BCCI announced the second phase schedule for IPL 2026 on Tuesday with 50 matches set to be played across 12 venues between April 13 and May 24. The first phase of runs from March 28 to April 12 covering the opening 21 matches.
The second phase will pick up immediately after with Sunrisers Hyderabad taking on Rajasthan Royals in Hyderabad on April 13 and runs all the way through to May 24 when the league stage concludes. The playoff venues will be announced separately at a later date.
IPL 2026: The venues and what is new in the second phase
The second phase of spreads across 12 cities giving the tournament its widest geographical footprint of the season.
Matches will be played in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, Dharamsala, Raipur and New Chandigarh. The second phase features eight double-headers with afternoon matches starting at 3:30 PM IST and evening matches at 7:30 PM IST.
Punjab Kings will play their home IPL games in New Chandigarh and Dharamsala with three matches scheduled at Dharamsala during this phase. Rajasthan Royals will host four home IPL games in Jaipur.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru will play three IPL home matches in Bengaluru and two in Raipur giving the defending champions a split home arrangement for the latter part of the league stage.
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IPL 2026 Phase 2 schedule: Date, Time, Fixtures and Venues
- Match 21, April 13 (Monday), 7:30 PM, SRH vs RR, Hyderabad
- Match 22, April 14 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM, MI vs CSK, Mumbai
- Match 23, April 15 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM, SRH vs RCB, Bengaluru
- Match 24, April 16 (Thursday), 7:30 PM, MI vs GT, Mumbai
- Match 25, April 17 (Friday), 7:30 PM, CSK vs RCB, Bengaluru
- Match 26, April 18 (Saturday), 3:30 PM, RCB vs RR, Kolkata
- Match 27, April 18 (Saturday), 7:30 PM, SRH vs KKR, New Chandigarh
- Match 28, April 19 (Sunday), 3:30 PM, GT vs PBKS, Ahmedabad
- Match 29, April 19 (Sunday), 7:30 PM, KKR vs LSG, Hyderabad
- Match 30, April 20 (Monday), 7:30 PM, PBKS vs GT, Lucknow
- Match 31, April 21 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM, SRH vs DC, Hyderabad
- Match 32, April 22 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM, LSG vs RR, Chennai
- Match 33, April 23 (Thursday), 7:30 PM, MI vs CSK, Ahmedabad
- Match 34, April 24 (Friday), 7:30 PM, RCB vs DC, Bengaluru
- Match 35, April 25 (Saturday), 3:30 PM, GT vs PBKS, Hyderabad
- Match 35, April 25 (Saturday), 7:30 PM, DC vs CSK, Delhi
- Match 36, April 25 (Saturday), 7:30 PM, RR vs GT, Jaipur
- Match 37, April 26 (Sunday), 3:30 PM, SRH vs CSK, Ahmedabad
- Match 38, April 26 (Sunday), 7:30 PM, LSG vs KKR, Lucknow
- Match 39, April 27 (Monday), 7:30 PM, DC vs RCB, Delhi
- Match 40, April 28 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM, PBKS vs RR, New Chandigarh
- Match 41, April 29 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM, MI vs SRH, Mumbai
- Match 42, April 30 (Thursday), 7:30 PM, GT vs RR, Ahmedabad
- Match 43, May 1 (Friday), 7:30 PM, RCB vs CSK, Chennai
- Match 44, May 2 (Saturday), 7:30 PM, RR vs MI, Jaipur
- Match 45, May 3 (Sunday), 3:30 PM, SRH vs KKR, Chennai
- Match 46, May 3 (Sunday), 7:30 PM, GT vs PBKS, Ahmedabad
- Match 47, May 4 (Monday), 7:30 PM, MI vs LSG, Mumbai
- Match 48, May 5 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM, DC vs CSK, Delhi
- Match 49, May 6 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM, SRH vs PBKS, Hyderabad
- Match 50, May 7 (Thursday), 7:30 PM, LSG vs RCB, Lucknow
- Match 51, May 8 (Friday), 7:30 PM, DC vs KKR, Delhi
- Match 52, May 9 (Saturday), 7:30 PM, RR vs GT, Jaipur
- Match 53, May 10 (Sunday), 3:30 PM, CSK vs LSG, Chennai
- Match 54, May 10 (Sunday), 7:30 PM, RCB vs DC, Raipur
- Match 55, May 11 (Monday), 7:30 PM, PBKS vs MI, Dharamsala
- Match 56, May 12 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM, GT vs LSG, Ahmedabad
- Match 57, May 13 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM, RCB vs KKR, Raipur
- Match 58, May 14 (Thursday), 7:30 PM, PBKS vs RCB, Dharamsala
- Match 59, May 15 (Friday), 7:30 PM, LSG vs DC, Lucknow
- Match 60, May 16 (Saturday), 7:30 PM, KKR vs CSK, Kolkata
- Match 61, May 17 (Sunday), 3:30 PM, PBKS vs SRH, Dharamsala
- Match 62, May 17 (Sunday), 7:30 PM, DC vs RR, Delhi
- Match 63, May 18 (Monday), 7:30 PM, CSK vs MI, Chennai
- Match 64, May 19 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM, KKR vs GT, Kolkata
- Match 65, May 20 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM, LSG vs MI, Lucknow
- Match 66, May 21 (Thursday), 7:30 PM, CSK vs GT, Chennai
- Match 67, May 22 (Friday), 7:30 PM, SRH vs RCB, Hyderabad
- Match 68, May 23 (Saturday), 7:30 PM, LSG vs PBKS, Lucknow
- Match 69, May 24 (Sunday), 3:30 PM, MI vs RR, Mumbai
- Match 70, May 24 (Sunday), 7:30 PM, KKR vs DC, Kolkata
