The full list of fixtures for the KKR has been released ahead of the IPL 2026. Kolkata Knight Riders will kick off their season against the five-time champions, Mumbai Indians, at the Wankhede Stadium. Their final match is against the Delhi Capitals at the Eden Gardens on May 24.
KKR will enjoy a significant home advantage toward the end of the season, playing three of their final four matches at Eden Gardens. The big game against RCB will be played in Raipur, giving it a feel of a neutral venue.
KKR features in two afternoon games (3:30 PM)—one at home against Rajasthan Royals and one away in Hyderabad.
KKR will play the last league match against Delhi Capitals on May 24 at the Eden Gardens. The home advantage could be crucial in the business end of the group stages.
KKR are one of the most successful teams in IPL, having won the trophy three times. Kolkata Knight Riders will aim for a fourth trophy under the leadership of Ajinkya Rahane when they take to the field for the 19th season of IPL.
KKR full schedule for IPL 2026
Mar 29 (Sun), Mumbai Indians, Mumbai,7:30 PM
Apr 02 (Thu), Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata,7:30 PM
Apr 06 (Mon), Punjab Kings, Kolkata,7:30 PM
Apr 09 (Thu), Lucknow Super Giants, Kolkata,7:30 PM
Apr 14 (Tue), Chennai Super Kings, Chennai,7:30 PM
Apr 17 (Fri), Gujarat Titans, Ahmedabad,7:30 PM
Apr 19 (Sun), Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata,3:30 PM
Apr 26 (Sun), Lucknow Super Giants, Lucknow,7:30 PM
May 03 (Sun), Sunrisers Hyderabad, Hyderabad,3:30 PM
May 08 (Fri), Delhi Capitals, Delhi,7:30 PM
May 13 (Wed), Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Raipur,7:30 PM
May 16 (Sat), Gujarat Titans, Kolkata,7:30 PM
May 20 (Wed), Mumbai Indians, Kolkata,7:30 PM
May 24 (Sun), Delhi Capitals, Kolkata,7:30 PM
Kolkata Knight Riders 2026 Squad:
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh (vc), Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Cameron Green, Matheesha Pathirana, Rachin Ravindra, Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Manish Pandey, Rahul Tripathi, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Saurabh Dubey, Rovman Powell, Anukul Roy, Tim Seifert, Tejasvi Singh, Prashant Solanki, Daksh Kamra, Sarthak Ranjan, Blessing Muzarabani, Navdeep Saini, Luvnith Sisodia, Shivam Shukla.
