Five-time champions Mumbai Indians will play four games in the first phase of the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday. Mumbai have two home games as part of the fixture and just one afternoon match.
Mumbai will kick-start their campaign at home against three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders on March 29, before travelling north to Delhi to take on the Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on April 4, and then facing Rajasthan Royals on April 7 in Guwahati. The Hardik Pandya-led side will then return home to host Royal Challengers Bengaluru on April 12 at the Wankhede Stadium.
Mumbai, who made the playoffs last season, had retained their core unit before the IPL auction last December. They headed into the auction with five slots to fill and bid for just 10 players, including Cameron Green. Overall, they acquired only four players, including Quinton de Kock and left-arm spin all-rounder Atharva Ankolekar, at their base prices.
Here is MI’s IPL 2026 schedule:
MI vs KKR – 7:30 PM IST – March 29 – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
DC vs MI – 3:30 PM IST – April 4 – Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
RR vs MI – 7:30 PM IST – April 7 – Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
MI vs RCB – 7:30 PM IST – April 12 – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
MI’s full squad for IPL 2026:
Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ryan Rickleton, Robin Minz, Mitchell Santner, Corbin Bosch, Naman Dhir, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Allah Ghafanzar, Ashwani Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Will Jacks, Raghu Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Sherfane Rutherford, Mayank Markande, Shardul Thakur, Quinton de Kock, Mohammad Izhar, Danish Malewar, Atharva Ankolekar, Mayank Rawat.
