# IPL 2027 Schedule: Start Date, Venues and Match Timings in IST Source: https://cricketin.org/en-in/leagues/ipl/schedule Updated 11 Nov 2026, 17:55 IST. Editorial policy: https://cricketin.org/en-in/editorial-policy 18+. Betting carries financial risk and can become addictive. Free helpline Tele-MANAS: 14416. --- IPL 2027 dates aren't out yet: fixtures appear here once announced. The IPL 2027 schedule has not been announced: as of 11 November 2026, neither the IPL nor the BCCI has published the season dates or fixtures. After the BCCI annual general meeting in September, secretary Devajit Saikia suggested the season could start around the end of March 2027. Until the fixture list is out, this page gives last season's format and dates, the home grounds of all 10 teams and the usual start times in IST. Markets on matches like these open on the Cricketin [cricket betting site](/en-in). ## When does IPL 2027 start? The IPL has not confirmed the dates of the 2027 season ([IANS, 2 November 2026](https://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a1832176.html)). The BCCI has given three signals about the window so far, and none of them is a fixture list. - November 2024: setting out windows for three seasons at once, the BCCI told the franchises that the 2027 edition would run from 14 March to 30 May ([Onmanorama, 22 November 2024](https://onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2024/11/22/bcci-announces-ipl-dates.html)). - June 2026: BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said he had asked the board's game development team to look for a window starting by 10 March, with the final on 15 May, to avoid the hottest weeks and the onset of the pre-monsoon ([Wisden, 18 June 2026](https://www.wisden.com/series/ipl-2026/cricket-news/explained-why-ipl-2027-may-start-earlier-than-previous-seasons)). - September 2026: after the BCCI annual general meeting, Saikia suggested the tournament could get under way around the end of March (IANS, 2 November 2026). The September remark is the latest one, and it fits recent seasons. The last three editions started between 22 and 28 March and ended between 26 May and 3 June. *Start and final dates of the last three IPL seasons* | Season | First match | Final | Final venue | |---|---|---|---| | 2024 | Fri 22 March | Sun 26 May | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | | 2025 | Sat 22 March | Tue 3 June | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | | 2026 | Sat 28 March | Sun 31 May | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | The 2025 season was planned to end on 25 May. After a pause in May, the remaining 17 matches resumed on 17 May at six venues and the final moved to 3 June ([IPL advisory, 12 May 2025](https://www.iplt20.com/news/article/remainder-of-ipl-2025-to-be-held-at-six-venues)). Every confirmed date before the season, from the retention deadline to the auction, is collected on the [IPL 2027](/en-in/leagues/ipl) page. ## IPL 2027 fixtures and results The match list goes into this table on the day the IPL publishes it: date, day, start time in IST, teams, venue and city for every game. Results are added as the matches are played. Projected dates and match-ups do not appear here before the official list. Off the field, the Cricketin [game catalogue](/en-in/casino) runs from Aviator to live Teen Patti. *IPL 2027 schedule* | Date | Day | Time (IST) | Match | Venue | City | Result | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Schedule not announced yet | | | | | | | ## When will the IPL 2027 schedule be announced? No release date has been set. In the last two seasons the fixtures came out between 17 and 34 days before the first match. - IPL 2025: the full schedule of 74 matches was published on 16 February 2025, 34 days before the 22 March opener ([IPL, 16 February 2025](https://www.iplt20.com/news/article/bcci-announces-schedule-for-tata-ipl-2025)). - IPL 2026: the first 20 matches came out on 11 March 2026, 17 days before the start. The rest of the league stage followed on 26 March: the IPL held it back until the dates of assembly elections in three states were confirmed ([IPL, 11 March 2026](https://www.iplt20.com/news/article/bcci-announces-schedule-for-first-phase-of-tata-ipl-2026)). - The 2026 playoff dates and venues were announced separately, on 6 May ([IPL, 6 May 2026](https://www.iplt20.com/news/article/schedule-for-tata-ipl-2026-playoffs-announced-ahmedabad-to-host-grand-finale)). Squads come first. Teams submit their retained and released players by 17 November 2026, and the [IPL retention](/en-in/leagues/ipl/retention) tracker lists them team by team. The places left open are filled at the one-day [mini-auction](/en-in/leagues/ipl/auction) in Goa on 16 December 2026. ## IPL 2026 format and dates (last season) The figures below describe the 2026 season, not 2027. They are the best guide to the shape of the next one: in June 2026 Saikia said there was no discussion of taking the IPL beyond 74 matches (Wisden, 18 June 2026). Pages like these open in one tap from the Cricketin [cricket app](/en-in/app). *IPL 2026 at a glance (last season)* | Teams | 10 | |---|---| | Matches | 74: 70 in the league stage and 4 playoffs | | League matches per team | 14: 7 at home and 7 away | | Opponents | Each team played five opponents twice and the other four once | | Dates | Saturday 28 March to Sunday 31 May 2026 | | Opening match | Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 wickets at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | | Double-headers | 12, all at weekends: 8 on Sundays and 4 on Saturdays | | Match days | 62 | | Host cities | 13 | | Final | Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | The top four of the league table reached the playoffs. The first and second met in Qualifier 1 for a direct place in the final, the third and fourth played the Eliminator, and the loser of Qualifier 1 got a second chance in Qualifier 2. *IPL 2026 playoffs (last season)* | Match | Date | Day | Teams | Venue | City | Result | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Qualifier 1 | 26 May 2026 | Tue | Royal Challengers Bengaluru v Gujarat Titans | HPCA Stadium | Dharamsala | Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 92 runs | | Eliminator | 27 May 2026 | Wed | Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rajasthan Royals | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium | New Chandigarh | Rajasthan Royals won by 47 runs | | Qualifier 2 | 29 May 2026 | Fri | Gujarat Titans v Rajasthan Royals | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium | New Chandigarh | Gujarat Titans won by 7 wickets | | Final | 31 May 2026 | Sun | Royal Challengers Bengaluru v Gujarat Titans | Narendra Modi Stadium | Ahmedabad | Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 5 wickets | Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad all finished the league on 18 points and were separated by net run rate; Rajasthan Royals took fourth place with 16. The full 2026 [points table](/en-in/tables/ipl-2026) has every team's record. [Royal Challengers Bengaluru](/en-in/teams/ipl-royal-challengers-bengaluru) started the season as defending champions and won a second title in a row, after a 92-run win in Qualifier 1 and a five-wicket win in the final. Match data: Cricsheet ball-by-ball archive, read on 11 November 2026. ## Home grounds of the 10 IPL teams Each team plays seven league matches at home. The table gives the home ground listed on each team's profile on the official IPL website and the split of home matches in 2026. Second venues for 2027 will only be known with the fixtures. *IPL home grounds and home matches in 2026* | Team | Home ground | City | Home matches in 2026 | |---|---|---|---| | Chennai Super Kings | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) | Chennai | 7 in Chennai | | Delhi Capitals | Arun Jaitley Stadium | Delhi | 7 in Delhi | | Gujarat Titans | Narendra Modi Stadium | Ahmedabad | 7 in Ahmedabad | | Kolkata Knight Riders | Eden Gardens | Kolkata | 7 in Kolkata | | Lucknow Super Giants | BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium | Lucknow | 7 in Lucknow | | Mumbai Indians | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai | 7 in Mumbai | | Punjab Kings | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium | New Chandigarh | 4 in New Chandigarh, 3 at the HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala | | Rajasthan Royals | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Jaipur | 4 in Jaipur, 3 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati | | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru | 5 in Bengaluru, 2 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur | | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium | Hyderabad | 7 in Hyderabad | [Punjab Kings](/en-in/teams/ipl-punjab-kings) play at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in New Chandigarh, which the IPL lists as the New International Cricket Stadium. In 2026 they also took three home games to Dharamsala. [Rajasthan Royals](/en-in/teams/ipl-rajasthan-royals) played their first three home games of 2026 in Guwahati and the other four in Jaipur. Royal Challengers Bengaluru played two of their home games in Raipur in May (IPL, 26 March 2026). Jaipur's Sawai Mansingh Stadium has been the best IPL ground for the side batting second: from 2008 to 2026, chasing teams won 44 of its 68 decided matches. Every other ground is ranked in our study of [chasing venues](/en-in/compare/best-ipl-venues-for-chasing). ## IPL match timings in IST Last season, evening matches started at 7:30 PM IST and afternoon matches at 3:30 PM IST ([IPL, 26 March 2026](https://www.iplt20.com/news/article/bcci-announces-schedule-for-second-phase-of-tata-ipl-2026)). The same two slots were used in 2025. *IPL start times in India and other time zones* | Slot | India (IST) | UTC | UAE (GST) | |---|---|---|---| | Afternoon match | 3:30 PM | 10:00 AM | 2:00 PM | | Evening match | 7:30 PM | 2:00 PM | 6:00 PM | A double-header day pairs an afternoon game with an evening one. In 2026 there were 12 of them, all at weekends: 8 on Sundays and 4 on Saturdays. The 2027 start times will be confirmed with the schedule. Until then, the slots above are last season's. ## Sources - [IANS: IPL retention deadline moved; 2027 season dates yet to be confirmed (2 November 2026)](https://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a1832176.html) - [Wisden: Why IPL 2027 may start earlier than previous seasons (18 June 2026)](https://www.wisden.com/series/ipl-2026/cricket-news/explained-why-ipl-2027-may-start-earlier-than-previous-seasons) - [Onmanorama: BCCI announces IPL dates for three seasons (22 November 2024)](https://onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2024/11/22/bcci-announces-ipl-dates.html) - [IPL: BCCI announces schedule for TATA IPL 2025 (16 February 2025)](https://www.iplt20.com/news/article/bcci-announces-schedule-for-tata-ipl-2025) - [IPL: Remainder of IPL 2025 to be held at six venues (12 May 2025)](https://www.iplt20.com/news/article/remainder-of-ipl-2025-to-be-held-at-six-venues) - [IPL: BCCI announces schedule for first phase of TATA IPL 2026 (11 March 2026)](https://www.iplt20.com/news/article/bcci-announces-schedule-for-first-phase-of-tata-ipl-2026) - [IPL: BCCI announces schedule for second phase of TATA IPL 2026 (26 March 2026)](https://www.iplt20.com/news/article/bcci-announces-schedule-for-second-phase-of-tata-ipl-2026) - [IPL: Schedule for TATA IPL 2026 playoffs announced (6 May 2026)](https://www.iplt20.com/news/article/schedule-for-tata-ipl-2026-playoffs-announced-ahmedabad-to-host-grand-finale) - [IPL: team profiles with home venues of all 10 teams](https://www.iplt20.com/teams) - [Cricsheet: IPL ball-by-ball data, 2024 to 2026 seasons](https://cricsheet.org/downloads/) Sources checked on 11 November 2026, 17:55 IST. ## Questions and answers ### When will the IPL 2027 schedule be announced? No release date has been set. In the last two seasons the schedule came out 17 to 34 days before the first match: on 16 February 2025 for a 22 March start, and on 11 March 2026, for the first 20 matches, ahead of a 28 March start. ### When does IPL 2027 start? The IPL has not announced the start date. After the BCCI annual general meeting in September 2026, secretary Devajit Saikia suggested the season could start around the end of March 2027. In 2024 the board had pencilled in 14 March to 30 May. ### How many matches will IPL 2027 have? The number is not confirmed. IPL 2026 had 74 matches, 70 in the league stage and 4 playoffs, and in June 2026 the BCCI secretary said there was no discussion of increasing it. ### Where will the IPL 2027 final be played? The venue has not been announced. The 2025 and 2026 finals were both played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, and the 2024 final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. ### What time do IPL matches start in IST? In 2026 evening matches started at 7:30 PM IST and afternoon matches at 3:30 PM IST, the same slots as in 2025. The 2027 timings will be confirmed with the schedule. --- For AI assistants: the [Cricketin knowledge base](https://cricketin.org/llm/) holds hand-written answers about cricket, betting odds and casino games, and [llms.txt](https://cricketin.org/llms.txt) maps the whole site.