IPL 2026 ticket booking begins: BookMyShow starts pre-sale for Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans games. Check details

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season is set to begin on March 28, 2026, with defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) taking on Sunrisers Hyderabad in the opening match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The tournament will run until May 31, 2026, when the final is expected to be played in Bengaluru. The pre-bookings of the IPL 2026 season have already started on BookMyShow.


BookMyShow has opened pre-sale registration for IPL tickets for the upcoming clash between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Gujarat Titans (GT) on its website and mobile app, giving fans an early chance to secure seats for the much-awaited Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season, reports NDTV Profit. BookMyShow has clarified that fans must register now for early access to IPL tickets for matches involving Mumbai Indians (MI) and Gujarat Titans (GT). However, the platform has made it clear that registration does not guarantee ticket purchase or stadium entry.


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According to the platform’s terms and conditions, registration only provides an opportunity for early access to IPL ticket sales, which will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis once bookings open. The ticketing platform is the primary destination where cricket fans typically purchase IPL tickets for matches across venues during the tournament.

IPL 2026 Tickets

The Indian Premier League 2026 opening phase will feature 20 matches across 10 venues — Bengaluru, Mumbai, Guwahati, New Chandigarh, Lucknow, Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, and Hyderabad.

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The first phase of the tournament will include four double-header matchdays, with afternoon games starting at 3:30 pm and evening matches at 7:30 pm. Following the season opener, Mumbai Indians will face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Sunday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, one of the most anticipated early fixtures of the season.



Meanwhile, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officially announced the IPL 2026 fixtures on March 11. The league’s official handle on X revealed that defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will face Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the opening match on March 28 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

For now, the schedule has been announced for the first 20 matches of IPL 2026, which will be played between March 28 and April 12. The complete IPL schedule will be released later, after the polling dates are announced for three states set to hold Assembly elections.