Tournament Ki Shuruaat

TATA Indian Premier League 2026, jo IPL ka 19th edition hai, officially 28 March 2026 ko Bengaluru mein shuru hoga. Pehla mukabla defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) aur Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) ke beech M. Chinnaswamy Stadium mein hoga. IPL Governing Council ne is season ke liye matchon ki sankhya badhaakar 84 kar di hai, jo pichle season se 10 zyaada hain.

Format Kaisa Hoga?

IPL 2026 mein Double Round Robin format apnaaya jaayega, jisme har team dusri har team se do baar khhelegi — ek ghar par, ek bahar. Top 4 teams playoffs mein jaayengi. Playoff structure mein Qualifier 1, Eliminator, Qualifier 2 aur Grand Final shamil hain. Grand Final 31 May 2026 ko Bengaluru mein hoga.

Phase 1 Ki Schedule

BCCI ne pehle 20 matches ka schedule officially release kar diya hai — 28 March se 12 April 2026 tak. Yeh matches 10 cities mein khele jaayenge: Bengaluru, Mumbai, Guwahati, New Chandigarh, Lucknow, Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi, Ahmedabad aur Hyderabad. Season mein 4 double-headers bhi hain, jahan afternoon match 3:30 PM IST par aur evening match 7:30 PM IST par start hoga.

Kuch Khaas Highlights

Is season mein ek bada trade tha — Ravindra Jadeja CSK se RR gaye aur Sanju Samson RR se CSK mein aaye. RCB apne 5 home matches Bengaluru mein aur 2 matches Raipur mein khelegi. PBKS 4 matches New Chandigarh mein aur 3 matches Dharamshala mein host karegi. Rajasthan Royals ke home matches Guwahati aur Jaipur mein honge.

Title Sponsor

Tata Group ne IPL ke saath 5-saal ka contract (2024–2028) ₹2,500 crore mein renew kiya hai, isliye yeh tournament officially TATA IPL 2026 ke naam se jaana jaata hai.