About IPL 2026
The Indian Premier League is the world's most valuable T20 franchise competition, founded by the BCCI in 2008 and played every spring across India's premier venues. IPL 2026 ran from 28 March to 31 May, bringing together ten franchises — Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals, Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Gujarat Titans, and Lucknow Super Giants — in a double round-robin league phase followed by knockout rounds. The season featured 74 matches across more than a dozen venues, with the Wankhede Stadium, Eden Gardens, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, and Narendra Modi Stadium hosting the highest-profile fixtures. Royal Challengers Bengaluru confirmed back-to-back titles by defeating Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets in the final at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The IPL salary cap and mega-auction cycle shape franchise composition each season, while overseas player slots, the Impact Player rule, and DRS ensure the competition stays at the technical frontier of the T20 format. GeoCric tracks every IPL 2026 result, the full points table, top run-scorers, leading wicket-takers, and post-match scorecards.