IPL 2026 to begin on March 26; final scheduled on May 31: Report

Anurag Dasgupta

IPL 2026 tentative dates out [Source: @IPLT20.COM] IPL 2026 tentative dates out [Source: @IPLT20.COM]

In the latest development, the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 tentative dates have been revealed, with the tournament starting on March 26, and the finale will take place on May 31. The IPL governing body had a meeting with all franchises on Monday, and the dates were decided during the scheduled meeting.

However, it is still unclear whether the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru will kick-start the tournament or not. Normally, the opening match of the IPL takes place at the venue of the defending champions, but with the Chinnaswamy future still unclear, there is a possibility that the opening fixture could take place at a different venue.

According to reports by Cricbuzz, the schedule of the 19th season of the IPL was revealed by the CEO of the league, Hemang Amin.

Other major IPL developments

In another major development, BCCI has confirmed the inclusion of Abhimanyu Easwaran in the list of players to go under the hammer on Tuesday. He is among the 19 late additions in the final list of players, and Easwaran will be the 360th player in the list.

Mani Shankar Mura Singh (TCA), Virandeep Singh (Malaysia), Chama Milind (HYCA), KL Shrijith (KSCA), Eathan Bosch (South Africa), Chris Green (Australia), Swastik Chikara (UPCA), Rahul Raj Namala (CAU), Virat Singh (JSCA), Tripuresh Singh (MPCA), Kyle Verreynne (South Africa), Blessing Muzarabani (Zimbabwe), Ben Sears (New Zealand), Rajesh Mohanty (OCA), Swastik Samal (OCA), Saransh Jain (MPCA), Sooraj Sangaraju (ACA) and Tanmay Agarwal (HYCA) are the new entrants, as confirmed by Cricbuzz.

With the new additions, a total of 369 players will go on the auction pool and 77 players can be bought at the table (but that is also conditional).