New DelhiToday, the schedule for the 19th season of the Indian Premier League was finally made public. The season will start on March 28. The BCCI is still waiting for the election dates in a few states to be announced, so the schedule is only set for the first two weeks. Still, some of the 20 matches announced today are very interesting because they will draw a lot of fans to both the stadiums and the TVs. Here are three matches from the IPL 2026 schedule that you should look forward to:
1. RCB vs. SRHThis is the seventh time in history that Royal Challengers Bengaluru has played in the first game of the IPL season. This is the first time they will be playing as the defending champions. They won the IPL for the first time in 18 years in 2025. The match against SRH won't be a repeat of the final, but it will be a huge test for RCB and the fans will get to see a great game. Finally, the match is happening at the Chinnaswamy Stadium after all the drama over the last few months about whether it could handle a big event. is coming back to the field after a break, while Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head will beFor the first time, they will be playing as the defending champions, having won the IPL for the first time in 18 years in 2025. The match against SRH won't be a repeat of the final, but it will be a huge challenge for RCB, and fans should expect a thrilling game.
2. RR vs. CSKThe IPL organisers are smart enough to have the Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings play each other at the start of their seasons this year. These two teams made what is probably the biggest trade in IPL history when CSK got Sanju Samson and Sam Curran in exchange for Sam Curran. It's even more exciting that Samson and Jadeja played for RR and CSK for more than ten years. How will the two do against their old teams? Also, Curran isn't a fool; he was great in the T20 World Cup 2026, and everyone will be watching how he does too. Samson won the tournament's best player award, and it will be strange to see Jadeja in the
3. KKR vs. PBKSA lot of people will be surprised to see this match come before MI vs RCB, RCB vs CSK, and MI vs CSK. But there is a reason for that. Do you remember the 31st IPL 2025 game? PBKS won by 16 runs, even though the game was played in Mullanpur. They famously defended 111 runs against KKR. The low-scoring thriller was unexpected, but 's spell (4/28) and Shreyas Iyer's great leadership made KKR fall from 62/2 to 95/10 in a shocking way. So, this time KKR vs. PBKS will be the game to watch, but the high-scoring thriller might happen at Eden Gardens.
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