Indian Premier League 2026: Schedule, Teams & Live Streaming

The Indian Premier League is set to return for its 19th season in 2026, marking a return for the world-class cricket that has enthralled fans from all around the world. The event will take place in India, where ten teams will compete for the prestigious championship in this massive T20 event. 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru team has already marked their return as the current IPL champions following their win in season 2025, beating Punjab Kings by a mere 6 run victory in a final that literally took their breath away at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. This article covers everything you need to know about IPL 2026, including the complete schedule, participating teams, squad details, and live streaming information. 

Indian Premier League 2026 Format & Key Details

Tournament Dates: March 26 – May 31, 2026

Total Teams: 10

Total Matches: 74 (70 league matches + 4 playoff matches)

Format: The tournament follows a double round-robin format where each team plays 14 matches (7 home, 7 away). The top four teams advance to the playoffs, consisting of Qualifier 1, Eliminator, Qualifier 2, and the Final.

Expected IPL 2026 Venues:

• Eden Gardens, Kolkata
• Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
• M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
• Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
• MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
• Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
• Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
• Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
• Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
• New PCA Stadium, Chandigarh
• ACA Stadium, Guwahati
• Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
• Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala

Indian Premier League 2026 Schedule

Note: The official match schedule for Indian Premier League 2026 has not been announced by the BCCI yet. We will update here as the schedule is revealed.

Squads For Participating Teams In Indian Premier League 2026

Source: Facebook

1. Mumbai Indians Squad

Captain: Hardik Pandya

Players: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Gerald Coetzee, Piyush Chawla, Kumar Kartikeya, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Madhwal, Arjun Tendulkar, Naman Dhir, Shams Mulani, Nuwan Thushara, Mohammad Nabi, Shivalik Sharma, Lizaad Williams, Anshul Kamboj, Reece Topley, Karn Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Allah Ghazanfar, Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Bevon Jacobs, Raj Angad Bawa, Ashwani Kumar

2. Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad

Captain: Virat Kohli

Players: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt, Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim Southee, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Prabhudessai, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Romario Shepherd, Lungi Ngidi, Jacob Bethell, Nuwan Thushara, Rasikh Dar, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh, Devdutt Padikkal, Krunal Pandya, Jitesh Sharma

3. Chennai Super Kings Squad

Captain: Ruturaj Gaikwad

Players: MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, Noor Ahmad, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Devon Conway, Sam Curran, Daryl Mitchell, Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar, R Ashwin, Vijay Shankar, Nathan Ellis, Shaik Rasheed, Gurjapneet Singh, Andre Siddarth, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishnan Ravisrinivasan

4. Delhi Capitals Squad

Captain: Rishabh Pant

Players: Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel, Yash Dhull, KL Rahul, Harry Brook, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mitchell Starc, Faf du Plessis, Mohit Sharma, T Natarajan, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Darshan Nalkande, Dushmantha Chameera, Vipraj Nigam, Mukesh Kumar, Ajay Mandal, Manvanth Kumar

5. Gujarat Titans Squad

Captain: Shubman Gill

Players: Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Mohammad Shami, Prasidh Krishna, Kagiso Rabada, Jos Buttler, Nishant Sindhu, Mahipal Lomror, Jayant Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, Kulwant Khejroliya, Anuj Rawat, Kumar Kushagra, Glenn Phillips, Gurnoor Brar, Sherfane Rutherford, Gerald Coetzee, Manav Suthar, Sai Kishore, Ravi Bishnoi

6. Kolkata Knight Riders Squad

Captain: Shreyas Iyer

Players: Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anrich Nortje, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Luvnith Sisodia, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Umran Malik, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Ajinkya Rahane

7. Lucknow Super Giants Squad

Captain: KL Rahul

Players: KL Rahul, Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Ayush Badoni, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, Marcus Stoinis, Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, David Miller, Rishabh Pant, Avesh Khan, Abdul Samad, Arshad Khan, Yudhvir Singh, Arshin Kulkarni, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, David Willey, Matthew Breetzke, Akash Deep

8. Punjab Kings Squad

Captain: Shikhar Dhawan

Players: Shikhar Dhawan, Jitesh Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Vidwath Kaverappa, Prince Choudhary, Shivam Singh, Tanay Thyagarajann

9. Rajasthan Royals Squad

Captain: Sanju Samson

Players: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Navdeep Saini, Donovan Ferreira, Adam Zampa, Nandre Burger, Kuldeep Sen, Akash Vashisht, Kunal Singh Rathore, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abid Mushtaq, Kwena Maphaka

10. Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad

Captain: Pat Cummins

Players: Pat Cummins, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Mayank Agarwal, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Mayank Markande, Upendra Yadav, Glenn Phillips, Sanvir Singh, Jaydev Unadkat, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Akash Singh, Yash Thakur

IPL 2026 Live Streaming & Broadcast Details

Official Broadcasting Options In India

• Official TV Broadcaster: Star Sports Network (Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 HD Hindi, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu, Star Sports 1 Kannada)
• Streaming Platform: JioHotstar (Official Digital Streaming Partner)
• Subscription Details: JioHotstar offers both free and premium plans. While select matches may be available for free users, premium subscribers get access to all matches in HD quality with multi-language commentary options.

Official Broadcasting Options by Region

• United Kingdom: Sky Sports Cricket is anticipated to bring comprehensive IPL coverage with expert commentary panels featuring former England cricketers, along with their signature pre-match and post-match analysis shows.
• USA & Canada: Willow TV is expected to continue as the dedicated cricket broadcaster, offering multiple viewing options through cable, satellite, and their streaming platform, catering to the large South Asian diaspora across North America.
• Australia: Fox Sports is likely to provide live coverage with special focus on Australian players in the IPL, featuring local cricket legends in their commentary box and convenient viewing times for the eastern states.
• Middle East: OSN Sports is anticipated to deliver matches across its sports channels with Arabic and English commentary options, serving the massive cricket-loving expatriate community across UAE, Saudi Arabia, and other Gulf nations.
• South Africa: SuperSport is expected to broadcast all matches with dedicated cricket channels and streaming on DStv, bringing South African cricket expertise to their commentary and analysis panels.
• Bangladesh: Gazi TV is likely to provide free-to-air coverage in Bengali, making IPL accessible to millions of cricket fans across the country with localized commentary featuring Bangladeshi cricket personalities.
• Pakistan: PTV Sports is anticipated to offer extensive coverage on Pakistan’s national sports channel, bringing IPL action to Pakistani cricket enthusiasts with Urdu commentary and local cricket experts providing insights.

Past IPL Winners & Runner-Up: From 2008 To 2025

Year	Winner	Runner-up
2008	Rajasthan Royals	Chennai Super Kings
2009	Deccan Chargers	Royal Challengers Bangalore
2010	Chennai Super Kings	Mumbai Indians
2011	Chennai Super Kings	Royal Challengers Bangalore
2012	Kolkata Knight Riders	Chennai Super Kings
2013	Mumbai Indians	Chennai Super Kings
2014	Kolkata Knight Riders	Kings XI Punjab
2015	Mumbai Indians	Chennai Super Kings
2016	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Royal Challengers Bangalore
2017	Mumbai Indians	Rising Pune Supergiant
2018	Chennai Super Kings	Sunrisers Hyderabad
2019	Mumbai Indians	Chennai Super Kings
2020	Mumbai Indians	Delhi Capitals
2021	Chennai Super Kings	Kolkata Knight Riders
2022	Gujarat Titans	Rajasthan Royals
2023	Chennai Super Kings	Gujarat Titans
2024	Kolkata Knight Riders	Sunrisers Hyderabad
2025	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Punjab Kings

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