India, Dec. 15 -- The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 edition will begin on Thursday, March 26, and the final will be played on Sunday, May 31. According to Cricbuzz, the dates for the upcoming edition of the tournament were revealed by Hemang Amin, the league's CEO, to all ten franchises during a briefing ahead of Tuesday's mini-auction in Abu Dhabi. However, the exact schedule for the tournament has not been revealed, and it will be made public in the coming days.

However, it is certain that defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will play the opening fixture; however, it remains to be seen whether the match will go ahead at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium or not. As per tradition, the opening match of the new IPL season is g...