The IPL Governing Council announced the first leg of fixtures for TATA IPL 2026 on 11th March, Wednesday with a total of 16 games announced. The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will play their first game against the Mumbai Indians in Mumbai on 29th March at the Wankhede Stadium. KKR are scheduled to play a total of 4 games in the announced first leg which consist of 3 home games.
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KKR will return home to Kolkata on 2nd April as they will clash against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in their first home game of the season. They are further scheduled to play the Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants at the Eden Gardens itself as Kolkata prepares for 3 blockbuster clashes.
Here are the fixtures of KKR in the first leg of TATA IPL 2026
SR NO | DATE | DAY | MATCH | TIME | VENUE |
1 | 29th March | Sunday | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 7.30 PM | Mumbai |
2 | 2nd April | Wednesday | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 7.30 PM | Kolkata |
3 | 6th April | Monday | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings | 7.30 PM | Kolkata |
4 | 9th April | Thursday | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants | 7.30 PM | Kolkata |