news |date=4 January 2026 |title=Bangladesh refuse to travel to India for T20 World Cup |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/2026-t20-world-cup-bangladesh-refuse-to-travel-to-india-for-t20-world-cup-1518033 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=4 January 2026 |archive-date=5 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260105080256/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/2026-t20-world-cup-bangladesh-refuse-to-travel-to-india-for-t20-world-cup-1518033 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=13 January 2026 |title=BCB firm on stance that Bangladesh won't travel to India for T20 World Cup |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bcb-firm-on-stance-that-bangladesh-won-t-travel-to-india-for-t20-world-cup-1519348 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=16 January 2026 |archive-date=14 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260114052724/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bcb-firm-on-stance-that-bangladesh-won-t-travel-to-india-for-t20-world-cup-1519348 |url-status=live }}</ref> But the request was rejected by the ICC, and Bangladesh ultimately withdrew from the T20 World Cup.<ref>{{cite news |date=12 January 2026 |title=No specific threat to Bangladesh team in India, says ICC security assessment |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/no-specific-threat-to-bangladesh-team-in-india-for-2026-t20-world-cup-says-icc-security-assessment-1519243 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=13 January 2026 |archive-date=13 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260113044212/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/no-specific-threat-to-bangladesh-team-in-india-for-2026-t20-world-cup-says-icc-security-assessment-1519243 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Scot">{{cite news |date=24 January 2026 |title=Scotland to replace Bangladesh at T20 World Cup |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/scotland-to-replace-bangladesh-at-t20-world-cup |access-date=31 January 2026 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |archive-date=25 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260125091831/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/scotland-to-replace-bangladesh-at-t20-world-cup |url-status=live }}</ref> The Bangladeshi government also banned the broadcast of IPL in their country.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhattacherjee |first=Kallol |date=2026-01-05 |title=Bangladesh bans IPL telecast, cites 'hurt sentiments' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/bangladesh-bans-ipl-broadcast-in-another-retaliatory-move/article70473655.ece |access-date=2026-01-06 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=5 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260105165042/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/bangladesh-bans-ipl-broadcast-in-another-retaliatory-move/article70473655.ece |url-status=live}}</ref> Following the [[2026 Bangladeshi general election]], the newly elected government clarified that the broadcast of the IPL is not banned anymore in their country.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bangladesh opens door to IPL broadcast |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/138165/bangladesh-opens-door-to-ipl-broadcast-cricbuzzcom |publisher=[[Cricbuzz]] |date=28 March 2026 |access-date=27 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bangladesh clears IPL broadcast; government lifts restrictions |url=https://newsonair.gov.in/bangladesh-clears-ipl-broadcast-government-lifts-restrictions/ |work=News on Air |date=28 March 2026 |access-date=30 May 2026}}</ref>

=== Marketing ===
The [[Tata Group]] renewed their contract as the title sponsors of the IPL for a tenure of 5 years (2024–2028) for {{INRConvert|2500|c|lk=on}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=TATA Group secures title sponsorship rights for IPL 2024-28|website=[[IPLT20.com]]|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/3986/tata-group-secures-title-sponsorship-rights-for-ipl-2024-28|access-date=1 March 2024|date=20 January 2024|archive-date=21 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221053306/https://www.iplt20.com/news/3986/tata-group-secures-title-sponsorship-rights-for-ipl-2024-28|url-status=live}}</ref> The advertising campaign for the 2026 IPL consisted of 27 sponsors including – [[Google AI Mode]], Campa Energy, [[Havells|Havells & Lloyd]], [[Aditya Birla Group|Birla Opus]], [[Hero MotoCorp]] and [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-03-26 |title=IPL 2026 advertisement gold rush: JioStar locks in 27 sponsors, big tech to FMCG pile in |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/ipl-2026-advertisement-gold-rush-jiostar-locks-in-27-sponsors-big-tech-to-fmcg-pile-in/articleshow/129818441.cms |access-date=2026-05-07 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

=== Broadcasting ===
[[JioStar]]'s [[Star Sports (India)|Star Sports]] and [[JioHotstar]], currently holds the satellite and digital broadcasting rights for the remainder of the 2023–2027 cycle respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCaskill |first=Steve |date=2025-12-08 |title=JioStar seeks exit from US$3bn ICC cricket deal |url=https://www.sportspro.com/news/broadcast-ott/jiostar-icc-cricket-india-rights-deal-december-2025/ |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=[[SportsPro]] |language=en-GB |quote=JioStar also owns the domestic broadcast and streaming rights to the IPL [...] |archive-date=8 December 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251208131607/https://www.sportspro.com/news/broadcast-ott/jiostar-icc-cricket-india-rights-deal-december-2025/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In the opening weekend of two matches, Linear Television reported 7.84 million viewership, with a 18.8% drop in the average television viewership rating compared to last season, while JioHotstar reported 515 million viewership, with a 26% increase in total watch time to 32.6 billion minutes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-04 |title=IPL 2026 Viewership slump: Linear TV ratings drop 18.8%, advertiser participation declines by 31% |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/sports/ipl-2026-viewership-slump-linear-tv-ratings-drop-18-percent-advertiser-participation-falls-31-percent/4231472/ |access-date=2026-05-07 |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Balaram |date=2026-04-02 |title=IPL 2026 opening weekend shatters viewership records |url=https://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/ipl/ipl-2026-opens-to-massive-audiences-setting-new-engagement-benchmarks-1.500493910 |access-date=2026-05-07 |work=[[Gulf News]] |language=en}}</ref>{{bsn|date=May 2026}}

== Teams ==
[[File:2026 Indian Premier League captains.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Team captains during a promotional event for the 2026 IPL.|alt=Ten team captains posing with the IPL trophy]]
The same 10 teams from the previous season returned.
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Group || Team || [[2025 Indian Premier League|2025]] performance<ref>{{ESPNcricinfo 2|series-sub|id=ipl-2025-1449924|sub=points table|event=2025 Indian Premier League|access-date=22 December 2025|dynamic=n|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250816101807/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2025-1449924/points-table-standings|archive-date=16 August 2025}}</ref> || Head coach<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-03-18 |title=IPL 2026: List of coaches for all 10 teams |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2026-list-of-coaches-for-all-10-teams/articleshow/129660608.cms |access-date=2026-03-23 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> || Captain<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-03-18 |title=IPL 2026 captains: All skippers leading Indian Premier League teams - full list |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/ipl-2026-captains-list-cricket-indian-premier-league |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=[[Olympics.com]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="5" | A
| [[2026 Chennai Super Kings season|Chennai Super Kings]] || {{center|10th}} || [[Stephen Fleming]] || [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]]
|-
| [[2026 Kolkata Knight Riders season|Kolkata Knight Riders]] || {{center|8th}} || [[Abhishek Nayar]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Abhishek Nayar appointed Kolkata Knight Riders head coach | date=26 October 2025 | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/abhishek-nayar-appointed-kolkata-knight-riders-head-coach-10327578/lite/ |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> || [[Ajinkya Rahane]]
|-
| [[2026 Punjab Kings season|Punjab Kings]] || {{center|Runners-up}} || [[Ricky Ponting]] || [[Shreyas Iyer]]
|-
| [[2026 Rajasthan Royals season|Rajasthan Royals]] || {{center|9th}} || [[Kumar Sangakkara]]<ref>{{cite web |access-date=15 November 2025 |title=Kumar Sangakkara back to helm Rajasthan Royals' coaching staff|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/kumar-sangakkara-back-to-helm-rajasthan-royals-coaching-staff-1504458 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=25 September 2025}}</ref> || [[Riyan Parag]]<ref>{{cite web |access-date=14 February 2026 |title=Riyan Parag named Rajasthan Royals' new captain |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2026-riyan-parag-named-rajasthan-royals-new-captain-1523698 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=13 February 2026}}</ref>{{efn|name=Jaiswal|[[Yashasvi Jaiswal]] captained [[Rajasthan Royals]] against [[Gujarat Titans]] when [[Riyan Parag]] was unavailable.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-09 |title=IPL 2026: Why has Yashasvi Jaiswal replaced Riyan Parag as captain in RR vs GT? |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/rr-vs-gt-ipl-2026-yashasvi-jaiswal-riyan-parag-rajasthan-royals-captain-replaced-reason-latest-news/article70959275.ece |access-date=2026-05-29 |work=[[Sportstar]] |language=en}}</ref>}}
|-
| [[2026 Royal Challengers Bengaluru season|Royal Challengers Bengaluru]] || {{center|Champions}} || [[Andy Flower]] || [[Rajat Patidar]]{{efn|name=Jitesh|[[Jitesh Sharma]] captained [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]] against [[Punjab Kings]] when [[Rajat Patidar]] was unavailable.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-17 |title=Jitesh Sharma stands in as RCB captain against Punjab Kings |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/jitesh-sharma-rcb-captain-rajat-patidar-injury-news-pbks-royal-challengers-bengaluru-ipl-2026/article70989981.ece |access-date=2026-05-27 |work=[[Sportstar]] |language=en}}</ref>}}
|-
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="5" | B
| [[2026 Delhi Capitals season|Delhi Capitals]] || {{center|5th}} || [[Hemang Badani]] || [[Axar Patel]]
|-
| [[2026 Gujarat Titans season|Gujarat Titans]] || {{center|4th}} || [[Ashish Nehra]] || [[Shubman Gill]]
|-
| [[2026 Lucknow Super Giants season|Lucknow Super Giants]] || {{center|7th}} || [[Justin Langer]] || [[Rishabh Pant]]
|-
| [[2026 Mumbai Indians season|Mumbai Indians]] || {{center|3rd}} || [[Mahela Jayawardene]] || [[Hardik Pandya]]{{efn|name=SKY|[[Suryakumar Yadav]] captained [[Mumbai Indians]] against [[Lucknow Super Giants]] and [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]] when [[Hardik Pandya]] was unavailable.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=7 May 2026 |title=IPL 2026: Suryakumar Yadav leading MI vs LSG in Mumbai; here's why |url=https://www.business-standard.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-2026-suryakumar-yadav-leading-mi-vs-lsg-in-mumbai-here-s-why-126050401428_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=4 May 2026}}</ref>}}{{efn|name=Bumrah|[[Jasprit Bumrah]] captained [[Mumbai Indians]] against [[Punjab Kings]] when both [[Hardik Pandya]] and [[Suryakumar Yadav]] were unavailable.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Why Jasprit Bumrah Is Not Leading Mumbai Indians In IPL 2026 Match Against KKR? |url=https://www.news18.com/cricket/why-jasprit-bumrah-is-not-leading-mumbai-indians-in-ipl-2026-match-against-kkr-10102285.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260526191445/https://www.news18.com/cricket/why-jasprit-bumrah-is-not-leading-mumbai-indians-in-ipl-2026-match-against-kkr-10102285.html |archive-date=2026-05-26 |access-date=2026-05-27 |work=[[News18]] |language=en-US}}</ref>}}
|-
| [[2026 Sunrisers Hyderabad season|Sunrisers Hyderabad]] || {{center|6th}} || [[Daniel Vettori]] || [[Pat Cummins]]{{efn|name=Kishan|[[Ishan Kishan]] captained [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] for the first half of the season (first 7 matches) when [[Pat Cummins]] was unavailable.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=27 March 2026 |title=Kishan to lead Sunrisers Hyderabad in Cummins' absence |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2026-srh-ishan-kishan-to-lead-sunrisers-hyderabad-in-pat-cummins-absence-1528345 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=18 March 2026 |archive-date=19 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260319083222/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2026-srh-ishan-kishan-to-lead-sunrisers-hyderabad-in-pat-cummins-absence-1528345 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |access-date=7 May 2026 |title=Cummins cleared for IPL return, targeting late April comeback |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pat-cummins-cleared-for-ipl-return-targeting-late-april-comeback-1532080 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=16 April 2026}}</ref>}}
|}{{notelist}}

=== Personnel changes ===
{{Main|List of 2026 Indian Premier League personnel changes}}
The franchises were required to submit their retention lists before 15 November 2025,<ref name="TOI">{{Cite news |date=2025-11-12 |title=IPL 2026 retention rules explained: How many players can a franchise retain or release before auction? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2026-retention-rules-explained-how-many-players-can-a-franchise-retain-or-release-before-auction/articleshow/125275371.cms |access-date=2025-12-23 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=13 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251113035257/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2026-retention-rules-explained-how-many-players-can-a-franchise-retain-or-release-before-auction/articleshow/125275371.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> and a total of 173 players were retained ahead of the auction.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TATA IPL 2026 Player Retentions Announced |url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/4247/tata-ipl-2026-player-retentions-announced |access-date=23 December 2025 |website=[[IPLT20.com]]}}</ref> The auction was held on 16 December 2025 in [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=15 December 2025 |title=IPL auction set to take place on December 16 in Abu Dhabi |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2026-auction-to-take-place-on-december-16-in-abu-dhabi-1510968 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |archive-date=5 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260105022626/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2026-auction-to-take-place-on-december-16-in-abu-dhabi-1510968 |url-status=live}}</ref> with the auction purse for each franchise set at {{INRConvert|125|c}}.<ref name="retain1">{{Cite web |title=IPL 2026: How the squads stack up ahead of the auction |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2026-how-the-squads-stack-up-1511304 |access-date=23 December 2025 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |archive-date=16 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251116181308/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2026-how-the-squads-stack-up-1511304 |url-status=live}}</ref> A total of 1,355 players registered for the auction, of which 369 players were shortlisted to feature in the auction and 77 were sold in the auction.<ref name="sold1">{{ESPNcricinfo 2|auction-sub|id=ipl-2026-auction-1515016|sub=sold players|event=2026 IPL auction|access-date=20 May 2026|dynamic=n|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260107180511/https://www.espncricinfo.com/auction/ipl-2026-auction-1515016/sold-players|archive-date=7 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="sold2">{{Cite web |title=IPL 2026 player list - full squads of each team |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/ipl-2026-teams-squads-list-player-prices |access-date=23 December 2025 |website=[[Olympics.com]]}}</ref> [[Cameron Green]] became the most expensive overseas player and the third most expensive player in the history of IPL when he was bought by [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] for {{INRConvert|25.20|c|lk=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPL auction 2026: Australia's Cameron Green becomes most expensive overseas player in tournament's history |url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12040/13484111/ipl-auction-2026-australias-cameron-green-becomes-most-expensive-overseas-player-in-tournaments-history |access-date=23 December 2025|work=[[Sky Sports]]}}</ref> [[Prashant Veer]] and [[Kartik Sharma]] became the joint-most expensive uncapped players in the history of IPL when they were both bought by [[Chennai Super Kings]] for {{INRConvert|14.20|c|lk=on}} each.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who are Kartik Sharma and Prashant Veer - the costliest uncapped buys? |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/136917/who-are-kartik-sharma-and-prashant-veer-the-costliest-uncapped-buys-cricbuzzcom |access-date=23 December 2025|publisher=[[Cricbuzz]]}}</ref> Meanwhile the 79 unsold players notably included [[Jake Fraser-McGurk]], [[Jonny Bairstow]], [[Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand cricketer)|Daryl Mitchell]], [[Devon Conway]], [[Alzarri Joseph]], [[Gus Atkinson]], [[Deepak Hooda]] and [[Karn Sharma]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Unsold players at IPL 2026 auction: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Deepak Hooda among big names - get full list |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/ipl-2026-auction-unsold-player-list-indian-premier-league |access-date=23 December 2025|website=[[Olympics.com]]}}</ref>

== Venues ==
The league stage was played at 13 stadiums across India. 12 venues from the previous season returned as respective home grounds with HPCA Cricket Stadium and [[Assam Cricket Association Stadium|ACA Cricket Stadium]] as secondary home venues for three Punjab Kings matches and three [[Rajasthan Royals]] matches respectively.<ref name="sch1"/><ref name="sch2"/> [[ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium]] was dropped as [[Delhi Capitals]] secondary home venue<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-03-11 |title=IPL first phase schedule out: No matches in Vizag |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/ipl-first-phase-schedule-out-no-matches-in-vizag/article70731748.ece |access-date=2026-05-07 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> while [[Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium|Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium]] which had previously served as secondary home venue for [[Delhi Daredevils]] until 2016, was added as secondary home venue for two Royal Challengers Bengaluru matches.<ref name="faq"/><ref name="sch2"/><ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-01-13 |title=Treat for Kohil fans: Raipur to host 2 RCB matches this IPL |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/treat-for-kohil-fans-raipur-to-host-2-rcb-matches-this-ipl/articleshow/126508201.cms |access-date=2026-05-07 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The opening match was played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.<ref name="sch1"/> The playoffs were played at HPCA Cricket Stadium and Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium with the final at Narendra Modi Stadium.<ref name="pos3"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:auto;font-size:85%;"
! [[Ahmedabad]] || [[Bengaluru]] || [[Chennai]] || [[Delhi]] || [[Dharamshala]]
|-
| [[Gujarat Titans]] || [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]] || [[Chennai Super Kings]] || [[Delhi Capitals]] || [[Punjab Kings]]
|-
| [[Narendra Modi Stadium]] || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]] || [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]] || [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Arun Jaitley Stadium]] || [[Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium|HPCA Cricket Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: 132,000 || Capacity: 40,000 || Capacity: 39,000 || Capacity: 35,200 || Capacity: 21,200
|-
| [[File:Narendra modi stadium 2023 Final between India and Australia.jpg|alt=Narendra Modi Stadium in 2023|150px]] || [[File:Chinnaswamy Stadium.jpg|alt=M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in 2017|150px]] || [[File:M.A.Chidambaram Stadium before IND vs AUS 3rd ODI 2023.jpg|alt=M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in 2023|150px]] || [[File:India vs Afghanistan on 11th October 2023.jpg|alt=Arun Jaitley Stadium in 2023|150px]] || [[File:Dharamshala stadium,himachal pradesh.jpg|alt=HPCA Cricket Stadium in 2015|150px]]
|-
! [[Guwahati]] || colspan="3" rowspan="10" | {{location map+ |India |float=center|caption=|width=500|alt=A map of India with pin-points on 2026 Indian Premier League venues|places=
{{location map~ |India |lat=23.05 |long=72.35 |label=[[Ahmedabad]] |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=12.96 |long=77.56 |label=[[Bengaluru]] |position=left}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=13.08 |long=80.27 |label=[[Chennai]] |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=28.61 |long=77.23 |label=[[Delhi]] |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=32.20 |long=76.33 |label=[[Dharamshala]] |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=26.13 |long=91.73 |label=[[Guwahati]] |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=17.40 |long=78.45 |label=[[Hyderabad]] |position=left}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=26.92 |long=75.82 |label=[[Jaipur]] |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=22.5646 |long=88.3433 |label=[[Kolkata]] |position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=26.84 |long=80.94 |label=[[Lucknow]] |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=30.7789 |long=76.7242 |label=[[Mullanpur Garibdass|Mullanpur]] |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=18.97 |long=72.82 |label=[[Mumbai]] |position=left}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=21.16 |long=81.78 |label={{nobr|[[Raipur]]}} |position=right}}
}} || [[Hyderabad]]
|-
| [[Rajasthan Royals]] || [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
|-
| [[Assam Cricket Association Stadium|ACA Cricket Stadium]] || [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|Rajiv Gandhi Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: 46,000 || Capacity: 55,000
|-
| [[File:Barsapara Cricket Stadium match under floodlights.jpg|alt=ACA Cricket Stadium in 2018|150px]] || [[File:Uppal stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium.jpg|alt=Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in 2024|150px]]
|-
! [[Jaipur]] || [[Kolkata]]
|-
| [[Rajasthan Royals]] || [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
|-
| [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]] || [[Eden Gardens]]
|-
| Capacity: 30,000 || Capacity: 68,000
|-
| [[File:Sawai-Mansingh-Stadium-Jaipur.jpg|alt=Sawai Mansingh Stadium in 2013|150px]] || [[File:ইডেন গার্ডেনে বাংলাদেশ ও পাকিস্তানের খেলা ৫.jpg|alt=Eden Gardens in 2023|150px]]
|-
! [[Lucknow]] || [[Mullanpur Garibdass|Mullanpur]] || [[Mumbai]] || [[Raipur]]
|-
| [[Lucknow Super Giants]] || [[Punjab Kings]] || [[Mumbai Indians]] || [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
|-
| [[Ekana Cricket Stadium]] || [[Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium|Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium]] || [[Wankhede Stadium]] || [[Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium|Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: 50,000 || Capacity: 38,000 || Capacity: 33,108 || Capacity: 65,000
|-
| [[File:Ekana cricket stadium .jpg|alt=Ekana Cricket Stadium in 2018|150px]] || [[File:Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium.png|alt=Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in 2026|100px]] || [[File:Wankhede ICC WCF.jpg|alt=Wankhede Stadium in 2011|150px]] || [[File:Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur.jpg|alt=Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium in 2021|150px]]
|}

== League stage ==
=== Points table ===
<section begin="pt"/>{{#invoke:Sports table |main |style=CricketRR |show_tie=no |show_groups=yes |title=League stage standings |update=complete
|source=[[ESPNcricinfo]]<ref name=pts>{{ESPNcricinfo 2|series-sub|id=ipl-2026-1510719|sub=points table|event=2026 Indian Premier League|access-date=1 June 2026|dynamic=n|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260601175149/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2026-1510719/points-table-standings|archive-date=1 June 2026}}</ref> |class_rules=1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) [[Net run rate]]; 4) [[Wicket]]s taken per [[Delivery (cricket)|fair deliveries]]; 5) [[Drawing lots (decision making)|drawing lots]]<ref>{{Cite journal |title=TATA IPL 2026 |url=https://documents.iplt20.com/bcci/documents/1774265031558_TATA_IPL_2026_Match_Playing_Conditions.pdf |date=10 March 2026 |journal=[[Indian Premier League#Rules and format|Indian Premier League, playing conditions]] |publisher=[[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] |volume=19 |access-date=3 June 2026 }}</ref>

|team_order=RCB, GT, SRH, RR, PBKS, DC, KKR, CSK, MI, LSG

|group_CSK=A |win_CSK=6 |loss_CSK=8 |nr_CSK= |nrr_CSK=-0.345
|group_DC=B |win_DC=7 |loss_DC=7 |nr_DC= |nrr_DC=-0.651
|group_GT=B |win_GT=9 |loss_GT=5 |nr_GT= |nrr_GT=0.695 |status_GT=R
|group_KKR=A |win_KKR=6 |loss_KKR=7 |nr_KKR=1 |nrr_KKR=-0.147
|group_LSG=B |win_LSG=4 |loss_LSG=10 |nr_LSG= |nrr_LSG=-0.740
|group_MI=B |win_MI=4 |loss_MI=10 |nr_MI= |nrr_MI=-0.584
|group_PBKS=A |win_PBKS=7 |loss_PBKS=6 |nr_PBKS=1 |nrr_PBKS=0.309
|group_RR=A |win_RR=8 |loss_RR=6 |nr_RR= |nrr_RR=0.189
|group_RCB=A |win_RCB=9 |loss_RCB=5 |nr_RCB= |nrr_RCB=0.783 |status_RCB=C
|group_SRH=B |win_SRH=9 |loss_SRH=5 |nr_SRH= |nrr_SRH=0.524

|name_CSK=[[Chennai Super Kings]] |name_DC=[[Delhi Capitals]] |name_GT=[[Gujarat Titans]] |name_KKR=[[Kolkata Knight Riders]] |name_LSG=[[Lucknow Super Giants]] |name_MI=[[Mumbai Indians]] |name_PBKS=[[Punjab Kings]] |name_RR=[[Rajasthan Royals]] '''(3rd)''' |name_RCB=[[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]] |name_SRH=[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] '''(4th)'''

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=A |result4=A |result5=E |result6=E |result7=E |result8=E |result9=E |result10=E

|col_Q=green1 |col_A=yellow1 |res_col_header=Q
|text_Q={{nobr|Advanced to the}} [[#Qualifier 1|qualifier 1]] |text_A={{nobr|Advanced to the}} [[#Eliminator|eliminator]] |text_E=Eliminated
|status_text_C=Champions |status_text_R=Runners-up
}}<section end="pt" />

=== Match summary ===
{{Indian Premier League results summary|mode=progression/summary|dls=Y
| Home team | Away team | result | margin | DLS

| RCB | SRH | H | 6W |
| MI | KKR | H | 6W |
| RR | CSK | H | 8W |
| PBKS | GT | H | 3W |
| LSG | DC | A | 6W |
| KKR | SRH | A | 65R |
| CSK | PBKS | A | 5W |
| DC | MI | H | 6W |
| GT | RR | A | 6R |
| SRH | LSG | A | 5W |

| RCB | CSK | H | 43R |
| KKR | PBKS | N | |
| RR | MI | H | 27R |
| DC | GT | A | 1R |
| KKR | LSG | A | 3W |
| RR | RCB | H | 6W |
| PBKS | SRH | H | 6W |
| CSK | DC | H | 23R |
| LSG | GT | A | 7W |
| MI | RCB | A | 18R |

| SRH | RR | H | 57R |
| CSK | KKR | H | 32R |
| RCB | LSG | H | 5W |
| MI | PBKS | A | 7W |
| GT | KKR | H | 5W |
| RCB | DC | A | 6W |
| SRH | CSK | H | 10R |
| KKR | RR | H | 4W |
| PBKS | LSG | H | 54R |
| GT | MI | A | 99R |

| SRH | DC | H | 47R |
| LSG | RR | A | 40R |
| MI | CSK | A | 103R |
| RCB | GT | H | 5W |
| DC | PBKS | A | 6W |
| RR | SRH | A | 5W |
| CSK | GT | A | 8W |
| LSG | KKR | A | SO |
| DC | RCB | A | 9W |
| PBKS | RR | A | 6W |

| MI | SRH | A | 6W |
| GT | RCB | H | 4W |
| RR | DC | A | 7W |
| CSK | MI | H | 8W |
| SRH | KKR | A | 7W |
| GT | PBKS | H | 4W |
| MI | LSG | H | 6W |
| DC | CSK | A | 8W |
| SRH | PBKS | H | 33R |
| LSG | RCB | H | 9R | Y

| DC | KKR | A | 8W |
| RR | GT | A | 77R |
| CSK | LSG | H | 5W |
| RCB | MI | H | 2W |
| PBKS | DC | A | 3W |
| GT | SRH | H | 82R |
| RCB | KKR | H | 6W |
| PBKS | MI | A | 6W |
| LSG | CSK | H | 7W |
| KKR | GT | H | 29R |

| PBKS | RCB | A | 23R |
| DC | RR | H | 5W |
| CSK | SRH | A | 5W |
| RR | LSG | H | 7W |
| KKR | MI | H | 4W |
| GT | CSK | H | 89R |
| SRH | RCB | H | 55R |
| LSG | PBKS | A | 7W |
| MI | RR | A | 30R |
| KKR | DC | A | 40R |

| P1W = RCB | P1L = GT
| P2W = RR | P2L = SRH
| P3W = GT | P3L = RR
| P4W = RCB | P4L = GT
}}

=== Fixtures ===
{{hatnote|All times are in [[Indian Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]])}}
<section begin=match1/>{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match1}}'''Match 1'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|03|28|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]] (H)
| score1 = 201/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ishan Kishan]] 80 (38)
| wickets1 = [[Jacob Duffy]] 3/22 (4 overs)
| score2 = 203/4 (15.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virat Kohli]] 69[[not out|*]] (38)
| wickets2 = [[David Payne (cricketer)|David Payne]] 2/35 (3 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1527674.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
| attendance =
| umpires = [[Ulhas Gandhe]] (Ind) and [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Jacob Duffy]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Abhinandan Singh]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) made his T20 debut.<ref>{{cite news | date = 28 March 2026 |work= [[Business Standard]] |url= https://www.business-standard.com/cricket/ipl/who-is-abhinandan-singh-rcb-pacer-who-makes-ipl-debut-vs-srh-in-bengaluru-126032800715_1.html |title= Who is Abhinandan Singh? RCB pacer who makes IPL debut vs SRH in Bengaluru |access-date= 30 March 2026}}</ref>
* [[Jacob Duffy]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) and [[David Payne (cricketer)|David Payne]] (Sunrisers Hyderabad) both made their IPL debuts.<ref>{{cite news | date = 28 March 2026 |work= [[Mathrubhumi]] |url= https://english.mathrubhumi.com/sports/cricket/duffy-magic-rcb-debutant-wrecks-srh-top-order-in-ipl-opening-clash-tpgl7cdq |title= Duffy magic! RCB debutant wrecks SRH top order in IPL opening clash |access-date= 29 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | date = 29 March 2026 |work= [[Gloucestershire Live]] |url= https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/sport/other-sport/gloucestershire-star-david-payne-makes-10891961 |title= Gloucestershire star David Payne makes Indian Premier League debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad hours aft-er flying in as an injury replacement |access-date= 30 March 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end= match1/>
----
<section begin=match2/>{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match2}}'''Match 2'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|03|29|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| team2 = [[Mumbai Indians]] (H)
| score1 = 220/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ajinkya Rahane]] 67 (40)
| wickets1 = [[Shardul Thakur]] 3/39 (4 overs)
| score2 = 224/4 (19.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ryan Rickelton]] 81 (43)
| wickets2 = [[Sunil Narine]] 1/30 (3 overs)
| result = Mumbai Indians won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1527675.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| attendance =
| umpires = Saidarshan Kumar (Ind) and Anish Sahasrabudhe (Ind)
| motm = [[Shardul Thakur]] (Mumbai Indians)
| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = Mumbai Indians played their 300th T20 match.<ref>{{cite news | date = 29 March 2026 |work= [[The Times of India]] |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/mumbai-indians-hit-300-match-mark-first-franchise-to-reach-t20-milestone/articleshow/129877681.cms |title= Mumbai Indians hit 300-match mark, first franchise to reach T20 milestone |access-date= 6 April 2026}}</ref>
* [[Allah Ghazanfar]] (Mumbai Indians), [[Finn Allen]] and [[Blessing Muzarabani]] (Kolkata Knight Riders) all made their IPL debuts.<ref>{{cite news | date = 28 March 2026 |work= [[Cricket Country]] |url= https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/who-is-allah-ghazanfar-afghanistans-young-mystery-spinner-makes-ipl-debut-for-mumbai-indians-1333908/ |title= Who is Allah Ghazanfar? Afghanistan’s young mystery spinner makes IPL debut for Mumbai Indians |access-date= 30 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | date = 2 April 2026 |work= [[NDTV Sports]] |url= https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2026/who-is-blessing-muzarabani-kkr-pacer-who-shone-with-four-wicket-haul-in-ipl-2026-11303727 |title= Who Is Blessing Muzarabani? KKR Pacer Who Shone With Four-Wicket Haul In IPL 2026 |access-date= 6 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Narendra Chaudhary | date = 3 April 2026 |work= Gyanhi Gyan |url= https://gyanhigyan.com/sports/cricket/finn-allen-sets-new-record-in-ipl-debut-for-kkr/cid18460552.htm |title= Finn Allen Sets New Record in IPL Debut for KKR |access-date= 8 April 2026}}</ref>
* [[Ajinkya Rahane]] (Kolkata Knight Riders) played his 200th IPL match.<ref>{{cite news | date = 2 April 2026 |work= [[NewsX]] |url= https://www.newsx.com/sports/kkr-vs-srh-ipl-2026-ajinkya-rahane-hits-special-double-century-at-eden-gardens-192926/ |title= Ajinkya Rahane Hits Special ‘Double Century’ At Eden Gardens |access-date= 6 April 2026}}</ref>
* This was Mumbai Indians' highest successful run chase in the IPL.<ref>{{cite news | date = 30 March 2026 |work= [[News 18]] |url= https://www.news18.com/cricket/mumbai-indians-break-record-of-their-highest-successful-run-chase-in-ipl-10004169.html |title= Mumbai Indians Break Record Of Their Highest Successful Run Chase In IPL |access-date= 6 April 2026}}</ref>
* For the first time since [[2012 Indian Premier League|2012]], [[Mumbai Indians]] won their opening match.<ref>{{cite news | date = 29 March 2026 |work= [[ESPNcricinfo]] |url= https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2026-1510719/mumbai-indians-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-2nd-match-1527675/match-report |title= Rickelton, Rohit, Shardul break Mumbai's first-game jinx |access-date= 30 March 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end= match2/>
----
<section begin=match3/>{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match3}}'''Match 3'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|03|30|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| team2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]] (H)
| score1 = 127 (19.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Jamie Overton]] 43 (36)
| wickets1 = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 2/18 (3 overs)
| score2 = 128/2 (12.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Vaibhav Sooryavanshi]] 52 (17)
| wickets2 = [[Anshul Kamboj]] 2/27 (3 overs)
| result = Rajasthan Royals won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1527676.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Assam Cricket Association Stadium|ACA Cricket Stadium]], [[Guwahati]]
| attendance =
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and Mohit Krishnadas (Ind)
| motm = [[Nandre Burger]] (Rajasthan Royals)
| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = Brijesh Sharma (Rajasthan Royals) made his T20 debut.<ref>{{cite news | date = 30 March 2026 |work= [[The Times of India]] |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/who-is-brijesh-sharma-jk-pacer-making-his-ipl-debut-for-rr-against-csk/articleshow/129902816.cms |title= Who is Brijesh Sharma? J&K pacer making his IPL debut for RR against CSK |access-date= 8 April 2026}}</ref>
* [[Kartik Sharma]] (Chennai Super Kings) made his IPL debut.<ref>{{cite news | date = 3 April 2026 |work= Be Right News |url= https://berightnews.com/2026/04/03/kartik-sharma/ |title= Kartik Sharma Shines in IPL Debut with Chennai Super Kings |access-date= 8 April 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end= match3/>
----
<section begin=match4/>{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match4}}'''Match 4'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|03|31|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Gujarat Titans]]
| team2 = [[Punjab Kings]] (H)
| score1 = 162/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shubman Gill]] 39 (27)
| wickets1 = [[Vijaykumar Vyshak]] 3/34 (4 overs)
| score2 = 165/7 (19.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Cooper Connolly]] 72[[not out|*]] (44)
| wickets2 = [[Prasidh Krishna]] 3/29 (4 overs)
| result = Punjab Kings won by 3 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1527677.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium|Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium]], [[Mullanpur Garibdass|Mullanpur]]
| attendance =
| umpires = Abhijit Bhattacharya (Ind) and Akshay Totre (Ind)
| motm = [[Cooper Connolly]] (Punjab Kings)
| toss = Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Cooper Connolly]] (Punjab Kings) and Ashok Sharma (Gujarat Titans) both made their IPL debuts.<ref>{{cite news |date= 1 April 2026 |work= [[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |url= https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-01/ipl-cooper-connolly-stars-in-debut-for-punjab-kings/106519488 |title= Australia's Cooper Connolly makes stunning IPL debut with Punjab Kings |access-date= 8 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date= 31 March 2026 |work= [[ESPNcricinfo]] |url= https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2026-pbks-vs-gt-ashok-sharma-and-cooper-connolly-debut-as-pbks-choose-to-bowl-1529967 |title= PBKS bowl against GT, Ashok and Connolly make IPL debut |access-date= 8 April 2026}}</ref>
* [[Kagiso Rabada]] (Gujarat Titans) took his 300th wicket in T20s.<ref>{{cite news |date= 1 April 2026 |work= IPL T20 Players |url= https://iplt20players.com/news/kagiso-rabada-reaches-300-t20-wickets-milestone-in-ipl-2026-clash |title= Kagiso Rabada Reaches 300 T20 Wickets Milestone in IPL 2026 Clash |access-date= 8 April 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end= match4/>
----
<section begin=match5/>{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match5}}'''Match 5'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|01|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Lucknow Super Giants]] (H)
| team2 = [[Delhi Capitals]]
| score1 = 141 (18.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Abdul Samad (Indian cricketer)|Abdul Samad]] 36 (25)
| wickets1 = [[Lungi Ngidi]] 3/27 (3.4 overs)
| score2 = 145/4 (17.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sameer Rizvi]] 70[[not out|*]] (47)
| wickets2 = [[Prince Yadav]] 2/20 (3 overs)
| result = Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1527678.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Ekana Cricket Stadium]], [[Lucknow]]
| attendance =
| umpires = [[Ulhas Gandhe]] (Ind) and [[Rohan Pandit]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Sameer Rizvi]] (Delhi Capitals)
| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Pathum Nissanka]] (Delhi Capitals) made his IPL debut.<ref>{{cite news | date = 4 April 2026 |work= Emsekflol |url= https://www.emsekflol.com/2026/04/pathum-nissanka-fails-at-ipl-debut.html |title= Pathum Nissanka fails at IPL debut |access-date= 8 April 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end= match5/>
----
<section begin=match6/>{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match6}}'''Match 6'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|02|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
| team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] (H)
| score1 = 226/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Heinrich Klaasen]] 52 (35)
| wickets1 = [[Blessing Muzarabani]] 4/41 (4 overs)
| score2 = 161 (16 overs)
| runs2 = [[Angkrish Raghuvanshi]] 52 (29)
| wickets2 = [[Jaydev Unadkat]] 3/21 (3 overs)
| result = Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 65 runs
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1527679.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| attendance = 54,585
| umpires = Vinod Seshan (Ind) and Saidarshan Kumar (Ind)
| motm = [[Nitish Kumar Reddy]] (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Abhishek Sharma]] became the second player after [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]] to hit 100 sixes for Sunrisers Hyderabad.<ref>{{cite news |title= Abhishek Sharma Becomes First Indian Cricketer To Hit 100 Sixes In IPL For Sunrisers Hyderabad |work= [[News18]] |url= https://www.news18.com/amp/cricket/abhishek-sharma-becomes-first-indian-cricketer-to-hit-100-sixes-in-ipl-for-sunrisers-hyderabad-ws-no-10011908.html | date=3 April 2026 |access-date=3 April 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end= match6/>
----
<section begin=match7/>{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match7}}'''Match 7'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|03|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]] (H)
| team2 = [[Punjab Kings]]
| score1 = 209/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ayush Mhatre]] 73 (43)
| wickets1 = [[Vijaykumar Vyshak]] 2/38 (4 overs)
| score2 = 210/5 (18.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shreyas Iyer]] 50 (29)
| wickets2 = [[Anshul Kamboj]] 2/43 (3.4 overs)
| result = Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1527680.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| attendance =
| umpires = Abhijit Bhattacharya (Ind) and Akshay Totre (Ind)
| motm = [[Priyansh Arya]] (Punjab Kings)
| toss = Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end= match7/>
----
<section begin=match8/>
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match8}}'''Match 8'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|04|df=y}}
| time = 15:30
| daynight = y
| team1 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| team2 = [[Delhi Capitals]] (H)
| score1 = 162/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Suryakumar Yadav]] 51 (36)
| wickets1 = [[Mukesh Kumar (cricketer)|Mukesh Kumar]] 2/26 (3 overs)
| score2 = 164/4 (18.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sameer Rizvi]] 90 (51)
| wickets2 = [[Deepak Chahar]] 1/20 (3 overs)
| result = Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1527681.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Arun Jaitley Stadium]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and Mohit Krishnadas (Ind)
| motm = [[Sameer Rizvi]] (Delhi Capitals)
| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end= match8/>
----
<section begin=match9/>{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match9}}'''Match 9'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|04|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| team2 = [[Gujarat Titans]] (H)
| score1 = 210/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Dhruv Jurel]] 75 (42)
| wickets1 = [[Kagiso Rabada]] 2/42 (4 overs)
| score2 = 204/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sai Sudharsan]] 73 (44)
| wickets2 = [[Ravi Bishnoi]] 4/41 (4 overs)
| result = Rajasthan Royals won by 6 runs
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1527682.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
| umpires = [[Ulhas Gandhe]] (Ind) and [[Rohan Pandit]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Ravi Bishnoi]] (Rajasthan Royals)
| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
}}<section end= match9/>
----
<section begin=match10/>
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match10}}'''Match 10'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|05|df=y}}
| time = 15:30
| daynight = true
| team1 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] (H)
| team2 = [[Lucknow Super Giants]]
| score1 = 156/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Heinrich Klaasen]] 62 (41)
| wickets1 = [[Mohammed Shami]] 2/9 (4 overs)
| score2 = 160/5 (19.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Rishabh Pant]] 68[[not out|*]] (50)
| wickets2 = [[Harsh Dubey]] 2/18 (4 overs)
| result = Lucknow Super Giants won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1527683.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|Rajiv Gandhi Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
| umpires = Saidarshan Kumar (Ind) and Anish Sahasrabudhe (Ind)
| motm = [[Mohammed Shami]] (Lucknow Super Giants)
| toss = Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Heinrich Klaasen]] and [[Nitish Kumar Reddy]] posted the [[List of Sunrisers Hyderabad records#Highest partnerships by wicket|highest fifth-wicket partnership for Sunrisers Hyderabad]] (116).<ref>{{cite web |title=Klaasen and Reddy Forge Historic Partnership to Revive Sunrisers Hyderabad |url=https://iplt20players.com/news/klaasen-and-reddy-forge-historic-partnership-to-revive-sunrisers-hyderabad |work=IPL T20 Players |date=5 April 2026 |access-date=15 April 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end= "match10" />
----
<section begin="match11" />
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match11}}'''Match 11'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|05|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]] (H)
| team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score1 = 250/3 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Tim David]] 70[[not out|*]] (25)
| wickets1 = [[Shivam Dube]] 1/30 (2 overs)
| score2 = 207 (19.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sarfaraz Khan (cricketer)|Sarfaraz Khan]] 50 (25)
| wickets2 = [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]] 3/41 (4 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 43 runs
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1527684.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
| umpires = [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind) and Akshay Totre (Ind)
| motm = [[Tim David]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Tim David]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) scored his 400th six in T20s.{{Cn| date = April 2026}}
* [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) took his 200th wicket in IPL.<ref>{{cite web |title= Bhuvneshwar Kumar becomes first fast bowler to take 200 wickets in IPL |url= https://www.espn.in/cricket/story/_/id/48404430/bhuvneshwar-kumar-becomes-first-fast-bowler-take-200-wickets-ipl |work= [[ESPN]] |access-date= 5 April 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end= "match11" />
----
<section begin="match12" />
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match12}}'''Match 12'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|06|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] (H)
| team2 = [[Punjab Kings]]
| score1 = 25/2 (3.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ajinkya Rahane]] 8[[not out|*]] (6)
| wickets1 = [[Xavier Bartlett]] 2/9 (1.4 overs)
| score2 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = No result
|report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1527685.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| umpires = Abhijeet Bengeri (Ind) and [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] (Ind) | motm =
| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = No further play was possible due to rain.
}}<section end= "match12" />
----
<section begin="match13" />
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match13}}'''Match 13'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|07|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Rajasthan Royals]] (H)
| team2 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
|score1 = 150/3 (11 overs)
|runs1 = [[Yashasvi Jaiswal]] 77[[not out|*]] (32)
|wickets1 = [[Allah Ghazanfar]] 2/20 (2 overs)
|score2 = 123/9 (11 overs)
|runs2 = [[Sherfane Rutherford]] 25 (8)
|wickets2 = [[Nandre Burger]] 2/21 (2 overs)
|result = Rajasthan Royals won by 27 runs
|report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1527686.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Assam Cricket Association Stadium|ACA Cricket Stadium]], [[Guwahati]]
|umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and Mohit Krishnadas (Ind)
| motm = [[Yashasvi Jaiswal]] (Rajasthan Royals)
|toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
|notes = [[Yashasvi Jaiswal]] (Rajasthan Royals) scored his 100th six in IPL.<ref>{{cite web |title= RR Star Jaiswal Enters 'Century Of Maximums' Club With Six Against MI |url= https://www.news18.com/cricket/rr-star-jaiswal-enters-century-of-maximums-club-with-six-against-mi-10020219.html |work= [[News 18]] |access-date= 7 April 2026}}</ref>
|rain = The match was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain.<ref>{{cite web |title= Rain-Shortened Thriller: RR vs MI Clash Reduced to 11 Overs After Delay |url= https://www.newkerala.com/news/a/ipl-2026-match-13-between-rajasthan-royals-mumbai-916.htm |work= New Kerala |access-date= 15 April 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end= "match13" />
----
<section begin="match14" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match14}}'''Match 14'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|08|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Gujarat Titans]]
| team2 = [[Delhi Capitals]] (H)
| score1 = 210/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shubman Gill]] 70 (45)
| wickets1 = [[Mukesh Kumar (cricketer)|Mukesh Kumar]] 2/55 (4 overs)
| score2 = 209/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[KL Rahul]] 92 (52)
| wickets2 = [[Rashid Khan]] 3/17 (4 overs)
| result = Gujarat Titans won by 1 run
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1527687.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Arun Jaitley Stadium]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind) and Anish Sahasrabudhe (Ind)
| motm = [[Rashid Khan]] (Gujarat Titans)
| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Jos Buttler]] (Gujarat Titans) scored his 600th six in T20s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jos Buttler Makes History with 600th Six in IPL 2026 |url=https://dailykiran.com/jos-buttler-makes-history-with-600th-six-in-ipl-2026/ |work=Daily Kiran |date=9 April 2026 |access-date=15 April 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end= "match14" />
----
<section begin="match15" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match15}}'''Match 15'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|09|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] (H)
| team2 = [[Lucknow Super Giants]]
| score1 = 181/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Angkrish Raghuvanshi]] 45 (33)
| wickets1 = [[Digvesh Rathi]] 1/25 (4 overs)
| score2 = 182/7 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mukul Choudhary]] 54[[not out|*]] (27)
| wickets2 = [[Anukul Roy]] 2/32 (4 overs)
| result = Lucknow Super Giants won by 3 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1527688.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| attendance = 28,805
| umpires = [[Adrian Holdstock]] (SA) and Akshay Totre (Ind)
| motm = [[Mukul Choudhary]] (Lucknow Super Giants)
| toss = Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end= "match15" />
----
<section begin="match16" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match16}}'''Match 16'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|10|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
| team2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]] (H)
| score1 = 201/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Rajat Patidar]] 63 (40)
| wickets1 = [[Ravi Bishnoi]] 2/32 (4 overs)
| score2 = 202/4 (18 overs)
| runs2 = [[Dhruv Jurel]] 81[[not out|*]] (43)
| wickets2 = [[Krunal Pandya]] 2/30 (4 overs)
| result = Rajasthan Royals won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1527689.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Assam Cricket Association Stadium|ACA Cricket Stadium]], [[Guwahati]]
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and Swaroopanand Kannur (Ind)
| motm = [[Vaibhav Sooryavanshi]] (Rajasthan Royals)
| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end= "match16" />
----
<section begin="match17" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match17}}'''Match 17'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|11|df=y}}
| time = 15:30
| daynight = y
| team1 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
| team2 = [[Punjab Kings]] (H)
| score1 = 219/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Abhishek Sharma]] 74 (28)
| wickets1 = [[Shashank Singh]] 2/20 (3 overs)
| score2 = 223/4 (18.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shreyas Iyer]] 69[[not out|*]] (33)
| wickets2 = Shivang Kumar 3/33 (4 overs)
| result = Punjab Kings won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1527690.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium|Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium]], [[Mullanpur Garibdass|Mullanpur]]
| umpires = Abhijeet Bengeri (Ind) and [[Rohan Pandit]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Shreyas Iyer]] (Punjab Kings)
| toss = Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end= "match17" />
----
<section begin="match18" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match18}}'''Match 18'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|11|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]] (H)
| team2 = [[Delhi Capitals]]
| score1 = 212/2 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sanju Samson]] 115[[not out|*]] (56)
| wickets1 = [[Axar Patel]] 1/39 (4 overs)
| score2 = 189 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Tristan Stubbs]] 60 (38)
| wickets2 = [[Jamie Overton]] 4/18 (4 overs)
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 23 runs
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1527691.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = Saidarshan Kumar (Ind) and Vinod Seshan (Ind)
| motm = [[Sanju Samson]] (Chennai Super Kings)
| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Sanju Samson]] (Chennai Super Kings) recorded his 400th six in T20s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sanju Samson Enters Rare 400 Club, Outpowers Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli In Elite T20 List |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2026/sanju-samson-enters-rare-400-club-outpowers-rohit-sharma-virat-kohli-in-elite-t20-list-11344370 |work=[[NDTV Sports]] |date=11 April 2026 |access-date=15 April 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end= "match18" />
----
<section begin="match19" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match19}}'''Match 19'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|12|df=y}}
| time = 15:30
| daynight = y
| team1 = [[Lucknow Super Giants]] (H)
| team2 = [[Gujarat Titans]]
| score1 = 164/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Aiden Markram]] 30 (21)
| wickets1 = [[Prasidh Krishna]] 4/28 (4 overs)
| score2 = 165/3 (18.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Jos Buttler]] 60 (37)
| wickets2 = [[Prince Yadav]] 1/31 (4 overs)<br>[[Digvesh Rathi]] 1/31 (4 overs)
| result = Gujarat Titans won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1527692.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Ekana Cricket Stadium]], [[Lucknow]]
| umpires = [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind) and Abhijit Bhattacharya (Ind)
| motm = [[Prasidh Krishna]] (Gujarat Titans)
| toss = Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end= "match19" />
----
<section begin="match20" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match20}}'''Match 20'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|12|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
| team2 = [[Mumbai Indians]] (H)
| score1 = 240/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Phil Salt]] 78 (36)
| wickets1 = [[Shardul Thakur]] 1/32 (2 overs)
| score2 = 222/5 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sherfane Rutherford]] 71[[not out|*]] (31)
| wickets2 = [[Suyash Sharma]] 2/47 (4 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 18 runs
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1527693.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = Swaroopanand Kannur (Ind) and [[Virender Sharma]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Phil Salt]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end= "match20" />
----
<section begin="match21" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match21}}'''Match 21'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|13|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] (H)
| team2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| score1 = 216/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ishan Kishan]] 91 (44)
| wickets1 = [[Jofra Archer]] 2/37 (4 overs)
| score2 = 159 (19 overs)
| runs2 = [[Donovan Ferreira]] 69 (44)
| wickets2 = Sakib Hussain 4/24 (4 overs)
| result = Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 57 runs
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529264.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|Rajiv Gandhi Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
| umpires = [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] (Ind) and [[Rohan Pandit]] (Ind)
| motm = Praful Hinge (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Praful Hinge]] and [[Sakib Hussain]] (Sunrisers Hyderabad) both made their IPL debuts.<ref>{{cite web |title=From debut dreams to dominance: Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain spark a new dawn for Sunrisers Hyderabad |url=https://www.sportsyaari.com/cricket/from-debut-dreams-to-dominance-praful-hinge-and-sakib-hussain-spark-a-new-dawn-for-sunrisers-hyderabad-24680/ |work=Sports Yaari |date=15 April 2026 |access-date=16 April 2026}}</ref>
* Praful Hinge (Sunrisers Hyderabad) became the first bowler to take 3 wickets in his debut over and also became the first bowler to take 3 wickets in the opening over of an innings in IPL.<ref>{{cite news |date= 13 April 2026 |work= [[ESPNcricinfo]] |url= https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/srh-vs-rr-ipl-2026-who-is-praful-hinge-who-started-his-ipl-career-with-a-triple-wicket-over-1531840 |title= Meet Praful Hinge, who started his IPL career with a triple-wicket over |access-date= 14 April 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end= "match21" />
----
<section begin="match22" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match22}}'''Match 22'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|14|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]] (H)
| team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score1 = 192/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sanju Samson]] 48 (32)
| wickets1 = [[Kartik Tyagi]] 2/35 (4 overs)
| score2 = 160/7 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ramandeep Singh (cricketer)|Ramandeep Singh]] 35 (23)
| wickets2 = [[Noor Ahmad]] 3/21 (4 overs)
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 32 runs
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529265.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind) and Saidharshan Kumar (Ind)
| motm = [[Noor Ahmad]] (Chennai Super Kings)
| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Rovman Powell]] (Kolkata Knight Riders) scored his 6,000th run in T20s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rovman Powell completes 6,000 runs in T20s: 6 key stats behind the milestone |url=https://www.el-balad.com/16912929 |work=El Balad |date=14 April 2026 |access-date=15 April 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end= "match22" />
----
<section begin="match23" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match23}}'''Match 23'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|15|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Lucknow Super Giants]]
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]] (H)
| score1 = 146 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Mitchell Marsh]] 40 (32)
| wickets1 = [[Rasikh Salam]] 4/24 (4 overs)
| score2 = 149/5 (15.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virat Kohli]] 49 (34)
| wickets2 = [[Prince Yadav]] 3/32 (3 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529266.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
| umpires = [[Adrian Holdstock]] (SA) and Bhavesh Patel (Ind)
| motm = [[Josh Hazlewood]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Krunal Pandya]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) took his 100th wicket in IPL.<ref>{{cite news |title=Krunal Pandya achieves huge career milestone, completes 100 IPL wickets |url=https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/stats-krunal-pandya-achieves-huge-career-milestone-completes-100-ipl-wickets/ |work=Cric Tracker |access-date=15 April 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end= "match23" />
----
<section begin="match24" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match24}}'''Match 24'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|16|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Mumbai Indians]] (H)
| team2 = [[Punjab Kings]]
| score1 = 195/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Quinton de Kock]] 112[[not out|*]] (60)
| wickets1 = [[Arshdeep Singh]] 3/22 (4 overs)
| score2 = 198/3 (16.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Prabhsimran Singh]] 80[[not out|*]] (39)
| wickets2 = [[Allah Ghazanfar]] 2/31 (4 overs)
| result = Punjab Kings won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529267.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = Mohit Krishnadas (Ind) and [[Virender Sharma]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Arshdeep Singh]] (Punjab Kings)
| toss = Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end= "match24" />
----
<section begin="match25" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match25}}'''Match 25'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|17|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| team2 = [[Gujarat Titans]] (H)
| score1 = 180 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Cameron Green]] 79 (55)
| wickets1 = [[Kagiso Rabada]] 3/29 (4 overs)
| score2 = 181/5 (19.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shubman Gill]] 86 (50)
| wickets2 = [[Varun Chakravarthy]] 2/34 (4 overs)
| result = Gujarat Titans won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529268.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
| umpires = [[Rohan Pandit]] (Ind) and [[Ulhas Gandhe]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Shubman Gill]] (Gujarat Titans)
| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Jos Buttler]] (Gujarat Titans) took 300 catches in T20s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jos Buttler Becomes 4th Cricketer In The World To Take 300 Catches In T20s |url=https://www.news18.com/cricket/jos-buttler-becomes-4th-cricketer-the-world-after-pollard-miller-and-de-kock-to-take-300-catches-in-t20s-10041873.html |work=[[News 18]] |date=18 April 2026 |access-date=21 April 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end= "match25" />
----
<section begin="match26" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match26}}'''Match 26'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|18|df=y}}
| time = 15:30
| daynight = y
| team1 = [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]] (H)
| team2 = [[Delhi Capitals]]
| score1 = 175/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Phil Salt]] 63 (38)
| wickets1 = [[Axar Patel]] 2/18 (3 overs)
| score2 = 179/4 (19.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Tristan Stubbs]] 60[[not out|*]] (47)
| wickets2 = [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]] 4/26 (4 overs)
| result = Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529269.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
| umpires = Abhijit Bhattacharya (Ind) and Bhavesh Patel (Ind)
| motm = [[Tristan Stubbs]] (Delhi Capitals)
| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = This was Royal Challengers Bengaluru's 100th game at this venue.<ref>{{cite news |title=IPL 2026: RCB to play 100th match at Chinnaswamy, first team to achieve home ground landmark|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ipl-2026-rcb-100th-match-chinnaswamy-first-team-home-ground-landmark-10642933/ |work=The Indian Express|access-date=18 April 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end= "match26" />
----
<section begin="match27" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match27}}'''Match 27'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|18|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] (H)
| team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score1 = 194/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Abhishek Sharma]] 59 (22)
| wickets1 = [[Anshul Kamboj]] 3/22 (3 overs)
| score2 = 184/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Matthew Short]] 34 (30)
| wickets2 = [[Eshan Malinga]] 3/29 (4 overs)
| result = Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 10 runs
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529270.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|Rajiv Gandhi Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
| umpires = Anish Sahasrabudhe (Ind) and Vinod Seshan (Ind)
| motm = [[Eshan Malinga]] (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end= "match27" />
----
<section begin="match28" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match28}}'''Match 28'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|19|df=y}}
| time = 15:30
| daynight = y
| team1 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] (H)
| score1 = 155/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Vaibhav Sooryavanshi]] 46 (28)
| wickets1 = [[Varun Chakravarthy]] 3/14 (4 overs)
| score2 = 161/6 (19.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]] 53[[not out|*]] (34)
| wickets2 = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 2/8 (3 overs)
| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529271.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| attendance = 51,593
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and Mohit Krishnadas (Ind)
| motm = [[Varun Chakravarthy]] (Kolkata Knight Riders)
| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
}}<section end= "match28" />
----
<section begin="match29" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match29}}'''Match 29'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|19|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Punjab Kings]] (H)
| team2 = [[Lucknow Super Giants]]
| score1 = 254/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Priyansh Arya]] 93 (37)
| wickets1 = [[Prince Yadav]] 2/25 (4 overs)
| score2 = 200/5 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Rishabh Pant]] 43 (23)
| wickets2 = [[Marco Jansen]] 2/36 (4 overs)
| result = Punjab Kings won by 54 runs
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529272.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium|Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium]], [[Mullanpur Garibdass|Mullanpur]]
| umpires = Keyur Kelkar (Ind) and [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Priyansh Arya]] (Punjab Kings)
| toss = Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end= "match29" />
----
<section begin="match30" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match30}}'''Match 30'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|04|20|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| team2 = [[Gujarat Titans]] (H)
| score1 = 199/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Tilak Varma]] 101[[not out|*]] (45)
| wickets1 = [[Kagiso Rabada]] 3/33 (4 overs)
| score2 = 100 (15.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Washington Sundar]] 26 (17)
| wickets2 = [[Ashwani Kumar (cricketer)|Ashwani Kumar]] 4/24 (4 overs)
| result = Mumbai Indians won by 99 runs
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529273.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
| umpires = Abhijit Bhattacharya (Ind) and [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Tilak Varma]] (Mumbai Indians)
| toss = Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = Krish Bhagat and Danish Malewar (Mumbai Indians) both made their T20 debuts.<ref>{{cite news |title=IPL 2026: Who are Danish Malewar and Krish Bhagat? Mumbai Indians unveil new debutants |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/ipl-2026-gt-vs-mi-danish-malewar-krish-bhagat-debut-2899084-2026-04-20 |work=[[India Today]] |date=20 April 2026 |access-date=21 April 2026}}</ref>
* [[Hardik Pandya]] scored 2000 runs in IPL for Mumbai Indians.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hardik Pandya, the seventh cricketer to score 2000 runs in IPL for Mumbai Indians |url=https://www.news18.com/cricket/hardik-pandya-joins-rohit-sharma-in-elite-list-becomes-7th-cricketer-to-10046107.html |work=[[News 18]] |date=20 April 2026 |access-date=21 April 2026}}</ref>
* [[Tilak Varma]] (Mumbai Indians) scored his maiden [[Century (cricket)|century]] in IPL.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tilak Varma slams maiden IPL hundred; rescues MI from collapse vs GT |url=https://www.business-standard.com/cricket/ipl/tilak-varma-slams-maiden-ipl-hundred-rescues-mi-from-collapse-vs-gt-126042001166_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=20 April 2026 |access-date=21 April 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end= "match30" />
----
<section begin="match31" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match31}}'''Match 31'''
| date = 21 April 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] (H)
| team2 = [[Delhi Capitals]]
| score1 = 242/2 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Abhishek Sharma]] 135[[not out|*]] (68)
| wickets1 = [[Axar Patel]] 1/23 (2 overs)
| score2 = 195/9 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Nitish Rana]] 57 (30)
| wickets2 = [[Eshan Malinga]] 4/32 (4 overs)
| result = Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 47 runs
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529274.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|Rajiv Gandhi Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
| umpires = Anish Sahasrabudhe (Ind) and Vinod Seshan (Ind)
| motm = [[Abhishek Sharma]] (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Dilshan Madushanka]] (Sunrisers Hyderabad) made his IPL debut.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sherya |date=22 April 2026 |title=Who is Dilshan Madushanka, who made his IPL debut against the Delhi Capitals? |url=https://kalamtimes.com/news/who-is-dilshan-madushanka-who-made-his-ipl-debut-against-the-delhi-capitals |work=Kalam Times |access-date=10 May 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end= "match31" />
----
<section begin="match32" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match32}}'''Match 32'''
| date = 22 April 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| team2 = [[Lucknow Super Giants]] (H)
| score1 = 159/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 43[[not out|*]] (29)
| wickets1 = [[Mohsin Khan (Indian cricketer)|Mohsin Khan]] 2/17 (4 overs)
| score2 = 119 (18 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mitchell Marsh]] 55 (41)
| wickets2 = [[Jofra Archer]] 3/20 (4 overs)
| result = Rajasthan Royals won by 40 runs
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529275.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Ekana Cricket Stadium]], [[Lucknow]]
| umpires = [[Ajitesh Argal]] (Ind) and [[Virender Sharma]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] (Rajasthan Royals)
| toss = Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end= "match32" />
----
<section begin="match33" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match33}}'''Match 33'''
| date = 23 April 2026
| time = 19:30
| night =
| team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| team2 = [[Mumbai Indians]] (H)
| score1 = 207/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sanju Samson]] 101[[not out|*]] (54)
| wickets1 = [[Allah Ghazanfar]] 2/25 (4 overs)
| score2 = 104 (19 overs)
| runs2 = [[Tilak Varma]] 37 (29)
| wickets2 = [[Akeal Hosein]] 4/17 (4 overs)
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 103 runs
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529276.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Adrian Holdstock]] (SA) and Parashar Joshi (Ind)
| motm = [[Sanju Samson]] (Chennai Super Kings)
| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = This was Mumbai Indians' [[List of Mumbai Indians records#Greatest loss margin (by runs)|biggest defeat by a margin of runs]].<ref>{{cite web |access-date=26 April 2026 |title=103-run hammering: CSK hand MI their biggest IPL defeat as Sanju Samson, spinners lead rout|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/ipl-2026/103-run-hammering-csk-hand-mi-their-biggest-ipl-defeat-as-sanju-samson-spinners-lead-rout/articleshow/130477148.cms |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
}}<section end= "match33" />
----
<section begin="match34" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match34}}'''Match 34'''
| date = 24 April 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Gujarat Titans]]
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]] (H)
| score1 = 205/3 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sai Sudharsan]] 100 (58)
| wickets1 = [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]] 1/31 (4 overs)
| score2 = 206/5 (18.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virat Kohli]] 81 (44)
| wickets2 = [[Rashid Khan]] 2/49 (4 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529277.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
| umpires = [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] (Ind) and Amit Rana (Ind)
| motm = [[Virat Kohli]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end= "match34" />
----
<section begin="match35" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match35}}'''Match 35'''
| date = 25 April 2026
| time = 15:30
| daynight = y
| team1 = [[Delhi Capitals]] (H)
| team2 = [[Punjab Kings]]
| score1 = 264/2 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[KL Rahul]] 152[[not out|*]] (67)
| wickets1 = [[Arshdeep Singh]] 1/49 (4 overs)
| score2 = 265/4 (18.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Prabhsimran Singh]] 76 (26)
| wickets2 = [[Kuldeep Yadav]] 2/46 (4 overs)
| result = Punjab Kings won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529278.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Arun Jaitley Stadium]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Ajitesh Argal]] (Ind) and [[Virender Sharma]] (Ind)
| motm = [[KL Rahul]] (Delhi Capitals)
| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[KL Rahul]] (Delhi Capitals) made the highest individual score by an Indian player in the history of IPL.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=25 April 2026 |title=The V-King: KL Rahul breaks Virender Sehwag's record, hits 47-ball century for Delhi |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/dc-vs-pbks-ipl-2026-punjab-kings-kl-rahul-fastest-century-delhi-capitals-2901505-2026-04-25 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref>
}}<section end= "match35" />
----
<section begin="match36" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match36}}'''Match 36'''
| date = 25 April 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Rajasthan Royals]] (H)
| team2 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
| score1 = 228/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Vaibhav Sooryavanshi]] 103 (37)
| wickets1 = [[Eshan Malinga]] 2/38 (4 overs)
| score2 = 229/5 (18.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ishan Kishan]] 74 (31)
| wickets2 = [[Jofra Archer]] 2/34 (4 overs)
| result = Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529279.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Kaushik Gandhi]] (Ind) and [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Ishan Kishan]] (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
| toss = Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Vaibhav Sooryavanshi]] (Rajasthan Royals) became the fastest batsman to score 1,000 runs in men's T20s, in terms of deliveries faced (473).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/13536583/ipl-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-becomes-fastest-to-reach-1-000-t20-runs-as-15-year-old-hits-36-ball-ton-for-rajasthan-royals |title=Vaibhav Sooryavanshi becomes fastest to reach 1,000 T20 runs |work=[[Sky Sports]] |date=25 May 2026 |access-date=29 May 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end= "match36" />
----
<section begin="match37" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match37}}'''Match 37'''
| date = 26 April 2026
| time = 15:30
| daynight = y
| team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]] (H)
| team2 = [[Gujarat Titans]]
| score1 = 158/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]] 74[[not out|*]] (60)
| wickets1 = [[Kagiso Rabada]] 3/25 (4 overs)
| score2 = 162/2 (16.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sai Sudharsan]] 87 (46)
| wickets2 = [[Noor Ahmad]] 1/29 (4 overs)
| result = Gujarat Titans won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529280.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind) and [[Adrian Holdstock]] (SA)
| motm = [[Kagiso Rabada]] (Gujarat Titans)
| toss = Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = This match was initially scheduled at [[Narendra Modi Stadium]] in [[Ahmedabad]], but was moved to [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]] due to the [[2026 Gujarat local elections]].<ref>{{cite web |date=13 April 2026 |title=Venues for both matches between CSK and GT in IPL 2026 swapped |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2026-venues-for-both-matches-between-csk-and-gt-swapped-1531807 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=3 May 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end= "match37" />
----
<section begin="match38" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match38}}'''Match 38'''
| date = 26 April 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| team2 = [[Lucknow Super Giants]] (H)
| score1 = 155/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]] 83[[not out|*]] (51)
| wickets1 = [[Mohsin Khan (Indian cricketer)|Mohsin Khan]] 5/23 (4 overs)
| score2 = 155/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Rishabh Pant]] 42 (38)
| wickets2 = [[Vaibhav Arora]] 2/24 (4 overs)
| result = Match tied<br/>(Kolkata Knight Riders won the [[Super Over]])
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529281.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Ekana Cricket Stadium]], [[Lucknow]]
| umpires = Abhijeet Bengeri (Ind) and Keyur Kelkar (Ind)
| motm = [[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]] (Kolkata Knight Riders)
| toss = Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = Super Over: Lucknow Super Giants 1/2 (0.3 overs), Kolkata Knight Riders 4/0 (0.1 overs)
}}<section end= "match38" />
----
<section begin="match39" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match39}}'''Match 39'''
| date = 27 April 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Delhi Capitals]] (H)
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
| score1 = 75 (16.3 overs)
| runs1 = [[Abishek Porel]] 30 (33)
| wickets1 = [[Josh Hazlewood]] 4/12 (3.3 overs)
| score2 = 77/1 (6.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Devdutt Padikkal]] 34[[not out|*]] (13)
| wickets2 = [[Kyle Jamieson]] 1/42 (3 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529282.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Arun Jaitley Stadium]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Ajitesh Argal]] (Ind) and [[Sam Nogajski]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Josh Hazlewood]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Virat Kohli]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) scored 9000 runs in IPL.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=28 April 2026 |title=Virat Kohli in a league of his own, completes 9000 IPL runs in style|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/virat-kohli-first-batter-9000-ipl-runs-rcb-vs-delhi-capitals-2902419-2026-04-27 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref>
* Sahil Parakh (Delhi Capitals) made his IPL debut.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=17 May 2026 |title=Who is Sahil Parakh? Maharashtra teenager makes IPL debut for Delhi Capitals|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2026-sahil-parakh-debut-delhi-capitals-maiden-cap-dc-vs-rcb-2902379-2026-04-27 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref>
}}<section end="match39" />
----
<section begin="match40" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match40}}'''Match 40'''
| date = 28 April 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Punjab Kings]] (H)
| team2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| score1 = 222/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Marcus Stoinis]] 62[[not out|*]] (22)
| wickets1 = Yash Raj Punja 2/41 (4 overs)
| score2 = 228/4 (19.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Donovan Ferreira]] 52[[not out|*]] (26)
| wickets2 = [[Yuzvendra Chahal]] 3/36 (4 overs)
| result = Rajasthan Royals won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529283.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium|Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium]], [[Mullanpur Garibdass|Mullanpur]]
| umpires = [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind) and [[Tanmay Srivastava]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Donovan Ferreira]] (Rajasthan Royals)
| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end="match40" />
----
<section begin="match41" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match41}}'''Match 41'''
| date = 29 April 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Mumbai Indians]] (H)
| team2 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
| score1 = 243/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ryan Rickelton]] 123[[not out|*]] (55)
| wickets1 = [[Praful Hinge]] 2/54 (4 overs)
| score2 = 249/4 (18.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Travis Head]] 76 (30)
| wickets2 = [[Allah Ghazanfar]] 2/51 (4 overs)
| result = Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529284.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = Abhijeet Bengeri (Ind) and [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Heinrich Klaasen]] (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Ryan Rickelton]] (Mumbai Indians) scored his maiden [[Century (cricket)|century]] in IPL.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ankit Borkar |date=29 April 2026 |title=IPL 2026: Ryan Rickelton Creates History with Maiden IPL Century vs SRH |url=https://cricketgully.com/cricket-news/ipl-2026-ryan-rickelton-creates-history-with-maiden-ipl-century-vs-srh-14751 |work=Cricket Gully |access-date=10 May 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="match41" />
----
<section begin="match42" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match42}}'''Match 42'''
| date = 30 April 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
| team2 = [[Gujarat Titans]] (H)
| score1 = 155 (19.2 overs)
| runs1 = [[Devdutt Padikkal]] 40 (24)
| wickets1 = [[Arshad Khan (Indian cricketer)|Arshad Khan]] 3/22 (3.2 overs)
| score2 = 158/6 (15.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shubman Gill]] 43 (18)
| wickets2 = [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]] 3/28 (4 overs)
| result = Gujarat Titans won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529285.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
| umpires = [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind) and [[Adrian Holdstock]] (SA)
| motm = [[Jason Holder]] (Gujarat Titans)
| toss = Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end="match42" />
----
<section begin="match43" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match43}}'''Match 43'''
| date = 1 May 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Rajasthan Royals]] (H)
| team2 = [[Delhi Capitals]]
| score1 = 225/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Riyan Parag]] 90 (50)
| wickets1 = [[Mitchell Starc]] 3/40 (4 overs)
| score2 = 226/3 (19.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[KL Rahul]] 75 (40)
| wickets2 = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 1/33 (3 overs)
| result = Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529286.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Sam Nogajski]] (Aus) and [[Virender Sharma]] (Ind)
| motm = [[KL Rahul]] (Delhi Capitals)
| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
}}<section end="match43" />
----
<section begin="match44" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match44}}'''Match 44'''
| date = 2 May 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]] (H)
| score1 = 159/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Naman Dhir]] 57 (37)
| wickets1 = [[Anshul Kamboj]] 3/32 (4 overs)
| score2 = 160/2 (18.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]] 67[[not out|*]] (47)
| wickets2 = [[Jasprit Bumrah]] 1/20 (3 overs)
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529287.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Kaushik Gandhi]] (Ind) and [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]] (Chennai Super Kings)
| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Ramakrishna Ghosh]] (Chennai Super Kings) and [[Raghu Sharma (cricketer)|Raghu Sharma]] (Mumbai Indians) both made their IPL debuts.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=3 May 2026 |title=IPL 2026: Who is Ramakrishna Ghosh? CSK’s new all-rounder handed IPL debut vs MI|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/ipl-2026/ipl-2026-who-is-ramakrishna-ghosh-csks-new-all-rounder-handed-ipl-debut-vs-mi/articleshow/130719004.cms |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |access-date=3 May 2026 |title=IPL 2026: Who is Raghu Sharma? MI’s surprise pick in high-stakes clash vs CSK|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/ipl-2026/ipl-2026-who-is-raghu-sharma-mis-surprise-pick-in-high-stakes-clash-vs-csk/articleshow/130718518.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
}}<section end="match44" />
----
<section begin="match45" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match45}}'''Match 45'''
| date = 3 May 2026
| time = 15:30
| daynight = y
| team1 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] (H)
| team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score1 = 165 (19 overs)
| runs1 = [[Travis Head]] 61 (28)
| wickets1 = [[Varun Chakravarthy]] 3/36 (4 overs)
| score2 = 169/3 (18.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Angkrish Raghuvanshi]] 59 (47)
| wickets2 = [[Sakib Hussain]] 1/17 (3 overs)
| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529288.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|Rajiv Gandhi Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
| umpires = Abhijeet Bengeri (Ind) and [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Varun Chakravarthy]] (Kolkata Knight Riders)
| toss = Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = Ravichandran Smaran (Sunrisers Hyderabad) made his IPL debut.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=3 May 2026 |title=Who is Smaran Ravichandran? Karnataka batter replaces Nitish Kumar Reddy to make IPL debut during SRH vs KKR|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/who-is-smaran-ravichandran-karnataka-batter-replaces-nitish-kumar-reddy-to-make-ipl-debut-during-srh-vs-kkr/11777800969830.html|work=Mint}}</ref>
* [[Sunil Narine]] (Kolkata Knight Riders) took his 200th wicket in IPL.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=3 May 2026 |title=Sunil Narine etches his name in IPL folklore, becomes first overseas player to achieve monumental feat|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/sunil-narine-etches-his-name-in-ipl-folklore-becomes-first-overseas-player-to-achieve-monumental-feat-101777807581777.html|work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>
}}<section end="match45" />
----
<section begin="match46" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match46}}'''Match 46'''
| date = 3 May 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Punjab Kings]]
| team2 = [[Gujarat Titans]] (H)
| score1 = 163/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Suryansh Shedge]] 57 (29)
| wickets1 = [[Jason Holder]] 4/24 (4 overs)
| score2 = 167/6 (19.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sai Sudharsan]] 57 (41)
| wickets2 = [[Arshdeep Singh]] 2/24 (4 overs)
| result = Gujarat Titans won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529289.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
| umpires = [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind) and Parashar Joshi (Ind)
| motm = [[Jason Holder]] (Gujarat Titans)
| toss = Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Nishant Sindhu]] (Gujarat Titans) made his IPL debut.<ref>{{cite web |date=3 May 2026 |title=IPL 2026: Gujarat Titans opt to bowl vs Punjab Kings; Nishant Sindhu handed debut |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/ipl-2026/ipl-2026-gujarat-titans-opt-to-bowl-vs-punjab-kings-nishant-sindhu-handed-debut/articleshow/130733618.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=5 May 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="match46" />
----
<section begin="match47" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match47}}'''Match 47'''
| date = 4 May 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Lucknow Super Giants]]
| team2 = [[Mumbai Indians]] (H)
| score1 = 228/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Nicholas Pooran]] 63 (21)
| wickets1 = [[Corbin Bosch]] 2/20 (2 overs)
| score2 = 229/4 (18.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Rohit Sharma]] 84 (44)
| wickets2 = [[Manimaran Siddharth]] 2/47 (4 overs)
| result = Mumbai Indians won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529290.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Ajitesh Argal]] (Ind) and [[Sam Nogajski]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Ryan Rickelton]] (Mumbai Indians)
| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Akshat Raghuwanshi]] (Lucknow Super Giants) made his IPL debut.<ref>{{cite web |date=4 May 2026 |title=Who is Akshat Raghuwanshi? MP batter makes IPL debut against idol Rohit Sharma debut |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2026-mi-vs-lsg-rohit-sharma-akshat-raghuwanshi-ipl-debut-2906581-2026-05-04 |work=[[India Today]] |access-date=5 May 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="match47" />
----
<section begin="match48" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match48}}'''Match 48'''
| date = 5 May 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Delhi Capitals]] (H)
| team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score1 = 155/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sameer Rizvi]] 40[[not out|*]] (24)
| wickets1 = [[Noor Ahmad]] 2/22 (3 overs)
| score2 = 159/2 (17.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sanju Samson]] 87[[not out|*]] (52)
| wickets2 = [[Axar Patel]] 1/25 (4 overs)
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529291.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Arun Jaitley Stadium]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Kaushik Gandhi]] (Ind) and [[Tanmay Srivastava]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Sanju Samson]] (Chennai Super Kings)
| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
}}<section end="match48" />
----
<section begin="match49" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match49}}'''Match 49'''
| date = 6 May 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] (H)
| team2 = [[Punjab Kings]]
| score1 = 235/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Heinrich Klaasen]] 69 (43)
| wickets1 = [[Yuzvendra Chahal]] 1/32 (4 overs)
| score2 = 202/7 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Cooper Connolly]] 107[[not out|*]] (59)
| wickets2 = [[Pat Cummins]] 2/34 (4 overs)
| result = Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 33 runs
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529292.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|Rajiv Gandhi Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
| umpires = Keyur Kelkar (Ind) and [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Pat Cummins]] (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
| toss = Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Cooper Connolly]] (Punjab Kings) scored his maiden [[Century (cricket)|century]] in IPL.<ref>{{cite web |date=7 May 2026 |title=SRH Crush PBKS by 33 Runs Despite Connolly's Stunning Maiden IPL Century |url=https://openthemagazine.com/sports/srh-crush-pbks-by-33-runs-despite-connollys-stunning-maiden-ipl-century |work=[[Open (Indian magazine)|Open The Magazine]] |access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="match49" />
----
<section begin="match50" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match50}}'''Match 50'''
| date = 7 May 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Lucknow Super Giants]] (H)
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
| score1 = 209/3 (19 overs)
| runs1 = [[Mitchell Marsh]] 111 (56)
| wickets1 = [[Krunal Pandya]] 1/31 (4 overs)
| score2 = 203/6 (19 overs)
| runs2 = [[Rajat Patidar]] 61 (31)
| wickets2 = [[Prince Yadav]] 3/33 (4 overs)
| result = Lucknow Super Giants won by 9 runs ([[Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method|DLS method]])
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529293.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Ekana Cricket Stadium]], [[Lucknow]]
| umpires = Parashar Joshi (Ind) and Akshay Totre (Ind)
| motm = [[Mitchell Marsh]] (Lucknow Super Giants)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = The match was reduced to 19 overs per side due to rain.
* Royal Challengers Bengaluru were set a revised target of 213 runs from 19 overs due to rain.
}}<section end="match50" />
----
<section begin="match51" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match51}}'''Match 51'''
| date = 8 May 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Delhi Capitals]] (H)
| team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score1 = 142/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Pathum Nissanka]] 50 (29)
| wickets1 = [[Kartik Tyagi]] 2/25 (4 overs)
| score2 = 147/2 (14.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Finn Allen]] 100[[not out|*]] (47)
| wickets2 = [[Axar Patel]] 1/27 (4 overs)
| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529294.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Arun Jaitley Stadium]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind) and [[Rohan Pandit]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Finn Allen]] (Kolkata Knight Riders)
| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Finn Allen]] (Kolkata Knight Riders) scored his maiden [[Century (cricket)|century]] in IPL.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=8 May 2026 |title=Finn Allen blazes maiden IPL century to power KKR to 4th consecutive win |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/finn-allen-blazes-maiden-ipl-century-to-power-kkr-to-4th-consecutive-win-10680131 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref>
}}<section end="match51" />
----
<section begin="match52" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match52}}'''Match 52'''
| date = 9 May 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Gujarat Titans]]
| team2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]] (H)
| score1 = 229/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shubman Gill]] 84 (44)
| wickets1 = Brijesh Sharma 2/47 (4 overs)
| score2 = 152 (16.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 38 (25)
| wickets2 = [[Rashid Khan]] 4/33 (4 overs)
| result = Gujarat Titans won by 77 runs
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529295.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Saiyed Khalid]] (Ind) and [[Virender Sharma]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Rashid Khan]] (Gujarat Titans)
| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end="match52" />
----
<section begin="match53" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match53}}'''Match 53'''
| date = 10 May 2026
| time = 15:30
| daynight = y
| team1 = [[Lucknow Super Giants]]
| team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]] (H)
| score1 = 203/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Josh Inglis]] 85 (33)
| wickets1 = [[Jamie Overton]] 3/36 (4 overs)
| score2 = 208/5 (19.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Urvil Patel]] 65 (23)
| wickets2 = [[Shahbaz Ahmed (cricketer)|Shahbaz Ahmed]] 2/30 (3 overs)
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529296.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = Keyur Kelkar (Ind) and Amit Rana (Ind)
| motm = [[Jamie Overton]] (Chennai Super Kings)
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = Lucknow Super Giants were eliminated as a result of this match.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=10 May 2026 |title=CSK vs LSG, IPL 2026: Urvil, Overton help Chennai Super Kings eliminate Lucknow Super Giants|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/csk-vs-lsg-ipl-2026-chennai-super-kings-v-lucknow-super-giants-score-result-match-report/article70962300.ece/|work=[[Sportstar]]}}</ref>
}}<section end="match53" />
----
<section begin="match54" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match54}}'''Match 54'''
| date = 10 May 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]] (H)
| score1 = 166/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Tilak Varma]] 57 (42)
| wickets1 = [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]] 4/23 (4 overs)
| score2 = 167/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Krunal Pandya]] 73 (46)
| wickets2 = [[Corbin Bosch]] 4/26 (4 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 2 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529297.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium|Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium]], [[Raipur]]
| umpires = [[Rohan Pandit]] (Ind) and [[Tanmay Srivastava]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = Mumbai Indians were eliminated as a result of this match.<ref>{{cite web |date=10 May 2026 |title=IPL 2026: Mumbai Indians become second team to be eliminated after loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/mumbai-indians-eliminated-ipl-2026-mi-lucknow-super-giants-points-table/article70962842.ece/ |access-date=11 May 2026|work=[[Sportstar]]}}</ref>
}}<section end="match54" />
----
<section begin="match55" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match55}}'''Match 55'''
| date = 11 May 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Punjab Kings]] (H)
| team2 = [[Delhi Capitals]]
| score1 = 210/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shreyas Iyer]] 59[[not out|*]] (36)
| wickets1 = Madhav Tiwari 2/40 (4 overs)
| score2 = 216/7 (19 overs)
| runs2 = [[Axar Patel]] 56 (30)
| wickets2 = [[Arshdeep Singh]] 2/21 (4 overs)
| result = Delhi Capitals won by 3 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529298.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium|HPCA Cricket Stadium]], [[Dharamshala]]
| umpires = [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind) and Bhavesh Patel (Ind)
| motm = Madhav Tiwari (Delhi Capitals)
| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Ben Dwarshuis]] (Punjab Kings) made his IPL debut.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bassyonni |date=11 May 2026 |title=Ben Dwarshuis Makes IPL Debut in PBKS vs DC Clash |url=https://www.el-balad.com/17008006 |access-date=11 May 2026 |website=El-Balad}}</ref>
}}<section end="match55" />
----
<section begin="match56" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match56}}'''Match 56'''
| date = 12 May 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Gujarat Titans]] (H)
| team2 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
| score1 = 168/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sai Sudharsan]] 61 (44)
| wickets1 = [[Praful Hinge]] 2/17 (4 overs)
| score2 = 86 (14.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Pat Cummins]] 19 (9)
| wickets2 = [[Jason Holder]] 3/20 (4 overs)
| result = Gujarat Titans won by 82 runs
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529299.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
| umpires = [[Saiyed Khalid]] (Ind) and [[Virender Sharma]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Kagiso Rabada]] (Gujarat Titans)
| toss = Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end="match56" />
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<section begin="match57" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match57}}'''Match 57'''
| date = 13 May 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]] (H)
| score1 = 192/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Angkrish Raghuvanshi]] 71 (46)
| wickets1 = [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]] 1/34 (4 overs)
| score2 = 194/4 (19.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virat Kohli]] 105[[not out|*]] (60)
| wickets2 = [[Kartik Tyagi]] 3/32 (4 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529300.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium|Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium]], [[Raipur]]
| umpires = [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind) and [[Rohan Pandit]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Virat Kohli]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Saurabh Dubey (Maharashtra cricketer)|Saurabh Dubey]] (Kolkata Knight Riders) made his IPL debut.<ref>{{cite web |title=RCB vs KKR, IPL 2026: Who is Saurabh Dubey, Vidarbha fast bowler who is set to make his debut against Royal Challengers Bengaluru? |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/saurabh-dubey-vidarbha-pacer-ipl-debut-stats-rcb-vs-kkr-ipl-2026-kolkata-knight-riders/article70975108.ece |work=[[Sportstar]] |access-date=17 May 2026}}</ref>
* [[Virat Kohli]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) scored 14,000 runs in T20s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stats - Kohli the first Indian to 10 T20 tons and the fastest ever to 14000 runs|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2026-rcb-vs-kkr-virat-kohli-the-first-indian-to-10-t20-tons-and-the-fastest-ever-to-14000-runs-1536676 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="match57" />
----
<section begin="match58" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match58}}'''Match 58'''
| date = 14 May 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Punjab Kings]] (H)
| team2 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| score1 = 200/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Prabhsimran Singh]] 57 (32)
| wickets1 = [[Shardul Thakur]] 4/39 (4 overs)
| score2 = 205/4 (19.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Tilak Varma]] 75[[not out|*]] (33)
| wickets2 = [[Azmatullah Omarzai]] 2/36 (4 overs)
| result = Mumbai Indians won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529301.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium|HPCA Cricket Stadium]], [[Dharamshala]]
| umpires = [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind) and Bhavesh Patel (Ind)
| motm = [[Tilak Varma]] (Mumbai Indians)
| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end="match58" />
----
<section begin="match59" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match59}}'''Match 59'''
| date = 15 May 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| team2 = [[Lucknow Super Giants]] (H)
| score1 = 187/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Kartik Sharma]] 71 (42)
| wickets1 = [[Akash Singh (cricketer, born 2002)|Akash Singh]] 3/26 (4 overs)
| score2 = 188/3 (16.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mitchell Marsh]] 90 (38)
| wickets2 = [[Mukesh Choudhary]] 1/24 (3 overs)
| result = Lucknow Super Giants won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529302.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Ekana Cricket Stadium]], [[Lucknow]]
| umpires = [[Ulhas Gandhe]] (Ind) and Tony Ematty (Ind)
| motm = [[Mitchell Marsh]] (Lucknow Super Giants)
| toss = Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end="match59" />
----
<section begin="match60" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match60}}'''Match 60'''
| date = 16 May 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] (H)
| team2 = [[Gujarat Titans]]
| score1 = 247/2 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Finn Allen]] 93 (35)
| wickets1 = [[Sai Kishore]] 1/38 (3 overs)
| score2 = 218/4 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shubman Gill]] 85 (49)
| wickets2 = [[Sunil Narine]] 2/29 (4 overs)
| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 29 runs
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529303.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| umpires = [[Virender Sharma]] (Ind) and Kannur Swaroopanand (Ind)
| motm = [[Sunil Narine]] (Kolkata Knight Riders)
| toss = Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = This was Kolkata Knight Riders's 100th game at this venue.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kolkata Knight Riders create IPL history, become only second team after RCB to play 100 IPL matches at a single venue |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/ipl-2026/kkr-create-ipl-history-become-only-second-team-after-rcb-to-play-100-ipl-matches-at-a-single-venue/articleshow/131139229.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=16 May 2026 |access-date=17 May 2026}}</ref>
* [[Sunil Narine]] (Kolkata Knight Riders) played in his 200th IPL match.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sunil Narine Becomes First Overseas Cricketer To Play 200 Matches In IPL |url=https://www.news18.com/cricket/sunil-narine-becomes-first-overseas-cricketer-to-play-200-matches-in-ipl-ws-no-10094793.html |work=[[News18]] |date=16 May 2026 |access-date=17 May 2026}}</ref>
* [[Cameron Green]] (Kolkata Knight Riders) scored 1,000 runs in IPL.<ref>{{cite web |title=KKR's Cameron Green completes 1,000 runs in IPL |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/kkrs-cameron-green-completes-1000-runs-in-ipl20260517101658 |work=[[Asian News International|ANI]] |date=17 May 2026 |access-date=18 May 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="match60" />
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<section begin="match61" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match61}}'''Match 61'''
| date = 17 May 2026
| time = 15:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
| team2 = [[Punjab Kings]] (H)
| score1 = 222/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Venkatesh Iyer]] 73[[not out|*]] (40)
| wickets1 = [[Harpreet Brar]] 2/35 (4 overs)
| score2 = 199/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shashank Singh]] 56 (27)
| wickets2 = [[Rasikh Salam]] 3/36 (4 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 23 runs
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529304.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium|HPCA Cricket Stadium]], [[Dharamshala]]
| umpires = [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind) and [[Adrian Holdstock]] (SA)
| motm = [[Venkatesh Iyer]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
| toss = Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Shreyas Iyer]] (Punjab Kings) played in his 100th IPL match as captain.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shreyas Iyer becomes fifth player to captain in 100 IPL games|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/shreyas-iyer-100-ipl-games-as-captain-most-matches-record-list/article70989963.ece/|work=[[Sportstar]] |access-date=17 May 2026}}</ref>
* Royal Challengers Bengaluru qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.<ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Challengers Bengaluru become first team to qualify for Playoffs|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/playoffs-top-four-qualification-ipl-2026-royal-challengers-bengaluru-pbks-vs-rcb/article70990343.ece/|work=[[Sportstar]] |access-date=17 May 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="match61" />
----
<section begin="match62" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match62}}'''Match 62'''
| date = 17 May 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| team2 = [[Delhi Capitals]] (H)
| score1 = 193/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Dhruv Jurel]] 53 (40)
| wickets1 = [[Mitchell Starc]] 4/40 (4 overs)
| score2 = 197/5 (19.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[KL Rahul]] 56 (42)
| wickets2 = [[Jofra Archer]] 2/35 (4 overs)
| result = Delhi Capitals won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529305.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Arun Jaitley Stadium]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = Amit Rana (Ind) and Keyur Kelkar (Ind)
| motm = [[Mitchell Starc]] (Delhi Capitals)
| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = Ravi Singh (Rajasthan Royals) and Tripurana Vijay (Delhi Capitals) both made their IPL debuts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who is Ravi Singh? RR hand Railways batter debut against DC |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/ipl-2026/ipl-2026-who-is-ravi-singh-rr-hand-railways-batter-debut-against-dc/articleshow/131156237.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=17 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Who is Tripurana Vijay? 24-year-old making his IPL debut in DC vs RR IPL 2026 clash |url=https://thesportstak.com/cricket/ipl/story/who-is-tripurana-vijay-24-year-old-making-his-ipl-debut-in-dc-vs-rr-ipl-2026-clash-3257158-2026-05-17 |work=Sports Tak |access-date=17 May 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="match62" />
----
<section begin="match63" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match63}}'''Match 63'''
| date = 18 May 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]] (H)
| team2 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
| score1 = 180/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Dewald Brevis]] 44 (27)
| wickets1 = [[Pat Cummins]] 3/28 (4 overs)
| score2 = 181/5 (19 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ishan Kishan]] 70 (47)
| wickets2 = [[Mukesh Choudhary]] 2/36 (4 overs)
| result = Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529306.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind) and [[Tanmay Srivastava]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Ishan Kishan]] (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2026 playoffs: Sunrisers Hyderabad, Gujarat Titans confirm top-4 finish|url=https://www.business-standard.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-2026-playoffs-sunrisers-hyderabad-gujarat-titans-confirm-top-4-finish-126051801783_1.html|work=[[Business Standard]] |date=19 May 2026 |access-date=21 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SRH And GT Qualify For Playoffs As Sunrisers Hyderabad Defeat Chennai Super Kings By 5 Wickets |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/cricket/ipl-2026-srh-and-gt-qualify-for-playoffs |work=[[Outlook India]] |date=19 May 2026 |access-date=21 May 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="match63" />
----
<section begin="match64" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match64}}'''Match 64'''
| date = 19 May 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Lucknow Super Giants]]
| team2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]] (H)
| score1 = 220/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Mitchell Marsh]] 96 (57)
| wickets1 = Yash Raj Punja 2/35 (4 overs)
| score2 = 225/3 (19.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Vaibhav Sooryavanshi]] 93 (38)
| wickets2 = [[Mohsin Khan (Indian cricketer)|Mohsin Khan]] 1/31 (4 overs)
| result = Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529307.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Adrian Holdstock]] (SA) and Parashar Joshi (Ind)
| motm = [[Vaibhav Sooryavanshi]] (Rajasthan Royals)
| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Sushant Mishra]] (Rajasthan Royals) made his IPL debut.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yashasvi Jaiswal wins toss, elects to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants |url=https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-yashasvi-jaiswal-wins-toss-elects-to-bowl-first-against-lucknow-super-giants-23631224 |work=[[Mid Day]] |date=20 May 2026 |access-date=21 May 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="match64" />
----
<section begin="match65" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match65}}'''Match 65'''
| date = 20 May 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] (H)
| score1 = 147/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Corbin Bosch]] 32[[not out|*]] (18)
| wickets1 = [[Cameron Green]] 2/23 (3 overs)
| score2 = 148/6 (18.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Manish Pandey]] 45 (33)
| wickets2 = [[Corbin Bosch]] 3/30 (3 overs)
| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529308.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| umpires = [[Saiyed Khalid]] (Ind) and Kannur Swaroopanand (Ind)
| motm = [[Manish Pandey]] (Kolkata Knight Riders)
| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Tejasvi Singh Dahiya]] (Kolkata Knight Riders) made his IPL debut. He replaced [[Angkrish Raghuvanshi]] as a concussion substitute after the batter got injured during the first innings.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who is Tejasvi Singh Dahiya? KKR's Rs 3 crore concussion substitute vs Mumbai Indians |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/ipl-2026/who-is-tejasvi-singh-dahiya-kkrs-rs-3-crore-concussion-substitute-vs-mumbai-indians/articleshow/131234404.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=21 May 2026 |access-date=21 May 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="match65" />
----
<section begin="match66" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match66}}'''Match 66'''
| date = 21 May 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Gujarat Titans]] (H)
| team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score1 = 229/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sai Sudharsan]] 84 (53)
| wickets1 = [[Mukesh Choudhary]] 1/36 (4 overs)
| score2 = 140 (13.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shivam Dube]] 47 (17)
| wickets2 = [[Rashid Khan]] 3/18 (2 overs)
| result = Gujarat Titans won by 89 runs
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529309.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
| umpires = [[Kaushik Gandhi]] (Ind) and [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Mohammed Siraj]] (Gujarat Titans)
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = This match was initially scheduled at [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]] in [[Chennai]], but was moved to [[Narendra Modi Stadium]] due to the [[2026 Gujarat local elections]].<ref>{{cite web |date=14 April 2026 |title=IPL 2026: BCCI announces venue change for both the CSK vs GT matches |url=https://www.business-standard.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-2026-bcci-announces-venue-change-for-both-the-csk-vs-gt-matches-126041301112_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=3 May 2026}}</ref>
* Chennai Super Kings were eliminated as a result of this match.<ref>{{cite web |date=21 May 2026 |title=CSK fail to qualify for IPL 2026 Playoffs, GT eliminate 5-time champions |url=https://www.insidesport.in/cricket/chennai-super-kings-can-csk-qualify-for-ipl-2026-playoffs-check-all-scenarios/ |work=[[Inside Sport]] |access-date=22 May 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="match66" />
----
<section begin="match67" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match69}}'''Match 67'''
| date = 22 May 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] (H)
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
| score1 = 255/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ishan Kishan]] 79 (46)
| wickets1 = [[Rasikh Salam]] 2/52 (4 overs)
| score2 = 200/4 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Rajat Patidar]] 56 (39)
| wickets2 = [[Eshan Malinga]] 2/33 (4 overs)
| result = Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 55 runs
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529310.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|Rajiv Gandhi Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
| umpires = [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] (Ind) and Amit Rana (Ind)
| motm = [[Ishan Kishan]] (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
| toss = Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Rajat Patidar]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) hit his 100th six in IPL.<ref>{{cite web |date=23 May 2026 |title=Rajat Patidar Becomes Fastest Indian Batter In IPL History To Hit 100 Sixes|url=https://www.news18.com/cricket/rajat-patidar-becomes-fastest-indian-batter-to-hit-100-sixes-in-ipl-10107291.html |work=[[News18]] |access-date=23 May 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="match67" />
----
<section begin="match68" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match68}}'''Match 68'''
| date = 23 May 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Lucknow Super Giants]] (H)
| team2 = [[Punjab Kings]]
| score1 = 196/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Josh Inglis]] 72 (44)
| wickets1 = [[Yuzvendra Chahal]] 2/25 (4 overs)
| score2 = 200/3 (18 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shreyas Iyer]] 101[[not out|*]] (51)
| wickets2 = [[Mohammed Shami]] 2/45 (4 overs)
| result = Punjab Kings won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529311.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Ekana Cricket Stadium]], [[Lucknow]]
| umpires = [[Kaushik Gandhi]] (Ind) and Vinod Seshan (Ind)
| motm = [[Shreyas Iyer]] (Punjab Kings)
| toss = Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Shreyas Iyer]] (Punjab Kings) scored his 7,000th run in T20s and maiden [[Century (cricket)|century]] in IPL.<ref>{{cite web |date=23 May 2026 |title=Maiden IPL ton from Shreyas Iyer guides PBKS past LSG by 7-wickets|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/maiden-ipl-ton-from-shreyas-iyer-guides-pbks-past-lsg-by-7-wickets20260523232319/ |work=[[Asian News International|ANI News]] |access-date=23 May 2026}}</ref>
* Delhi Capitals were eliminated as a result of this match.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals eliminated after Punjab Kings defeats Lucknow Super Giants|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/delhi-capitals-eliminated-from-ipl-2026-punjab-kings-rajasthan-royals-playoffs-qualification-race/article71014369.ece/|work=[[Sportstar]] |access-date=23 May 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="match68" />
----
<section begin="match69" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match69}}'''Match 69'''
| date = 24 May 2026
| time = 15:30
| daynight = y
| team1 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| team2 = [[Mumbai Indians]] (H)
| score1 = 205/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Dhruv Jurel]] 38 (26)
| wickets1 = [[Shardul Thakur]] 2/41 (4 overs)
| score2 = 175/9 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Suryakumar Yadav]] 60 (42)
| wickets2 = [[Jofra Archer]] 3/17 (4 overs)
| result = Rajasthan Royals won by 30 runs
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529312.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = Tony Ematty (Ind) and [[Rohan Pandit]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Jofra Archer]] (Rajasthan Royals)
| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Dasun Shanaka]] (Rajasthan Royals) became the first Sri Lankan to hit 300 sixes in T20s.{{cn|date=May 2026}}
* Rajasthan Royals qualified for the playoffs while Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders were eliminated as a result of this match.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2026: Rajasthan Royals seals last Playoffs spot; PBKS, KKR knocked out|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/rajasthan-royals-qualifies-for-playoffs-eliminator-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-pbks-kkr-knocked-out/article71017388.ece/|work=[[Sportstar]] |access-date=24 May 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="match69" />
----
<section begin="match70" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match70}}'''Match 70'''
| date = 24 May 2026
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Delhi Capitals]]
| team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] (H)
| score1 = 203/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[KL Rahul]] 60 (30)
| wickets1 = [[Saurabh Dubey (Maharashtra cricketer)|Saurabh Dubey]] 2/28 (4 overs)
| score2 = 163 (18.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ajinkya Rahane]] 63 (39)
| wickets2 = [[Lungi Ngidi]] 3/27 (3.4 overs)
| result = Delhi Capitals won by 40 runs
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1529313.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| umpires = [[Saiyed Khalid]] (Ind) and Kannur Swaroopanand (Ind)
| motm = [[Kuldeep Yadav]] (Delhi Capitals)
| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end="match70" />

== Playoffs ==
{{see also|#Format}}
=== Bracket ===
<section begin="bracket" />{{4TeamBracket-PagePlayoff
| team-width = 150px | score-width = 150px

| RD1 = '''[[2026 Indian Premier League#Qualifier 1|Qualifier 1]]'''
| RD1-text1 = 26 May 2026 {{en dash}} [[Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium|Dharamshala]]
| RD1-seed1 = '''1'''
| RD1-team1 = '''[[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]'''
| RD1-score1 = '''254/5 (20 overs)'''
| RD1-seed2 = 2
| RD1-team2 = [[Gujarat Titans]]
| RD1-score2 = 162 (19.3 overs)

| RD1b = '''[[2026 Indian Premier League#Eliminator|Eliminator]]'''
| RD1b-text1 = 27 May 2026 {{en dash}} [[Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium|Mullanpur]]
| RD1b-seed1 = 3
| RD1b-team1 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
| RD1b-score1 = 196 (19.2 overs)
| RD1b-seed2 = '''4'''
| RD1b-team2 = '''[[Rajasthan Royals]]'''
| RD1b-score2 = '''243/8 (20 overs)'''

| RD2 = '''[[2026 Indian Premier League#Qualifier 2|Qualifier 2]]'''
| RD2-text1 = 29 May 2026 {{en dash}} [[Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium|Mullanpur]]
| RD2-seed1 = '''Q1L'''
| RD2-team1 = '''[[Gujarat Titans]]'''
| RD2-score1 = '''219/3 (18.4 overs)'''
| RD2-seed2 = EW
| RD2-team2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| RD2-score2 = 214/6 (20 overs)

| RD3 = '''[[2026 Indian Premier League final|Final]]'''
| RD3-text1 = 31 May 2026 {{en dash}} [[Narendra Modi Stadium|Ahmedabad]]
| RD3-seed1 = '''Q1W'''
| RD3-team1 = '''[[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]'''
| RD3-score1 = '''161/5 (18 overs)'''
| RD3-seed2 = Q2W
| RD3-team2 = [[Gujarat Titans]]
| RD3-score2 = 155/8 (20 overs)
}}
* Source: [[ESPNcricinfo]]<ref name=IPL>{{ESPNcricinfo 2|series-sub|id=ipl-2026-1510719|event=2026 Indian Premier League |sub=fixtures and results|access-date=31 May 2026|dynamic=y}}</ref><section end="bracket"/>

=== Qualifier 1 ===
<section begin="match71" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match71}} '''Qualifier 1'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|05|26|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
| team2 = [[Gujarat Titans]]
| score1 = 254/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Rajat Patidar]] 93[[not out|*]] (33)
| wickets1 = [[Jason Holder]] 2/39 (4 overs)
| score2 = 162 (19.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Rahul Tewatia]] 68 (43)
| wickets2 = [[Jacob Duffy]] 3/39 (4 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 92 runs
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1535462.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium|HPCA Cricket Stadium]], [[Dharamshala]]
| umpires = [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] (Ind) and [[Virender Sharma]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Rajat Patidar]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
| toss = Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Virat Kohli]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) becomes first batter to score 600 plus runs in four consecutive IPL seasons.<ref>{{cite web |title=Virat Kohli becomes first batter to score 600+ runs in four consecutive IPL seasons|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/virat-kohli-ipl-600-runs-consecutive-seasons-list-rcb-vs-gt-qualifier/article71026296.ece/|work=[[Sportstar]] |access-date=31 May 2026}}</ref>
* This was the highest score in the history of IPL playoffs.<ref>{{cite web |title=RCB create massive record, register highest total in IPL playoffs history |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/ipl-2026/rcb-create-massive-record-register-highest-total-in-ipl-playoffs-history/amp_articleshow/131332798.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=26 May 2026 |access-date=29 May 2026}}</ref>
* Royal Challengers Bengaluru qualified for their fifth IPL final after [[2009 Indian Premier League final|2009]], [[2011 Indian Premier League final|2011]], [[2016 Indian Premier League final|2016]] and [[2025 Indian Premier League final|2025]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Harshit Bisht |date=27 May 2026 |title=Rajat Patidar Becomes 1st RCB & 5th Captain Overall To Qualify For Back-To-Back IPL Finals |url=https://www.news18.com/cricket/rajat-patidar-becomes-5th-captain-to-qualify-for-back-to-back-ipl-finals-10114306.html |work=[[News18]] |access-date=29 May 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="match71" />

=== Eliminator ===
<section begin="match72" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match72}} '''Eliminator'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|05|27|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| team2 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
| score1 = 243/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Vaibhav Sooryavanshi]] 97 (29)
| wickets1 = [[Praful Hinge]] 3/54 (4 overs)
| score2 = 196 (19.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Nitish Kumar Reddy]] 38 (20)
| wickets2 = [[Jofra Archer]] 3/58 (4 overs)
| result = Rajasthan Royals won by 47 runs
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1535463.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium]], [[Mullanpur Garibdass|Mullanpur]]
| umpires = [[Ulhas Gandhe]] (Ind) and [[Adrian Holdstock]] (SA)
| motm = [[Vaibhav Sooryavanshi]] (Rajasthan Royals)
| toss = Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Vaibhav Sooryavanshi]] (Rajasthan Royals) broke [[Chris Gayle]]’s record (59) of most sixes in a single IPL season.<ref>{{cite web |date=27 May 2026 |title=Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scripts history, breaks Chris Gayle’s 14-year-old IPL record of Most sixes in an IPL season |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/ipl-2026/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-scripts-history-breaks-chris-gayles-14-year-old-ipl-record-to-hit-most-sixes-in-a-single-season/articleshow/131353114.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=29 May 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="match72" />

=== Qualifier 2 ===
<section begin="match73" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match73}} '''Qualifier 2'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|05|29|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| team2 = [[Gujarat Titans]]
| score1 = 214/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Vaibhav Sooryavanshi]] 96 (47)
| wickets1 = [[Jason Holder]] 2/27 (4 overs)
| score2 = 219/3 (18.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shubman Gill]] 104 (53)
| wickets2 = [[Nandre Burger]] 1/35 (4 overs)
| result = Gujarat Titans won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1535464.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium]], [[Mullanpur Garibdass|Mullanpur]]
| umpires = [[Sam Nogajski]] (Aus) and [[Rohan Pandit]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Shubman Gill]] (Gujarat Titans)
| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Vaibhav Sooryavanshi]] (Rajasthan Royals) became the fastest Indian batsman to score 1,000 runs in IPL, in terms of innings (23).<ref>{{cite web |last=Aditya Kaushik |date=29 May 2026 |title=Vaibhav Sooryavanshi becomes fastest Indian batter to score 1000 IPL runs |url=https://www.business-standard.com/cricket/ipl/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-becomes-fastest-indian-batter-to-score-1000-ipl-runs-126052901685_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=31 May 2026}}</ref>
* Gujarat Titans qualified for their third IPL final after [[2022 Indian Premier League final|2022]] and [[2023 Indian Premier League final|2023]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Suramya Kaushik |date=29 May 2026 |title=Gill ton steers Gujarat past Rajasthan into IPL final |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/cricket/gill-ton-steers-gujarat-past-rajasthan-into-ipl-final-2026-05-29/ |work=[[Reuters]] |access-date=31 May 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="match73" />

=== Final ===
{{Main|2026 Indian Premier League final}}
<section begin="match74" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match74}} '''Final'''
| date = {{Start date|2026|05|31|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Gujarat Titans]]
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
| score1 = 155/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Washington Sundar]] 50[[not out|*]] (37)
| wickets1 = [[Rasikh Salam]] 3/27 (4 overs)
| score2 = 161/5 (18 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virat Kohli]] 75[[not out|*]] (42)
| wickets2 = [[Rashid Khan]] 2/25 (4 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1535465.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
| umpires = [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind) and [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Virat Kohli]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their second IPL title after [[2025 Indian Premier League final|2025]]. They also became the third team to win two consecutive IPL finals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-31 |title=IPL 2026 final: Virat Kohli's unbeaten 75 helps RCB beat Gujarat Titans to secure back-to-back titles |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cdxp0pne2nzo |access-date=2026-06-01 |work=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-06-01 |title=RCB's back-to-back titles built on foundations set by IPL mega-auction |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2026-rcb-back-to-back-titles-foundations-mega-auction-dinesh-karthik-2920110-2026-06-01 |access-date=2026-06-01 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref>
}}<section end="match74" />

== Statistics and awards ==
[[File:Kingdom Kome co-founders Kagiso Rabada and Cameron Scott at the first private screening of The Ring of Beasts (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Kagiso Rabada]] (pictured in 2021) took the most wickets (29) in the season.|alt=Kagiso Rabada in 2021]]

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Most runs<ref name="mr">{{ESPNcricinfo 2 |tournament-rec |id=indian-premier-league-2026-17740 |rec=most runs |access-date=31 May 2026 |dynamic=y}}</ref>
! scope=col | [[Run (cricket)|Runs]]
! scope=col | Player
! scope=col | Team
|-
! scope=row | 776
| [[Vaibhav Sooryavanshi]]
| [[Rajasthan Royals]]
|-
! scope=row | 732
| [[Shubman Gill]]
| [[Gujarat Titans]]
|-
! scope=row | 722
| [[Sai Sudharsan]]
| [[Gujarat Titans]]
|-
! scope=row | 675
| [[Virat Kohli]]
| [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
|-
! scope=row | 624
| [[Heinrich Klaasen]]
| [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Most wickets<ref name="mw">{{ESPNcricinfo 2 |tournament-rec |id=indian-premier-league-2026-17740 |rec=most wickets |access-date=31 May 2026 |dynamic=y}}</ref>
! scope=col | [[Wicket]]s
! scope=col | Player
! scope=col | Team
|-
! scope=row | 29
| [[Kagiso Rabada]]
| [[Gujarat Titans]]
|-
! scope=row | 28
| [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]]
| [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
|-
! scope=row | 25
| [[Jofra Archer]]
| [[Rajasthan Royals]]
|-
! scope=rowgroup rowspan=2 | 21
| [[Rashid Khan]]
| [[Gujarat Titans]]
|-
| [[Anshul Kamboj]]
| [[Chennai Super Kings]]
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Most valuable player<ref name="mvp">{{cite web |url=https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2026/playerPoints |title=IPL 2026 Stats – Most Valuable Player |website=[[IPLT20.com]] |access-date=31 May 2026}}</ref>
! scope=col | Points
! scope=col | Player
! scope=col | Team
|-
! scope=row | 436.5
| [[Vaibhav Sooryavanshi]]
| [[Rajasthan Royals]]
|-
! scope=row | 427.0
| [[Kagiso Rabada]]
| [[Gujarat Titans]]
|-
! scope=row | 396.5
| [[Jofra Archer]]
| [[Rajasthan Royals]]
|-
! scope=row | 379.5
| [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]]
| [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
|-
! scope=row | 369.5
| [[Shubman Gill]]
| [[Gujarat Titans]]
|}

=== End of season awards ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ End of season awards<ref>{{cite web |access-date=1 June 2026 |title=IPL 2026 award winners: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi sweeps top honours, wins Tata Sierra car at just 15 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-2026-full-list-of-award-winners-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-most-valuable-player-emerging-player-orange-purple-cap/article71045050.ece |work=[[Sportstar]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ball by Ball Commentary & Live Score – RCB vs GT, Final |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2026-1510719/royal-challengers-bengaluru-vs-gujarat-titans-final-1535465/ball-by-ball-commentary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=2026-05-31|access-date=2026-06-02}}</ref>
! scope=col | Award
! scope=col | Prize
! scope=col | Player
! scope=col | Team
|-
| Most Valuable Player || {{INRConvert|10|l}} and trophy || [[Vaibhav Sooryavanshi]] || [[Rajasthan Royals]]
|-
| Orange Cap (most runs) || {{INRConvert|10|l}} || [[Vaibhav Sooryavanshi]] || [[Rajasthan Royals]]
|-
| Purple Cap (most wickets) || {{INRConvert|10|l}} || [[Kagiso Rabada]] || [[Gujarat Titans]]
|-
| Emerging player of the season || {{INRConvert|10|l}} and trophy || [[Vaibhav Sooryavanshi]] || [[Rajasthan Royals]]
|-
| Most fours || {{INRConvert|10|l}} and trophy || [[Sai Sudharsan]] || [[Gujarat Titans]]
|-
| Most sixes || {{INRConvert|10|l}} and trophy || [[Vaibhav Sooryavanshi]] || [[Rajasthan Royals]]
|-
| Most dot balls || {{INRConvert|10|l}} and trophy || [[Mohammed Siraj]] || [[Gujarat Titans]]
|-
| Highest batting strike rate || {{INRConvert|10|l}}, trophy and a car || [[Vaibhav Sooryavanshi]] || [[Rajasthan Royals]]
|-
| Catch of the season || {{INRConvert|10|l}} and trophy || [[Manish Pandey]] || [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
|-
| Best pitch || {{INRConvert|50|l}} || [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| Team fairplay award || {{INRConvert|10|l}} || {{N/A}} || [[Punjab Kings]]
|-
| Runners-up || {{INRConvert|12.5|c}} and runners-up shield || {{N/A}} || [[Gujarat Titans]]
|-
| Champions || {{INRConvert|20|c}} and IPL trophy || {{N/A}} || [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}
=== General references ===
* {{Cite journal |date=11 March 2026 |title=IPL Season Schedule 2026 Part 1 |url=https://documents.iplt20.com/bcci/documents/1773233174530_TATA%20IPL%20Schedule%202026_Part%201.pdf |journal=Indian Premier League Schedule |publisher=[[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] |volume=19 |issue=1}}
* {{Cite journal |date=26 March 2026 |title=IPL Season Schedule 2026 Complete |url=https://scores.iplt20.com/TATA%20IPL%202026%20Season%20Schedule.pdf |journal=Indian Premier League Schedule |publisher=[[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] |volume=19 |issue=2}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.iplt20.com/}}
* {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|id=ipl-2026-1510719}}

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Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy

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{{short description|Indian merchant (1783–1859)}}
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| honorific_prefix = Sir
| name = Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy
| honorific_suffix = [[Baronet|Bt]], [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]], [[Fellows of The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland|FRAS]]
| image = Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy 1959 stamp of India.jpg
| caption = Jejeebhoy on a 1959 stamp of India
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1783|7|15}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maratha Confederacy]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1859|4|14|1783|7|15}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British raj|British India]]
| occupation = Merchandiser, business magnate
| spouse =
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'''Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, 1st Baronet''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|list=[[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]], [[Fellows of The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland|FRAS]]}} (15 July 1783 – 14 April 1859),<ref>{{usurped|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501224923/http://www.leighrayment.com/baronetage/baronetsJ.htm}}</ref> also spelt '''Jeejeebhoy''' or '''Jeejebhoy''', was an Indian merchant and philanthropist. He made a significant fortune in cotton and was also a participant in the opium trade.<ref>{{citation|title=The Parsis of India: Preservation of Identity in Bombay City|last=Palsetia|first=Jesse S.|location=Leiden|year=2001|publisher=Brill Academic Publishers|page=55|isbn=9004121145}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Mumbai Fables|last=Prakash|first=Gyan|location=New Delhi|year=2010|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=9350291665}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Smuggling as Subversion: Colonialism, Indian Merchants, and the Politics of Opium, 1790–1843|last=Farooqui|first=Amar|location=New Delhi|year=2005|publisher=Lexington Books|page=210|isbn=0739108867}}</ref>

== Early life and business career ==

Jejeebhoy was born in [[Bombay]] in 1783, the son of Merwanjee Mackjee Jejeebhoy and Jeevibai Cowasjee Jejeebhoy. His father was a [[Parsi]] textile merchant from [[Surat]], [[Gujarat]], who migrated to Bombay in the 1770s.<ref>{{cite book|title=Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy|work=Encyclopaedia Iranica|url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/jejeebhoy-jamsetjee|access-date=16 August 2015}}</ref> Both of his parents died in 1799, leaving the sixteen-year-old under the care of his maternal uncle Framjee Nasserwanjee Battliwala. At the age of sixteen, having had little formal education,<ref name=EB1911>{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Jeejeebhoy, Sir Jamsetjee|volume=15|page=300|first=Mancherjee Merwanjee|last=Bhownaggree|author-link=Mancherjee Bhownaggree}}</ref> he made his first visit to [[Calcutta]] and subsequently began trading voyages to China involving cotton and opium.<ref>{{citation|title=The Rise of Business Corporations in India, 1851–1900|last=Rungta|first=Shyam|year=1970|location=New Delhi|publisher=Cambridge University Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/riseofbusinessco0000rung/page/57 57]|isbn=0-521-07354-5|url=https://archive.org/details/riseofbusinessco0000rung/page/57}}</ref>

Jejeebhoy's second voyage to China was made in a ship of the [[British East India Company]] fleet. Under the command of Sir [[Nathaniel Dance]], the fleet repelled a French squadron under Rear-Admiral [[Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand Linois]] in the [[Battle of Pulo Aura]].<ref name=EB1911/>

On Jejeebhoy's fourth voyage to China, the [[Indiaman]] in which he sailed was captured by the French, who carried him as a prisoner to the [[Cape of Good Hope]], then a Dutch possession.<ref name=EB1911/> After considerable delay, he returned to [[Calcutta]] aboard a Danish vessel.<ref name=EB1911/> He subsequently undertook another voyage to China, which proved more successful than his earlier journeys.<ref name=EB1911/>

By this time Jejeebhoy had established a reputation as an enterprising merchant and had accumulated considerable wealth.<ref name=EB1911/> In 1803, he married his maternal uncle's daughter Avabai (d. 1870) and settled in Bombay, where he expanded his commercial activities.<ref name=EB1911/> Around this time he adopted the name "Jamsetjee" in place of "Jamshed". By the age of forty he had accumulated more than two crore rupees. Further wealth came from the cotton trade during the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. He acquired his own fleet of ships. [[Mountstuart Elphinstone]], Governor of Bombay, remarked that "By strict integrity, by industry and punctuality in all his commercial transactions, he contributed to raise the character of the Bombay merchant in the most distant markets."<ref name="zoroastrians1">{{cite web|url=https://zoroastrians.net/2012/01/30/yatha-ahu-vairyo-mohalla/|title=Yatha Ahu Vairyo Mohalla|date=30 January 2012}}</ref>

In 1814, profits from trade enabled him to purchase his first ship, ''Good Success'', and he gradually expanded his fleet to seven vessels, which primarily carried opium and cotton to China.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bulley|first1=Anne|title=The Bombay Country Ships 1790–1833|date=16 December 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1136833137}}</ref> By 1836, his firm employed his sons and other relatives and had amassed substantial wealth.<ref name=EB1911/>

Jejeebhoy and his family were also known by the name "Battliwala", reflecting commercial interests associated with the bottle trade. The name was used in business and social contexts, although he did not adopt it as part of his baronetcy title.<ref>{{cite book |editor=Edward Balfour |title=Cyclopaedia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia |edition=3rd |volume=1 |publisher=Bernard Quaritch |location=London |year=1885 |page=XXX |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.181725}}</ref> His family frequently used the name "Battliwala" in business and social contexts, reflecting commercial interests connected with bottle manufacture and trade, though he did not adopt the name formally when granted a baronetcy.

In 1818, he established the trading and shipping firm ''Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy & Co.'' with Motichund Amichund and Mahomed Ali Rogay. He later worked with [[Rogério de Faria (Roger Faria)|Rogério de Faria]]. His voyages to China led to a long association with [[Jardine Matheson & Co.]] of Canton. Jejeebhoy served as one of the firm's Indian associates and underwriters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://industrialhistoryhk.org/jamsetjee-jeejeebhoy-china-william-jardine-celestial-connections/|title=Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy: China, William Jardine, the Celestial, and Other HK Connections}}</ref> He was regarded by British authorities as a leading representative of Bombay's Indian mercantile community.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Karaka|first1=D. F.|title=History of the Parsis|date=1884|location=London|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.164140}}</ref>

He was one of two Indian members appointed to the first board of management of the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]], alongside [[Jagannath Shankarsheth]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Patwardhan|first=G. D.|date=15 August 1995|title=Off the Rails|url=https://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/docs/toi/aug15-1995.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Egbers|first1=Vera|last2=Kamleithner|first2=Christa|last3=Sezer|first3=Özge|last4=Skedzuhn-Safir|first4=Alexandra|title=Architectures of Colonialism: Constructed Histories, Conflicting Memories|date=2024|publisher=Birkhäuser|pages=85|isbn=978-3-0356-2670-4}}</ref>

== Philanthropy ==

[[File:Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy.jpg|thumb|Sketch of Jejeebhoy, 1857]]
[[File:Residence of Jejeebhoy.jpg|thumb|''[[The Illustrated London News]]'' print of Jejeebhoy's residence, 1858]]
[[File:JJ Hospital.jpg|thumb|Engraving of the Bombay Native Hospital, constructed at the joint expense of Jejeebhoy and the East India Company; it was later renamed "Sir J. J. Hospital".]]
[[File:Baronet,1st,Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy,statue, Tamil Nadu481.jpg|thumb|right|210px|Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy statue, [[Mumbai]]]]

An essentially [[self-made man]], having experienced poverty in early life, Jejeebhoy developed sympathy for those in need.<ref name=EB1911/> During his later years he devoted substantial resources to charitable causes. Hospitals, schools, charitable institutions and pension funds throughout India, particularly in Bombay, [[Navsari]], [[Surat]], and [[Poona]], were created or supported through his donations, and he financed the construction of public works including wells, reservoirs, bridges and causeways.<ref name=EB1911/> By the time of his death in 1859, he was estimated to have donated more than £230,000 to charitable causes.<ref name=EB1911/> His philanthropic activities expanded significantly from 1822, when he paid the debts of poor prisoners confined in Bombay's civil jail.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robinsonlibrary.com/social/history/asia/jejeebhoy.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422185630/http://robinsonlibrary.com/social/history/asia/jejeebhoy.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=22 April 2017|title=Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy|website=www.robinsonlibrary.com}}</ref>

Among his notable charitable contributions were:

* [[Mahim|Mahim Causeway]]: The British Government declined to finance a causeway connecting Mahim and [[Bandra]]. Jejeebhoy's wife, [[Avabai Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy]], contributed Rs. 155,800 towards its construction. Work commenced in 1841 and was completed several years later.

* He donated Rs. 100,000 towards the construction of [[Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals|Sir J. J. Hospital]].

* Jejeebhoy supported at least 126 public charities, including the [[Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art]], the [[Sir J. J. College of Architecture]],<ref>"[http://www.sirjjarchitecture.org Sir JJ College Of Architecture, Bombay – Home]". Sir JJ College of Architecture. Accessed 23 May 2010.</ref> the [[Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art]], and Seth R.J.J. High School. He also established the ''Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy Parsi Benevolent Fund'' in 1849 for the benefit of members of the Parsi community.

* He paid two-thirds of the cost of the Poona (now [[Pune]]) waterworks project, with the remainder funded by the government.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/jamsetjee-jejeebhoy-the-opium-trader-who-became-baronet-of-bombay/article27033135.ece|title=The opium trader who became one of India's richest men|last=Manuel|first=Thomas|date=4 May 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=9 May 2019|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

* He contributed financially to [[Bombay Samachar]], founded by [[Fardunjee Marzban]] in 1822. He was also among the early supporters of ''The Bombay Times'', established in 1838 and later renamed ''[[The Times of India]]'' in 1861. He additionally supported the [[Jam-e-Jamshed]] Press when it was founded in 1859.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.homidhalla.com/downloads/lesser_known_facts.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712215309/http://www.homidhalla.com/downloads/lesser_known_facts.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 July 2011|title=Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy – Lesser Known Facts|date=12 July 2011|access-date=9 May 2019}}</ref>

* The [[Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum]], originally known as the Victoria and Albert Museum, was established with financial support from several prominent Bombay philanthropists, including Jejeebhoy, [[David Sassoon (treasurer)|David Sassoon]], and [[Jaganath Shankerseth]].

* He spent Rs. 145,403 establishing the Sir J. J. [[Dharamshala (type of building)|Dharamshala]] on Bellasis Road.<ref name="zoroastrians1"/>

== Baronetcy ==

Jejeebhoy's services were recognised by the British government when he was knighted in 1842 and later created a [[baronet]] in 1857.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=22003 |date=19 May 1857 |page=1770}}</ref> These honours were the first knighthood and baronetcy conferred by [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]] upon an Indian subject.<ref name=EB1911/>

Upon his death in 1859, the [[Jejeebhoy baronets|baronetcy]] passed to his eldest son, [[Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, 2nd Baronet|Cursetjee Jejeebhoy]], who subsequently assumed the name Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy under the provisions of the original letters patent.<ref name=EB1911/>

When Jejeebhoy died in 1859, a Bombay newspaper described him as:

<blockquote>
"Simple in his tastes and manners, and dignified in his address, the personal appearance of Sir Jamsetjee, in later years, was a picture of greatness in repose. He had done his work, and entered upon the sabbath of his life."
</blockquote><ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-04-29|title=What it takes for Sir J J Agiary in Pune's Camp to keep the flame alive|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/pune-sir-jj-agiary-camp-flame-alive-8582368/|access-date=2023-05-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

== Advocate of non-violence ==

In 1855, under royal patronage, the Patriotic Fund was established to assist wounded soldiers and the families of those who had died during the [[Crimean War]]. Jejeebhoy contributed Rs. 5,000 to the fund. In a speech delivered on the occasion, he expressed opposition to the human and economic costs of war:

<blockquote>
Of none of the great evils which afflict our race do we form such inadequate conceptions as of the evils of war. War is exhibited to us in the dazzling dress of poetry, fiction, and history, where its horrors are carefully concealed beneath its gaudy trappings; or we see, perhaps, its plumes and epaulettes, and harlequin finery, we hear of the magnificence of the apparatus, the bravery of the troops, the glory of the victors, but the story of the wholesale miseries and wretchedness and wrongs which follow in its train is untold … What nation is not groaning under war-debts, the greatest of national burdens! Had the inconceivable sum wasted in the work of human butchery been applied to promote individual comfort and national prosperity, the world would not now be so far behind as it is in its career of progress … Our duty to relieve the sufferers in this great war would have remained the same whether the war had been a just one or not; but, considering the nature and objects of this war, we extend this relief now more as a privilege than as a duty … To the call of our gracious Sovereign, and to the call of humanity, the Parsis, my lord, will cordially respond.
</blockquote>

His concern for the welfare of animals was reflected in his support for efforts to prevent cruelty towards them. During the nineteenth century, the East India Company maintained a policy of destroying stray dogs in Bombay, which generated public opposition. In response to concerns regarding animal welfare, Jejeebhoy and Amichand Shah helped establish the Bombay Panjrapole on 18 October 1834.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bombaypanjrapole.org.in/history/|title=History |website=Bombay Panjrapole|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref>

== Arms ==

{{Infobox COA wide
|image=Arms of Jejeebhoy of Bombay.svg
|escutcheon = Azure: a sun rising above a representation of the [[Western Ghats|Ghauts]], or mountains near Bombay, in base, and in chief two bees volant, all proper.
|crest = A mount, thereon amidst wheat, a peacock, in the beak an ear of wheat, all proper.
|motto = Industry and liberality.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Burke|first1=Bernard|title=The Heraldic Register: 1849–1850, With an Annotated Obituary|publisher=E. Churton|year=1850|page=[https://archive.org/details/heraldicregister00burkiala/page/73 73]|url=https://archive.org/details/heraldicregister00burkiala}}</ref>
}}

== General and cited references ==

* {{cite book
|author=B. K. Karanjia
|author-link=B. K. Karanjia
|year=1998
|title=Give Me a Bombay Merchant Anytime!: The Life of Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, Bt., 1783–1859
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZMvsAAAAMAAJ
|publisher=University of Mumbai
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/persons/jamsetjee-jeejeebhoy.html Brief profile of Sir J.J.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060206104508/http://www.zav.org.au/pages/heroes/jamsetjee.htm Brief biography of Sir J.J.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110712215309/http://www.homidhalla.com/downloads/lesser_known_facts.pdf Homi Dhalla, "Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, Lesser Known Facts about his Multidimensional Personality", homidhalla.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051017091249/http://music.calarts.edu/~bansuri/pages/sirJJ.html Sir J.J. on David Philpson's site]
* [http://www.the-south-asian.com/April2001/Parsis-Early%20settlers%20in%20Bombay.htm Parsee settlers in Bombay]

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