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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 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 first edition in 2008.[1] Royal Challengers Bengaluru are the defending champions, having won their maiden title in the previous season after defeating Punjab Kings in the final.[2]

Format

The group format has been reversed to be similar to that of 2023 IPL. Each team will play once against the teams in their group and twice against the teams in the other group. After the group stage, the top four teams, based on aggregate points, would advance to the playoffs. In this stage, the top two teams compete with each other (in a match titled "qualifier 1"), as do the remaining two teams (in a match titled "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"). 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.[3][4][5]

The IPL Governing Council had initially announced that the IPL would expand to 84 matches for 2026 and 2027,[6] 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.[7] However, the number of matches was kept as 74 for one more edition as it was in the previous four seasons.[8][9]

Group A 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 2025 auction.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] In February 2026, it was announced that the 2026 season would commence 2 days later on 28 March.[13] 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.[14]

In March 2026, it was announced that the fixtures for that season would be announced in two parts due to the state assembly elections in Assam, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal;[13][15] for which the dates were not announced till 15 March.[16][17][18] 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.[19] The complete fixtures for the league stage were announced on 26 March.[3] On 6 May the playoff fixtures were confirmed[20] with the qualifier 1 at HPCA Cricket Stadium on 26 May, the eliminator and qualifier 2 at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium on 27 and 29 May,[21] and the final at Narendra Modi Stadium on 31 May, with the venue hosting its fourth final after 2022, 2023 and 2025.[22][23]

Exclusion of Mustafizur Rahman

Template:See also Bangladeshi fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Template:INRConvert in the auction.[24] Following anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh during 2025 and the lynching of Dipu Chandra Das in December 2025, there were calls for the exclusion of Bangladeshi players from the IPL.[25] In January 2026, the BCCI requested that the franchise release Rahman from the squad and permitted them to select a replacement player.[26] This move was criticized by former Indian cricketer Madan Lal,[27] Congress politician Shashi Tharoor,[28] and former Bangladeshi captains Khaled Mahmud and Mohammad Ashraful[29] while former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra and[30] BJP politician Sangeet Singh Som defended the BCCI's move.[31]

This led the BCCI to put the Indian tour of Bangladesh on hold due to tensions.[32] 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.[33][34] But the request was rejected by the ICC, and Bangladesh ultimately withdrew from the T20 World Cup.[35][36] The Bangladeshi government also banned the broadcast of IPL in their country.[37] Following the 2026 Bangladeshi general election, the newly elected government clarified that the broadcast of the IPL is not banned anymore in their country.[38][39]

Marketing

The Tata Group renewed their contract as the title sponsors of the IPL for a tenure of 5 years (2024–2028) for Template:INRConvert.[40] The advertising campaign for the 2026 IPL consisted of 27 sponsors including – Google AI Mode, Campa Energy, Havells & Lloyd, Birla Opus, Hero MotoCorp and Amazon.[41]

Broadcasting

JioStar's Star Sports and JioHotstar, currently holds the satellite and digital broadcasting rights for the remainder of the 2023–2027 cycle respectively.[42] 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.[43][44]Template:Bsn

Teams

Ten team captains posing with the IPL trophy
Team captains during a promotional event for the 2026 IPL.

The same 10 teams from the previous season returned.

Group Team 2025 performance[45] Head coach[46] Captain[47]
A Chennai Super Kings Template:Center Stephen Fleming Ruturaj Gaikwad
Kolkata Knight Riders Template:Center Abhishek Nayar[48] Ajinkya Rahane
Punjab Kings Template:Center Ricky Ponting Shreyas Iyer
Rajasthan Royals Template:Center Kumar Sangakkara[49] Riyan Parag[50]Template:Efn
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Template:Center Andy Flower Rajat PatidarTemplate:Efn
B Delhi Capitals Template:Center Hemang Badani Axar Patel
Gujarat Titans Template:Center Ashish Nehra Shubman Gill
Lucknow Super Giants Template:Center Justin Langer Rishabh Pant
Mumbai Indians Template:Center Mahela Jayawardene Hardik PandyaTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn
Sunrisers Hyderabad Template:Center Daniel Vettori Pat CumminsTemplate:Efn

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Personnel changes

Template:Main The franchises were required to submit their retention lists before 15 November 2025,[51] and a total of 173 players were retained ahead of the auction.[52] The auction was held on 16 December 2025 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[53] with the auction purse for each franchise set at Template:INRConvert.[54] 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.[55][56] 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 Template:INRConvert.[57] 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 Template:INRConvert each.[58] Meanwhile the 79 unsold players notably included Jake Fraser-McGurk, Jonny Bairstow, Daryl Mitchell, Devon Conway, Alzarri Joseph, Gus Atkinson, Deepak Hooda and Karn Sharma.[59]

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 ACA Cricket Stadium as secondary home venues for three Punjab Kings matches and three Rajasthan Royals matches respectively.[19][3] ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium was dropped as Delhi Capitals secondary home venue[60] while 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.[4][3][61] The opening match was played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.[19] The playoffs were played at HPCA Cricket Stadium and Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium with the final at Narendra Modi Stadium.[21]

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 Stadium HPCA Cricket Stadium
Capacity: 132,000 Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 39,000 Capacity: 35,200 Capacity: 21,200
Narendra Modi Stadium in 2023 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in 2017 M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in 2023 Arun Jaitley Stadium in 2023 HPCA Cricket Stadium in 2015
Guwahati Template:Location map+ Hyderabad
Rajasthan Royals Sunrisers Hyderabad
ACA Cricket Stadium Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Capacity: 46,000 Capacity: 55,000
ACA Cricket Stadium in 2018 Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in 2024
Jaipur Kolkata
Rajasthan Royals Kolkata Knight Riders
Sawai Mansingh Stadium Eden Gardens
Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 68,000
Sawai Mansingh Stadium in 2013 Eden Gardens in 2023
Lucknow Mullanpur Mumbai Raipur
Lucknow Super Giants Punjab Kings Mumbai Indians Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Ekana Cricket Stadium Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium Wankhede Stadium Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium
Capacity: 50,000 Capacity: 38,000 Capacity: 33,108 Capacity: 65,000
Ekana Cricket Stadium in 2018 Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in 2026 Wankhede Stadium in 2011 Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium in 2021

League stage

Points table

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Match summary

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Fixtures

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Playoffs

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Qualifier 1

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Statistics and awards

Kagiso Rabada in 2021
Kagiso Rabada (pictured in 2021) took the most wickets (29) in the season.
Most runs[63]
Runs Player Team
776 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Rajasthan Royals
732 Shubman Gill Gujarat Titans
722 Sai Sudharsan Gujarat Titans
675 Virat Kohli Royal Challengers Bengaluru
624 Heinrich Klaasen Sunrisers Hyderabad
Most wickets[64]
Wickets Player Team
29 Kagiso Rabada Gujarat Titans
28 Bhuvneshwar Kumar Royal Challengers Bengaluru
25 Jofra Archer Rajasthan Royals
21 Rashid Khan Gujarat Titans
Anshul Kamboj Chennai Super Kings
Most valuable player[65]
Points Player Team
436.5 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Rajasthan Royals
427.0 Kagiso Rabada Gujarat Titans
396.5 Jofra Archer Rajasthan Royals
379.5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar Royal Challengers Bengaluru
369.5 Shubman Gill Gujarat Titans

End of season awards

End of season awards[66][67]
Award Prize Player Team
Most Valuable Player Template:INRConvert and trophy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Rajasthan Royals
Orange Cap (most runs) Template:INRConvert Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Rajasthan Royals
Purple Cap (most wickets) Template:INRConvert Kagiso Rabada Gujarat Titans
Emerging player of the season Template:INRConvert and trophy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Rajasthan Royals
Most fours Template:INRConvert and trophy Sai Sudharsan Gujarat Titans
Most sixes Template:INRConvert and trophy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Rajasthan Royals
Most dot balls Template:INRConvert and trophy Mohammed Siraj Gujarat Titans
Highest batting strike rate Template:INRConvert, trophy and a car Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Rajasthan Royals
Catch of the season Template:INRConvert and trophy Manish Pandey Kolkata Knight Riders
Best pitch Template:INRConvert Eden Gardens, Kolkata Template:N/A
Team fairplay award Template:INRConvert Template:N/A Punjab Kings
Runners-up Template:INRConvert and runners-up shield Template:N/A Gujarat Titans
Champions Template:INRConvert and IPL trophy Template:N/A Royal Challengers Bengaluru

References

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