Chennai Super Kings’ Full IPL 2026 Schedule: Dates, Venues, Fixtures
The BCCI has released the IPL 2026 fixtures. Chennai Super Kings will open their campaign on Monday, March 30. The side meets Rajasthan Royals at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. The match starts at 7:30 PM IST.
Squad changes and injury update
CSK finalised several roster moves ahead of the tournament. The five-time champions completed a major trade that brought Sanju Samson from Rajasthan Royals.
- Sanju Samson
- Dewald Brevis
- Shivam Dube
- Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain)
- Ayush Mhatre
- Matt Henry
- Akeal Hosein
- Noor Ahmad
- Jamie Overton
- Matthew Short
- Khaleel Ahmed
- Zak Foulkes
- Anshul Khamboj
- Nathan Ellis
- Sarfaraz Khan
- Rahul Chahar
- Kartik Sharma
- Urvil Patel
- Aman Khan
- Ramakrishna Ghosh
- Prashant Veer
- Shreyas Gopal
- Gurjapneet Singh
- Mukesh Choudhary
The club let Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran depart as part of the deal. MS Dhoni remains in the squad but will miss the opening matches. He picked up an injury during pre-season training.
CSK also organised a fan engagement event at Chepauk ahead of the IPL season.
Fixtures and dates
Below is CSK’s Full IPL 2026 Schedule, with Dates, Venues and Fixtures listed for the league stage.
- March 30 — Rajasthan Royals — Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati (Away) — 7:30 PM IST
- April 3 — Punjab Kings — Chennai (Home) — 7:30 PM IST
- April 5 — Royal Challengers Bengaluru — Bengaluru (Away) — 7:30 PM IST
- April 11 — Delhi Capitals — Chennai (Home) — 7:30 PM IST
- April 14 — Kolkata Knight Riders — Chennai (Home) — 7:30 PM IST
- April 18 — Sunrisers Hyderabad — Hyderabad (Away) — 7:30 PM IST
- April 23 — Mumbai Indians — Mumbai (Away) — 7:30 PM IST
- April 26 — Gujarat Titans — Ahmedabad (Away) — 3:30 PM IST
- May 2 — Mumbai Indians — Chennai (Home) — 7:30 PM IST
- May 5 — Delhi Capitals — Delhi (Away) — 7:30 PM IST
- May 10 — Lucknow Super Kings — Chennai (Home) — 3:30 PM IST
- May 15 — Lucknow Super Giants — Lucknow (Away) — 7:30 PM IST
- May 18 — Sunrisers Hyderabad — Chennai (Home) — 7:30 PM IST
- May 21 — Gujarat Titans — Chennai (Home) — 7:30 PM IST
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