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BCCI announces first phase of IPL 2026 schedule
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India has released the schedule for the initial 20 matches of the Indian Premier League 2026, starting March 28 with defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru hosting Sunrisers Hyderabad at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The full fixture list will follow after state election dates are confirmed in three regions. This phase includes four double-headers across 10 venues.
Following their historic T20 World Cup 2026 victory over New Zealand—covered in our prior article—the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a ₹131 crore cash reward on March 10 for the Indian team, players, support staff, and selectors. This surpasses the ₹125 crore from 2024 and celebrates India as the first team to win the title three times.
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The BCCI has pushed back the IPL 2026 initial schedule release—originally set for March 9—to by March 12, covering the first 20 days ahead of the March 28 start with defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru hosting the opener at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The two-phase rollout accounts for state elections, while a new LPG shortage from the US-Israel-Iran conflict threatens logistics; the final remains May 31 in Bengaluru.