The Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2026 schedule for the first phase has been announced.
Three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders will begin their IPL 2026 campaign aiming for a fourth title. The 19th season of the Indian Premier League starts 20 days after the T20 World Cup final on March 8.
Kolkata finished eighth in IPL 2025 with only 5 wins. The team struggled for consistency in both batting and bowling during that season. Ajinkya Rahane now leads the side as they look for a stronger performance.
The franchise retained 12 players from the previous squad. Kolkata entered the auction with a purse of Rs 64.30 crore. Kolkata spent Rs 63.85 crore to sign 13 players, including 7 Indians and 6 overseas cricketers.
KKR Full Schedule IPL 2026
| Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| March 29 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai |
| April 2 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata |
| April 6 | Punjab Kings | Kolkata |
| April 9 | Lucknow Super Giants | Kolkata |
| Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 26 | Lucknow Super Giants | Lucknow |
| May 03 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Hyderabad |
| May 08 | Delhi Capitals | Delhi |
| May 13 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Raipur |
| May 16 | Gujarat Titans | Kolkata |
| May 20 | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata |
| May 24 | Delhi Capitals | Kolkata |
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Squad for IPL 2026
Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik, Cameron Green, Finn Allen, Matheesha Pathirana, Tejasvi Singh, Kartik Tyagi, Prashant Solanki, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Rachin Ravindra, Akash Deep
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