IPL 2026:  Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings

The BCCI has officially announced that IPL season 2026 will begin on 28^th  March. The 74 league-stage matches for the 19^th  season of the Indian Premier League are slated to take place across 61 days at 12 locations. 

IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals (DC) –

Delhi Capitals is one of the IPL franchises that represent Delhi. Delhi fought back strongly in the last season and we have seen them revamp their side ahead of 2026 IPL season. They will be eyeing their first title this year.

Team Details (IPL 2026)

• Captain – Axar Patel
• Coach – Hemang Badani
• Home Ground – Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
• Owners – JSW & GMR Cricket Pvt. Ltd

IPL 2026: Punjab Kings (PBKS) –

After a roller coaster ride, Punjab became the team to beat this season. After finishing as runners-up in the 2025 season. Punjab saw a change in leadership and it looks like they are sitting pretty at the top of the table currently.

Team Details (IPL 2026)

• Captain – Shreyas Iyer
• Coach – Ricky Ponting
• Home Ground – Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh
• Owners – Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta, and Karan Paul

About Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium,  New Delhi

Location: Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport to Arun Jaitley Stadium,  New Delhi is around 40 min and covers a distance of around 22 kms

Capactiy: 37,306

DC vs  PBKS Head to Head Records & Stats

Performance in last 1 Year

Top Performers in last 1 Year

DC 2026 Full Squad:

Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Sameer Rizvi, Darshan Nalkande, Donovan Ferreira, Dushmantha Chameera, Faf du Plessis, T Natarajan, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Tripurana Vijay, Manvanth Kumar L, Madhav Tiwari.

PBKS 2026 Full Squad Players List:

Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Josh Inglis, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey, Pyla Avinash, Musheer Khan, Harnoor Singh, Kuldeep Sen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Aaron Hardie, Vishnu Vinod, Marcus Stoinis.

FAQ:

Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings IPL 2026 Where To Watch For Free?

If you’re looking to watch IPL 2026 matches live stream for free then you’re out of luck. Every broadcast channel/streaming service will require you to purchase a subscription.

If you are a Jio subscriber then you might be able to bundle your subscription with certain Jio prepaid plans. Certain prepaid plans offer JioHotstar subscription bundled. Check which prepaid bundles are offered by Jio.

Unofficial sources which stream IPL 2026 matches include illegal streaming websites. Not only is it illegal to watch streams from these websites but the video quality is low. Please do not use these sites.

Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings IPL Streaming in India

JioStar is the official streaming partner for IPL 2026 matches being held in India. Jio merged both JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar to come up with a new platform called JioHotstar in early 2026. IPL 2026 streaming in India will now take place on JioHotstar. JioHotstar has over 750 million subscribers throughout India. JioHotstar provides streams in Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bengali.

Subscription Details

JioHotstar requires a paid subscription for IPL 2026. Free streaming from previous seasons is no longer available. As of late March 2026, the updated plans are as follows:

Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings IPL TV Channels to Watch Live in India

Star Sports Network will telecast all the IPL matches on their channels:

English commentators will telecast on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD.

Hindi commentators will telecast on Star Sports 1 Hindi and Star Sports 1 Hindi HD.

Star Sports also telecasts cricket matches in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bengali on their respective language channels.

Star Sports channels are a part of the sports package of all major DTH providers. Tata Play, Airtel Digital TV, Dish TV and other cable companies offer Star Sports. The channel numbers and pricing of packages differ from provider to provider

Live Telecast Streaming Available to Watch IPL 2026 Worldwide?

Based on your location, here is where you can watch IPL 2026 Live:

TV Channel

Live streaming platforms Available to Watch IPL 2026 worldwide/

Live stream  IPL 2026 on  Mobile

Most platforms have an official mobile app that you can download to live stream matches on your phone. You can use the below apps based on your location:

India: JioHotstar App

USA, Canada: Willow TV App

UK, Ireland: Sky Sports App

Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport App

Australia: Kayo Sports App

Global (70+ countries): YuppTV App

Some streaming platforms have lower-cost mobile-only subscriptions. Look for a data-efficient mode or low video quality settings on the app if you have limited data.

 VPN Tips for Watching IPL 2026 Stream

Many international travelers use a VPN to access streaming services from their home country. If you currently have an active subscription to a streaming platform in your home country, you can use a VPN to virtually connect to servers in your home country.

Please note that some streaming services may block VPN users from accessing their service. Make sure to review the streaming service’s terms of service and follow all digital laws in your region. Streaming with a VPN may be illegal in some countries.

Listen to Live Commentary Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings

For Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings Live commentary, you have a few options. Listen to All India Radio (AIR) for local coverage in India. If you are in another cricket-loving country, the local radio may play commentary of the match.

TATAIPL 2026:  Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

The BCCI has officially announced that IPL season 2026 will begin on 28^th  March. The 74 league-stage matches for the 19^th  season of the Indian Premier League are slated to take place across 61 days at 12 locations. 

About Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Location: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Eden Gardens, Kolkata is around 30 min and covers a distance of around 18 kms

Capactiy: 67,551

KKR vs  SRH Head to Head Records & Stats

Performance in last 1 Year

Top Performers in last 1 Year

KKR 2026 Full Squad:

Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Chetan Sakariya.

SRH 2026 Full Squad Players List:

Pat Cummins (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Atharva Taide, Abhinav Manohar, Aniket Verma, Sachin Baby, Smaran Ravichandran, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Travis Head, Harshal Patel, Kamindu Mendis, Wiaan Mulder, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Shami, Rahul Chahar, Simarjeet Singh, Zeeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga

FAQ:

Where Can I Watch Free  Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Online IPL Streams?

IPL 2026 will be live-streamed for free on JioCinema in 12 languages. Following are the details of the IPL 2026 Live Telecast Channel List for various locations across the world:

TV Channel

Where Can I Watch Free Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Free IPL 2026 Live Telecast App?

IPL 2026 Live Telecast: The following Live TV app claimed to provide IPL 2026 Live Telecast. However, these, are not official app but work in some countries. Following are the details of App that allows to watch IPL 2026 Live Telecast for free:

• Jio Cinema
• OreoTV Live
• Thop Live Cricket
• Live NetTV
• PikaShow
• HD Streamz APK
• AOS TV

 How to watch IPL 2026 matches live online?

The IPL live-streaming game has completely changed after Jio Cinema’s announcement that the IPL 2026 will be live-streamed for free. This year, cricket fans won’t have to spend money on an OTT subscription to access the live stream of IPL 2026 as all the matches will be available in 4K Resolution (Ultra HD) for free in 12 languages including English, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, and Bhojpuri, across all telecom operators. The Jio Cinema also claims to provide a multi-cam feature for free this season.

How to watch IPL 2026 matches live on Television?

Star Sports Network will broadcast the IPL 2026 games on Television. So, like previous editions, Star Sports Network will broadcast IPL matches this year as well.Viacom18 and Times Internet together won the Package D. While Viacom18 has Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Caribbean, South Africa, Sub Saharan Africa, UK, Ireland and Continental Europe rights; Times Internet got Middle East and North Africa (MENA) as well as the United States region in their kitty.

TATAIPL 2026:  Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans

The BCCI has officially announced that IPL season 2026 will begin on 28^th  March. The 74 league-stage matches for the 19^th  season of the Indian Premier League are slated to take place across 61 days at 12 locations. 

About Venue: New International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh

Location: Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (IXC) to New International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh is around 40 min and covers a distance of around 25 kms

Capactiy: 31,150

PKBS vs GT Head to Head Records & Stats

Performance in last 1 Year

Top Performers in last 1 Year

PKBS 2026 Full Squad:

Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Josh Inglis, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey, Pyla Avinash, Musheer Khan, Harnoor Singh, Kuldeep Sen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Aaron Hardie, Vishnu Vinod, Marcus Stoinis.

CSK 2026 Full Squad Players List:

B Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (Captain), Jos Buttler (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Washington Sundar, Dasun Shanaka, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Arshad Khan, Jayant Yadav, Nishant Sindhu, Kulwant Khejroliya, Gerald Coetzee, Manav Suthar, Kumar Kushagra, Gurnoor Brar, Karim Janat.

FAQ:

Where Can I Watch Free  Match Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans Online IPL Streams?

IPL 2026 will be live-streamed for free on JioCinema in 12 languages. Following are the details of the IPL 2026 Live Telecast Channel List for various locations across the world:

TV Channel

Where Can I Watch Free Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans Free IPL 2026 Live Telecast App?

IPL 2026 Live Telecast: The following Live TV app claimed to provide IPL 2026 Live Telecast. However, these, are not official app but work in some countries. Following are the details of App that allows to watch IPL 2026 Live Telecast for free:

• Jio Cinema
• OreoTV Live
• Thop Live Cricket
• Live NetTV
• PikaShow
• HD Streamz APK
• AOS TV

 How to watch IPL 2026 matches live online?

The IPL live-streaming game has completely changed after Jio Cinema’s announcement that the IPL 2026 will be live-streamed for free. This year, cricket fans won’t have to spend money on an OTT subscription to access the live stream of IPL 2026 as all the matches will be available in 4K Resolution (Ultra HD) for free in 12 languages including English, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, and Bhojpuri, across all telecom operators. The Jio Cinema also claims to provide a multi-cam feature for free this season.

How to watch IPL 2026 matches live on Television?

Star Sports Network will broadcast the IPL 2026 games on Television. So, like previous editions, Star Sports Network will broadcast IPL matches this year as well.Viacom18 and Times Internet together won the Package D. While Viacom18 has Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Caribbean, South Africa, Sub Saharan Africa, UK, Ireland and Continental Europe rights; Times Internet got Middle East and North Africa (MENA) as well as the United States region in their kitty.

IPL 2026:  Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders

The BCCI has officially announced that IPL season 2026 will begin on 28^th  March. The 74 league-stage matches for the 19^th  season of the Indian Premier League are slated to take place across 61 days at 12 locations. 

About Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Location: Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) to Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai is around 31  min and covers a distance of around 23.1 kms

Capactiy: 33,210

MI vs KKR Head to Head Records & Stats

Performance in last 1 Year

Top Performers in last 1 Year

MI 2026 Full Squad:

Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Tilak Varma, Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar, Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton, Mitchell Santner, Reece Topley, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Karn Sharma, Allah Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar, Shrijith Krishnan, Raj Angad Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Bevon Jacobs, Arjun Tendulkar, Lizaad Williams, Vignesh Puthur

KKR 2026 Full Squad Players List:

Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Chetan Sakariya.

FAQ:

Where Can I Watch Free  Match Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Online IPL Streams?

IPL 2026 will be live-streamed for free on JioCinema in 12 languages. Following are the details of the IPL 2026 Live Telecast Channel List for various locations across the world:

TV Channel

Where Can I Watch Free Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Free IPL 2026 Live Telecast App?

IPL 2026 Live Telecast: The following Live TV app claimed to provide IPL 2026 Live Telecast. However, these, are not official app but work in some countries. Following are the details of App that allows to watch IPL 2026 Live Telecast for free:

• Jio Cinema
• OreoTV Live
• Thop Live Cricket
• Live NetTV
• PikaShow
• HD Streamz APK
• AOS TV

 How to watch IPL 2026 matches live online?

The IPL live-streaming game has completely changed after Jio Cinema’s announcement that the IPL 2026 will be live-streamed for free. This year, cricket fans won’t have to spend money on an OTT subscription to access the live stream of IPL 2026 as all the matches will be available in 4K Resolution (Ultra HD) for free in 12 languages including English, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, and Bhojpuri, across all telecom operators. The Jio Cinema also claims to provide a multi-cam feature for free this season.

How to watch IPL 2026 matches live on Television?

Star Sports Network will broadcast the IPL 2026 games on Television. So, like previous editions, Star Sports Network will broadcast IPL matches this year as well.Viacom18 and Times Internet together won the Package D. While Viacom18 has Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Caribbean, South Africa, Sub Saharan Africa, UK, Ireland and Continental Europe rights; Times Internet got Middle East and North Africa (MENA) as well as the United States region in their kitty.

IPL 2026: Opening match Royal Challengers Bengaluru Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

The BCCI has officially announced that IPL season 2026 will begin on 28^th  March. The 74 league-stage matches for the 19 th season of the Indian Premier League are slated to take place across 61 days at 12 locations. 

The 2026 Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 19, is the ninteen season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The IPL is the T20 cricket league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The Tata Group is the title sponsor for IPL seasons 2026. For the spaceship reason, IPL19 is also called “TATA IPL 2026.”

About Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Location: Bengaluru Airport (BLR) to M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is around 30  min and covers a distance of around 34 kms

Capactiy: 33,677

RCB vs SRH Head to Head Records & Stats

Performance in last 1 Year

Top Performers in last 1 Year

RCB 2026 Full Squad:

• Captain: Rajat Patidar
• Retained & Auction Picks:
  • Batters: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Devdutt Padikkal
  • WK-Batters: Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Jordan Cox
  • All-Rounders: Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Venkatesh Iyer, Swapnil Singh, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan
  • Bowlers: Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy, Yash Dayal 

SRH 2026 Full Squad Players List:

• Wicketkeepers: Ishan Kishan (C), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora
• Batters: Travis Head, Aniket Verma, Smaran Ravichandran
• All-Rounders: Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Liam Livingstone, Harshal Patel, Kamindu Mendis, Harsh Dubey, Jack Edwards
• Bowlers: Pat Cummins, Jaydev Unadkat, Shivam Mavi, Eshan Malinga, Zeeshan Ansari, Brydon Carse, David Payne, Sakib Hussain, Onkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar, Praful Hinge, Krains Fuletra 

FAQ:

Where Can I Watch Free Opening Match Royal Challengers Bengaluru Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Online IPL Streams?

IPL 2026 will be live-streamed for free on JioCinema in 12 languages. Following are the details of the IPL 2026 Live Telecast Channel List for various locations across the world:

TV Channel

Where Can I Watch Free Opening Match Royal Challengers Bengaluru Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Free IPL 2026 Live Telecast App?

IPL 2026 Live Telecast: The following Live TV app claimed to provide IPL 2026 Live Telecast. However, these, are not official app but work in some countries. Following are the details of App that allows to watch IPL 2026 Live Telecast for free:

• Jio Cinema
• OreoTV Live
• Thop Live Cricket
• Live NetTV
• PikaShow
• HD Streamz APK
• AOS TV

 How to watch IPL 2026 matches live online?

The IPL live-streaming game has completely changed after Jio Cinema’s announcement that the IPL 2026 will be live-streamed for free. This year, cricket fans won’t have to spend money on an OTT subscription to access the live stream of IPL 2026 as all the matches will be available in 4K Resolution (Ultra HD) for free in 12 languages including English, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, and Bhojpuri, across all telecom operators. The Jio Cinema also claims to provide a multi-cam feature for free this season.

How to watch IPL 2026 matches live on Television?

Star Sports Network will broadcast the IPL 2026 games on Television. So, like previous editions, Star Sports Network will broadcast IPL matches this year as well.Viacom18 and Times Internet together won the Package D. While Viacom18 has Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Caribbean, South Africa, Sub Saharan Africa, UK, Ireland and Continental Europe rights; Times Internet got Middle East and North Africa (MENA) as well as the United States region in their kitty.