The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are gearing up for an exciting IPL 2026 season. With matches scheduled at iconic venues like Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, and Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, fans can expect thrilling encounters against top IPL teams. This table provides all KKR match dates, opponents, venues, and local start times for easy reference.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) IPL 2026 Schedule
| Match No. | Teams | Venue | Date | Time (Local) |
| 2nd | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | Mar 29, 2026 | 19:30 |
| 6th | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Apr 2, 2026 | 19:30 |
| 12th | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Apr 6, 2026 | 19:30 |
| 15th | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Apr 9, 2026 | 19:30 |
| 22nd | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Apr 14, 2026 | 19:30 |
| 25th | Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | Apr 17, 2026 | 19:30 |
| 28th | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Apr 19, 2026 | 15:30 |
| 38th | Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | Apr 26, 2026 | 19:30 |
| 45th | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | May 3, 2026 | 15:30 |
| 51st | Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | May 8, 2026 | 19:30 |
| 57th | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur | May 13, 2026 | 19:30 |
| 60th | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | May 16, 2026 | 19:30 |
| 65th | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | May 20, 2026 | 19:30 |
| 70th | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | May 24, 2026 | 19:30 |
Three Home Matches for Kolkata Knight Riders in Phase 1 of IPL 2026
Kolkata Knight Riders will be up against Sunrisers Hyderabad on 2 April, Punjab Kings on 6 April and Lucknow Super Giants on 9 April at the Eden Gardens. KKR, started well last year - lost the momentum in the middle, eventually not making it to the playoffs of IPL 2025, will continue under the leadership of Ajinkya Rahane. Further, Abhishek Nayar has been appointed as the head coach of KKR. Dishant Yagnik, who was earlier a part of Rajasthan Royals has taken up a fielding coach role with the franchise.
KKR Squad IPL 2026
Ajinkya Rahane, Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Cameron Green, Matheesha Pathirana, Tejasvi Singh, Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Rahul Tripathi, Kartik Tyagi, Daksh Kamra, Sarthak Ranjan, Prashant Solanki, Rachin Ravindra, Saurabh Dubey, Blessing Muzarabani, Navdeep Saini, Manish Pandey, Varun Chakravarthy, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Rovman Powell, Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik.
