Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will kick-start their IPL 2026 campaign by taking on the Mumbai Indians on March 29 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Wednesday, unveiled a partial schedule, announcing the dates and venues for the first 20 matches of the 19th edition of the tournament. As per the initial schedule, KKR – who are the champions of IPL 2024 – are set to play three matches in Kolkata and one in Mumbai.
KKR full schedule for IPL 2026
| Match No. | Date | Day | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 29/03/26 | Sun | Mumbai Indians vs. Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai |
| 6 | 02/04/26 | Thu | Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata |
| 12 | 06/04/26 | Mon | Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Punjab Kings | Kolkata |
| 15 | 09/04/26 | Thu | Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Lucknow Super Giants | Kolkata |
KKR full squad for IPL 2026
Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Cameron Green, Tejasvi Singh, Finn Allen, Karthik Tyagi, Prashant Solanki, Tim Seifert, Rahul Tripathi,, Daksh Kamra, Rachin Ravindra, Akash Deep, Matheesha Pathirana, Sarthak Ranjan
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