India, March 12 -- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday announced the first phase of the schedule for the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), during which 20 games will be played across 10 cities - Bengaluru, Mumbai, Guwahati, New Chandigarh, Lucknow, Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad.

Four of those 20 games belong to Chennai Super Kings. Two of those are away from home, while all are evening games. The five-time champions, who lifted the title in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023, will kick off their campaign with an away game against the Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati on March 30, before returning home to Chennai to host Punjab Kings on April 3. CSK will then travel to Bengaluru to play R...