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IPL 2026: The Ultimate Guide to Cricket's Biggest Season

Explore the IPL 2026 season overview, team rosters, record-breaking auction numbers, and the $18.5B business economy behind the world's premier T20 league.

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INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE
IPL
2026
Season of Champions
10 Teams
74 Matches
₹18.5B Value
March 28 – May 31, 2026
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TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW
The Numbers That Define IPL 2026
10
Teams Competing
74
Total Matches
19th
Season of IPL
₹18.5B
League Valuation
65 Days
Tournament Duration
3
Playoff Venues
Mar 28
[League Stage]
May 26
[Playoffs]
May 31
[FINAL · Ahmedabad]
RCB — Defending Champions 2025
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THE FRANCHISES
10 Teams. One Trophy.
CSK
Chennai Super Kings
Ruturaj Gaikwad
MI
Mumbai Indians
Hardik Pandya
RCB
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Rajat Patidar
★ Champions
KKR
Kolkata Knight Riders
Ajinkya Rahane
DC
Delhi Capitals
Axar Patel
GT
Gujarat Titans
Shubman Gill
SRH
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Pat Cummins
RR
Rajasthan Royals
Riyan Parag
PBKS
Punjab Kings
Shreyas Iyer
LSG
Lucknow Super Giants
Rishabh Pant
The Battle for Cricket's Greatest Prize Begins
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PLAYERS & AUCTION
Stars Who'll Define the Season
Hardik Pandya
Mumbai Indians
All-rounder captain, IPL's most explosive finisher
Shubman Gill
Gujarat Titans
India's #1 Test batter leading GT's title charge
Rishabh Pant
Lucknow Super Giants
Most dynamic wicketkeeper-batter in world cricket
🔨 Auction Blockbusters
TOP AUCTION BUYS 2026
Cameron Green
KKR
₹25.20 Cr
🔥 Record Overseas Buy
Matheesha Pathirana
KKR
₹18.00 Cr
Kartik Sharma
₹14.20 Cr
Uncapped sensation
Prashant Veer
₹14.20 Cr
Uncapped sensation
Liam Livingstone
₹13.00 Cr
Total Auction Purse Spent: Record-breaking across all 10 franchises
"Where records are made, broken, and rewritten."
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BRAND & BUSINESS
Cricket's Most Valuable Property
League Power
$18.5B
Total League Valuation
₹500 Cr
BCCI Pool Per Team
20-22x
Revenue Multiple
Team Brand Values
1
RCB
$269M
2
MI
$242M
3
CSK
$238M
4
KKR
$222M
5
SRH
$154M
6
DC
$152M
7
RR
$146M
8
GT
$142M
9
PBKS
$141M
10
LSG
$122M
Why IPL Wins
📺
Global broadcast across 120+ countries
📱
100M+ digital viewers per season
🎟️
Sold-out stadiums across 13 venues
💰
₹650–700 Cr average team revenue
IPL IS NOT JUST A TOURNAMENT — IT'S AN ECONOMY
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PLAYOFFS 2026
The Road to Glory
May 26 – May 31
QUALIFIER 1 · May 26
HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala
RCB
VS
GT
ELIMINATOR · May 27
New Chandigarh Stadium
SRH
VS
RR
QUALIFIER 2 · May 29
New Chandigarh
Q1 LOSER
VS
ELIM WINNER
🏆
THE FINAL
May 31, 2026
Narendra Modi Stadium · Ahmedabad
Capacity: 132,000 — World's Largest Cricket Stadium
One stadium. 132,000 fans. One champion. The world is watching.
Will history be made on May 31st?
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IPL 2026: The Ultimate Guide to Cricket's Biggest Season

Explore the IPL 2026 season overview, team rosters, record-breaking auction numbers, and the $18.5B business economy behind the world's premier T20 league.

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

IPL

2026

Season of Champions

10 Teams

74 Matches

₹18.5B Value

March 28 – May 31, 2026

TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW

The Numbers That Define IPL 2026

10

Teams Competing

74

Total Matches

19th

Season of IPL

₹18.5B

League Valuation

65 Days

Tournament Duration

3

Playoff Venues

Mar 28

League Stage

May 26

Playoffs

May 31

FINAL · Ahmedabad

RCB — Defending Champions 2025

THE FRANCHISES

10 Teams. One Trophy.

CSK

Chennai Super Kings

Ruturaj Gaikwad

MI

Mumbai Indians

Hardik Pandya

RCB

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Rajat Patidar

KKR

Kolkata Knight Riders

Ajinkya Rahane

DC

Delhi Capitals

Axar Patel

GT

Gujarat Titans

Shubman Gill

SRH

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Pat Cummins

RR

Rajasthan Royals

Riyan Parag

PBKS

Punjab Kings

Shreyas Iyer

LSG

Lucknow Super Giants

Rishabh Pant

The Battle for Cricket's Greatest Prize Begins

PLAYERS & AUCTION

Stars Who'll Define the Season

Hardik Pandya

Mumbai Indians

All-rounder captain, IPL's most explosive finisher

Shubman Gill

Gujarat Titans

India's #1 Test batter leading GT's title charge

Rishabh Pant

Lucknow Super Giants

Most dynamic wicketkeeper-batter in world cricket

🔨 Auction Blockbusters

TOP AUCTION BUYS 2026

Cameron Green

KKR

₹25.20 Cr

🔥 Record Overseas Buy

Matheesha Pathirana

KKR

₹18.00 Cr

Kartik Sharma

₹14.20 Cr

Uncapped sensation

Prashant Veer

₹14.20 Cr

Uncapped sensation

Liam Livingstone

₹13.00 Cr

Record-breaking across all 10 franchises

"Where records are made, broken, and rewritten."

BRAND & BUSINESS

Cricket's Most Valuable Property

League Power

$18.5B

Total League Valuation

₹500 Cr

BCCI Pool Per Team

20-22x

Revenue Multiple

Team Brand Values

RCB

$269M

MI

$242M

CSK

$238M

KKR

$222M

SRH

$154M

DC

$152M

RR

$146M

GT

$142M

PBKS

$141M

LSG

$122M

Why IPL Wins

Global broadcast across 120+ countries

100M+ digital viewers per season

Sold-out stadiums across 13 venues

₹650–700 Cr average team revenue

IPL IS NOT JUST A TOURNAMENT — IT'S AN ECONOMY

PLAYOFFS 2026

The Road to Glory

May 26 – May 31

QUALIFIER 1 · May 26

HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala

RCB

GT

ELIMINATOR · May 27

New Chandigarh Stadium

SRH

RR

QUALIFIER 2 · May 29

New Chandigarh

Q1 LOSER

ELIM WINNER

THE FINAL

May 31, 2026

Narendra Modi Stadium · Ahmedabad

Capacity: 132,000 — World's Largest Cricket Stadium

One stadium. 132,000 fans. One champion. The world is watching.

Will history be made on May 31st?