BCCI's Ticketing Partner Accidentally Leaks IPL 2026 Schedule, Start Date

BookMyShow leaks IPL 2026 dates & schedule (PC-bookmyshow.com)

The Indian Premier League's schedule is yet to be announced officially, but one of Board of Control for Cricket in India's ticketing partner has leaked the start and end for the Indian extravaganza.

Regarded as one of the biggest event in the cricketing career, the IPL 2026 is reportedly scheduled to begin in late March, but the confirmed dates haven't been revealed due to unknown reasons.

There are speculations that elections in West Bengal, Assam, and Tamil Nadu, scheduled during the IPL window, are the reason for the schedule’s postponement, while some reports suggest that the BCCI wants to rejig its plans due to Ramnavmi on March 26.

Notably, three teams - Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Rajasthan Royals will be affected by the elections, which is why the board is waiting for Election Commission notification before releasing IPL’s schedule.

BookMyShow Leaks IPL 2026 Dates

Now, BookMyShow - the official ticketing partner for BCCI, has partnered with the five-time champions, Mumbai Indians to spill the beans on the IPL schedule.

While opening the registrations for Mumbai Indians' home matches for the IPL 2026, the ticket booking platform revealed the dates. As per Book My Show, IPL 2026 will kickstart on March 26 and the tournament will end on May 31.

Although the booking platform has not revealed the whole schedule or anything else about Mumbai's matches.

Interestingly, BookMyShow has been a partner with the BCCI first during the 2023 World Cup, which was hosted in India. The platform was the official ticketing partner for the Women's World Cup, held last year in India. And now, they resigned for the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024.

Burly MI for IPL 2026

The five-time champions were one of the strongest sides that got into the auction ahead of the IPL 2026. Led by Hardik Pandya, Mumbai Indians were eliminated in Qualifier 2 by Punjab Kings, the runners up. However, they had a strong unit last season as well.

For the upcoming season, the franchise has screwed all the loose ends, bringing in international stars like Quinton de Kock, Shardul Thakur, Sherfane Rutherford for this very season.

Additionally, they have a strong core that comprises Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya and Trent Boult.

Mumbai Indians squad for IPL 2026: Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ryan Rickleton, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Corbin Bosch, Naman Dhir, Will Jacks, Robin Minz, Raj Bawa, Raghu Sharma, Mitchell Santner, Allah Ghafanzar, Ashwani Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Sherfane Rutherford, Mayank Markande, Quinton de Kock, Danish Malewar, Mohammed Izhar, Atharva Ankolekar and Mayank Rawat.