IPL 2027 Schedule: Start Date, Auction, Teams & IPL 2026 Results

• Key Dates
• Teams & Venues
• Trades & Coaches
• IPL 2027 FAQ
• IPL 2026 Results

IPL 2027 Key Dates

The earlier start is the big change. For years the IPL has run from late March to late May or early June. Saikia said playing deep into May is “not very conducive” for players or crowds because of the heat, and pre-monsoon rain can also hit late-May playoffs. The match count stays at 74 for 2027; an expansion to 94 matches has been discussed but could only come from 2028 at the earliest.

IPL 2027 Teams and Home Venues

Home grounds are based on IPL 2026. Venues for 2027 will be confirmed with the official schedule.

IPL 2027 Trades and Coaching Changes So Far

• Rishabh Pant has gone back to Delhi Capitals from Lucknow Super Giants for ₹15 crore.
• Kuldeep Yadav has moved from Delhi Capitals to Lucknow Super Giants for ₹13.5 crore.
• T. Natarajan has moved to Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Zeeshan Ansari to Delhi Capitals.
• Delhi Capitals have named Sourav Ganguly head coach, with Yuvraj Singh as assistant and batting coach and Chaminda Vaas as fast-bowling coach.
• Chennai Super Kings have appointed Zaheer Khan as head coach in place of Stephen Fleming.
• Mumbai Indians have parted ways with head coach Mahela Jayawardene.
• The Impact Player rule is part of the 2025–27 playing regulations, but the IPL Governing Council is reviewing whether it continues.

Retention lists, the auction purse for each team and the final squads will follow before the Goa auction. Follow the full story on our IPL 2027 hub, and see who we think will lift the trophy in our IPL 2027 winner prediction.

IPL 2027 Schedule FAQ

Last updated: 20 October 2026. IPL 2027 dates are tentative and based on statements by BCCI officials and reports in Wisden, India TV and Cricbuzz. Scroll down for the complete IPL 2026 schedule and results.

Last Season: IPL 2026 Schedule and Results

IPL 2026 recap: the 19th season ran from 28 March to 31 May 2026. Ten teams played 74 matches, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) beat Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, to win their second title in a row. Below are the final points table, the playoffs, all 74 results, captains, venues and award winners.

IPL 2026 Format and Dates

The same ten franchises returned from 2025. They were drawn into two groups: Group A had Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings, and Group B had Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Gujarat Titans, Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants. Each team played the teams in its own group once and the teams in the other group twice, so every side had 14 league matches (70 in total). The top four on points moved into the playoffs: the top two met in Qualifier 1, the next two in the Eliminator, and the Eliminator winner played the Qualifier 1 loser in Qualifier 2 for the second place in the final.

The season started on 28 March 2026 and finished with the final on 31 May 2026, after 74 matches across 13 venues. The fixtures were released in two parts because of state assembly elections in several states.

IPL 2026 Final Points Table

P = played, W = won, L = lost, NR = no result, Pts = points, NRR = net run rate. RCB, GT and SRH all finished on 18 points, so net run rate decided the top three places. The only washout of the league stage was Match 12, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, which ended with no result because of rain.

IPL 2026 Playoffs and Final

Royal Challengers Bengaluru took the direct route to the final: a huge 92-run win over Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 sent them straight through. Rajasthan Royals knocked out Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator, but Gujarat Titans beat them by seven wickets in Qualifier 2 to set up a rematch of Qualifier 1. In the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Gujarat made 155/8 and RCB chased it down in 18 overs, with Virat Kohli unbeaten on 75 off 42 balls and named Player of the Match. RCB became the third franchise to win back-to-back titles after Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. See the IPL winners list for every champion since 2008.

IPL 2026 Schedule and Results: All 74 Matches

All matches in Indian Standard Time. Team abbreviations: CSK Chennai Super Kings, DC Delhi Capitals, GT Gujarat Titans, KKR Kolkata Knight Riders, LSG Lucknow Super Giants, MI Mumbai Indians, PBKS Punjab Kings, RR Rajasthan Royals, RCB Royal Challengers Bengaluru, SRH Sunrisers Hyderabad.

IPL 2026 Captains and Head Coaches

Some teams used stand-in captains for a few matches because of unavailability, for example Ishan Kishan for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the first half of the season and Jitesh Sharma for RCB in one match. For changes since the season ended, see the IPL 2027 trades and coaching changes above.

IPL 2026 Venues

Thirteen stadiums hosted matches: Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad), M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru), M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai), Arun Jaitley Stadium (Delhi), HPCA Stadium (Dharamshala), ACA Cricket Stadium (Guwahati), Rajiv Gandhi Stadium (Hyderabad), Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur), Eden Gardens (Kolkata), Ekana Stadium (Lucknow), Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium (Mullanpur), Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai) and the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh stadium in Raipur. Mullanpur and Dharamshala were used by Punjab Kings, and Raipur hosted some of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s home games. Eden Gardens won the award for the best pitch.

IPL 2026 Stats and Award Winners

Most runs

Most wickets

End-of-season awards

Champions RCB received a prize of 20 crore rupees and the IPL trophy, and runners-up Gujarat Titans received 12.5 crore rupees. For the previous season see our IPL 2025 award winners and the IPL 2025 final report, and read about the fastest centuries in IPL history.

IPL 2026 Results FAQ

IPL 2026 results and statistics checked against the official IPL website, ESPNcricinfo data and Wikipedia. Page last updated: 20 October 2026. For news on the next season, auction and squads, see our IPL hub.