IPL 2026 playoffs schedule

The IPL 2026 final will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on May 31, the BCCI announced while revealing the venues and schedule for the playoffs on Wednesday.

Ahmedabad will stage the IPL final for the fourth time in the last five seasons. The 2025 IPL final was also held in Ahmedabad.

The four teams to qualify for the IPL 2026 playoffs will be determined following the end of the league stage games on May 24.

Qualifier 1, featuring the top two teams in the standings, will be played on May 26 at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala, with a direct berth in the final at stake.

New Chandigarh’s New International Cricket Stadium will host the eliminator on May 27 between the third and fourth-placed teams.

The same venue will also host qualifier 2 on May 29, where the loser of qualifier 1 will face the winner of the eliminator to determine the second finalist.

“Bengaluru was originally designated to host the final. However, owing to certain requirements from the local association and authorities that were beyond the scope of BCCI's established guidelines and protocols, the venue has been shifted and reassigned,” the IPL stated in its release.

IPL 2026 playoffs schedule

May 26, Tuesday: Qualifier 1 (HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala)

May 27, Wednesday: Eliminator (New International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh)

May 29, Friday: Qualifier 2 (New International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh)

May 31, Sunday: Final (Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad)

The BCCI released the IPL 2026 schedule in three phases this year on account of the assembly elections in the country.

The fixtures for the first 20 matches were announced on March 11, while the remainder of the schedule for the league stages was unveiled on March 26.

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