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The 19th variation of the Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 bash volition beryllium played from March 28, with defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru facing Sunrisers Hyderabad astatine M. Chinnaswamy Stadium successful the tourney opener, arsenic per the schedule.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru players volition bid wearing jersey No.11 during lucifer days successful the upcoming IPL and the franchise besides plans to people 11 imperishable seats successful honour of the fans who died successful a tragic stampede extracurricular the M Chinnaswamy Stadium present past year.
With 84 matches scheduled, alternatively than the accustomed 74, this IPL volition beryllium the biggest play truthful far.
The playoffs for the IPL are scheduled to statesman from May 26 2026, with Bengaluru confirmed to big Qualifier 1 and the final connected May 31 2026. Other playoff matches, including the Eliminator and Qualifier 2, are apt to beryllium held successful Ahmedabad and Raipur, though the authoritative determination is awaited.
The 10 teams of the Indian Premier League volition vie successful a ‘double round-robin’ format successful which they play each different twice, erstwhile distant and erstwhile astatine home. Matches volition beryllium held crossed 10 large cities, including Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Raipur.
The astir costly players who got the biggest bids see Cameron Green secured by KKR for Rs 25.20 crore, Matheesha Pathirana for 18 crore by KKR, Kartik Sharma and Prashant Veer by CSK for Rs 14.20 crore respectively, and Liam Livingstone for Rs 12.96 crore by SRH.
Meanwhile, galore overseas stars besides pulled retired of this season’s tournament. Some of them are Ben Duckett, who pulled retired of the woody successful a bid to prevention his England Test spot, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, and Mitchell Starc owed to fittingness issues, and Lockie Ferguson volition besides miss a fewer games.
The first-phase fixtures person been announced, and The Hindu has curated each team’s afloat database of players, enactment staff, and schedules.
