IPL 2026: 18 Venues Shortlisted, Bengaluru and Jaipur Included

• 18 venues across India are expected to host IPL 2026 matches, including Bengaluru and Jaipur.
• Chennai, Delhi, Lucknow, Mumbai (Wankhede Stadium), Kolkata, Ahmedabad, New Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Dharamshala, Visakhapatnam, Guwahati, Jaipur, Bengaluru, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Navi Mumbai (DY Patil Stadium), and Thiruvananthapuram are the proposed locations.
• 13 of these venues hosted IPL 2025 matches, with Pune, Raipur, and Navi Mumbai newly added to the probable list.
• BCCI is awaiting election dates from the Election Commission of India for Tamil Nadu, Assam, and West Bengal to finalize the schedule.
• RCB and Rajasthan Royals have been asked to confirm their home venues for IPL 2026 within a week.

Why It Matters: IPL 2026 to feature 18 venues, with schedule finalization pending election dates and franchise decisions.