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. Following that, KKR will play three consecutive home games before two back-to-back away games. However, KKR will have the best chance to qualify for the playoffs as they will play three consecutive home games to end the league stage. If Ajinkya Rahane & Co can take advantage of their home venue, they will be favourites for the playoffs.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) unveiled the full IPL 2026 schedule on March 26. The partial schedule for the first 20 matches of the 19th edition of the tournament was out on March 11.
KKR full schedule for IPL 2026
| Match No. | Date | Day | Home | Away | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 29/03/2026 | Sun | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai | 19:30 |
| 6 | 02/04/2026 | Thu | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata | 19:30 |
| 12 | 06/04/2026 | Mon | Kolkata Knight Riders | Punjab Kings | Kolkata | 19:30 |
| 15 | 09/04/2026 | Thu | Kolkata Knight Riders | Lucknow Super Giants | Kolkata | 19:30 |
| 22 | 14/04/2026 | Tue | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai | 19:30 |
| 25 | 17/04/2026 | Fri | Gujarat Titans | Kolkata Knight Riders | Ahmedabad | 19:30 |
| 28 | 19/04/2026 | Sun | Kolkata Knight Riders | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata | 15:30 |
| 38 | 26/04/2026 | Sun | Lucknow Super Giants | Kolkata Knight Riders | Lucknow | 19:30 |
| 45 | 03/05/2026 | Sun | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata Knight Riders | Hyderabad | 15:30 |
| 51 | 08/05/2026 | Fri | Delhi Capitals | Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi | 19:30 |
| 57 | 13/05/2026 | Wed | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Kolkata Knight Riders | Raipur | 19:30 |
| 60 | 16/05/2026 | Sat | Kolkata Knight Riders | Gujarat Titans | Kolkata | 19:30 |
| 65 | 20/05/2026 | Wed | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata | 19:30 |
| 70 | 24/05/2026 | Sun | Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi Capitals | Kolkata | 19:30 |
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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