IPL 2026 Teams return as the season begins on March 28 and runs until May 31, two days later than the original March 26 schedule. Ten franchises will compete again across the league.
Team histories in the IPL look very different. Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings have dominated with multiple titles, while Royal Challengers Bengaluru ended an 18-year wait by winning their first trophy in 2025.
The contrast remains clear across the league. Gujarat Titans won the title in their debut season in 2022, yet long-standing teams like Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings are still chasing their first IPL trophy, with Lucknow Super Giants also searching for their maiden title.
IPL 2026 Teams, Captains And Titles
| Team | IPL Trophies | Captain (IPL 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 5 | Ruturaj Gaikwad |
| Mumbai Indians (MI) | 5 | Hardik Pandya |
| Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 3 | Ajinkya Rahane |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | 1 | Pat Cummins |
| Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 1 | Riyan Parag |
| Gujarat Titans (GT) | 1 | Shubman Gill |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) | 1 | Rajat Patidar |
| Delhi Capitals (DC) | 0 | Axar Patel |
| Punjab Kings (PBKS) | 0 | Shreyas Iyer |
| Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) | 0 | Rishabh Pant |
1. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
RCB enters IPL 2026 as defending champions. They won their first-ever title in 2025 under Rajat Patidar after eight playoff appearances across their full IPL history. That title ended years of close finishes without reward.
Virat Kohli’s 8,661 runs make him the highest run-scorer for any single IPL franchise. Phil Salt scored 403 runs, and Josh Hazlewood took 22 wickets during the 2025 title season.
Their highest team total is 263/5, posted in 2013. Their lowest all-out is 49, recorded in 2017.
IPL 2026 Squad:
Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Jordan Cox (Wk), Tim David, Devdutt Padikkal, Phil Salt (Wk), Jitesh Sharma (Wk), Jacob Bethell, Kanishk Chouhan, Venkatesh Iyer, Vihaan Malhotra, Mangesh Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Abhinandan Singh, Satvik Deswal, Jacob Duffy, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vicky Ostwal, Rasikh Salam, Suyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Nuwan Thushara, Yash Dayal.
2. Mumbai Indians (MI)
The Mumbai Indians have won five IPL titles across 11 playoff appearances.
No other franchise has won the competition more times. Rohit Sharma’s 7,046 runs and Jasprit Bumrah’s 183 wickets are the all-time franchise records in both departments.
Hardik Pandya leads MI in IPL 2026. Suryakumar Yadav scored 717 runs in 2025, and Trent Boult took 22 wickets in that same campaign. MI were bowled out for 67 in 2008 and went on to post 247/9 as their highest total in 2024.
That shift over the years reflects how the franchise has been built and maintained.
IPL 2026 Squad:
Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock (Wk), Danish Malewar, Robin Minz (Wk), Ryan Rickelton (Wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Suryakumar Yadav, Atharva Ankolekar, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Will Jacks, Mayank Rawat, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Tilak Varma, Ashwani Kumar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar, AM Ghazanfar, Mayank Markande, Mohd Izhar, Raghu Sharma, Shardul Thakur.
3. Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
CSK holds the record for most playoff appearances in IPL history with 12. They have five titles and 136 wins across their full IPL run. These numbers were built almost entirely under MS Dhoni’s leadership. But the 2025 season ended with a 10th-place finish, their worst result in the competition.
Sanju Samson joined CSK from Rajasthan Royals for ₹18 crore, while Ravindra Jadeja (₹14 crore) and Sam Curran (₹2.4 crore) moved to RR in one of IPL 2026’s biggest trades.
Ruturaj Gaikwad now leads the side in IPL 2026. Noor Ahmad’s 24 wickets from 2025 remain central to their bowling plan, with Khaleel Ahmed in support.
MS Dhoni and Shivam Dube provide stability in the middle order as CSK look to return to what has historically made them one of the most efficient franchises in the IPL.
IPL 2026 Squad :
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), MS Dhoni (Wk), Dewald Brevis, Kartik Sharma (Wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Urvil Patel (Wk), Sanju Samson (Wk), Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Shivam Dube, Zak Foulkes, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Ayush Mhatre, Jamie Overton, Prashant Veer, Khaleel Ahmed, Rahul Chahar, Nathan Ellis, Gurjapneet Singh, Matt Henry, Akeal Hosein, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Noor Ahmad.
4. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
KKR have three IPL titles, but also long stretches between them. They finished eighth in 2025 and came into IPL 2026 with Ajinkya Rahane as captain.
The franchise spent ₹25.20 crore on Cameron Green at the auction, their biggest investment in the rebuild of their middle order.
In IPL 2026, KKR have 5 wins, 12 points, and a net run rate of -0.305 from 14 matches. Rahane leads the batting with 390 runs at a strike rate of 147.73.
Varun Chakaravarthy and Vaibhav Arora have 17 wickets each. KKR posted 272/7 in 2024, which remains their highest team total and shows what this batting group can produce.
IPL 2026 Squad:
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Finn Allen, Tejasvi Dahiya (Wk), Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sarthak Ranjan, Tim Seifert (Wk), Rinku Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Daksh Kamra, Cameron Green, Sunil Narine, Rachin Ravindra, Anukul Roy, Akash Deep, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Kartik Tyagi, Matheesha Pathirana, Prashant Solanki, Umran Malik, Varun Chakravarthy, Mustafizur Rahman.
5. Gujarat Titans (GT)
GT is one of the newer franchises in the IPL, but has quickly built a record. They won the title in their first season in 2022 and have reached the playoffs three times since. In 2025, they finished third with 9 wins, 18 points, and a net run rate of +0.254.
Shubman Gill has 1,799 franchise runs, and Rashid Khan holds 56 wickets for the team. Sai Sudharsan scored 759 runs in 2025, and Prasidh Krishna took 25 wickets.
Mohammed Siraj and Kagiso Rabada are new additions for IPL 2026. Their highest team total is 233/3 from 2023, and their lowest is 89 from 2024.
IPL 2026 Squad:
Shubman Gill (c), Anuj Rawat (Wk), Tom Banton (Wk), Jos Buttler (Wk), Kumar Kushagra (Wk), Sai Sudharsan, M Shahrukh Khan, Jason Holder, Glenn Phillips, Rashid Khan, Nishant Sindhu, Manav Suthar, Rahul Tewatia, Washington Sundar, Arshad Khan, Ashok Sharma, Gurnoor Brar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Prithvi Raj, Kagiso Rabada, Sai Kishore, Ishant Sharma, Luke Wood, Jayant Yadav.
6. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
SRH won the IPL once in 2016. Since then, they have had eight playoff appearances without adding a second title. They finished sixth in 2025 with 6 wins, 13 points, and a net run rate of -0.241. Pat Cummins captains the side in IPL 2026.
Heinrich Klaasen has scored 487 runs this season at a strike rate of 172.69. Abhishek Sharma has 439 runs at a strike rate of 193.39. Travis Head and Ishan Kishan add firepower at the top. Cummins and Harshal Patel have 16 wickets each.
SRH posted 278/3 against KKR and chased down 246 against Punjab Kings in IPL 2026. Their highest recorded total is 287/3, posted in 2024.
IPL 2026 Squad:
Pat Cummins (c), Salil Arora (Wk), Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (Wk), Heinrich Klaasen (Wk), Ravichandran Smaran, Aniket Verma, Abhishek Sharma, Brydon Carse, Harsh Dubey, Jack Edwards, Liam Livingstone, Kamindu Mendis, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Mavi, Amit Kumar, Krains Fuletra, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga, Harshal Patel, Sakib Hussain, Shivang Kumar, Onkar Tarmale, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari.
7. Rajasthan Royals (RR)
RR finished ninth in 2025 with 4 wins, 8 points, and a net run rate of -0.549. That was one of their weakest campaigns across their full IPL history.
Riyan Parag takes over as full-time captain in IPL 2026 as the franchise tries to reverse that trend.
Yashasvi Jaiswal leads the batting in 2026 with 559 runs at an average of 43.00. Riyan Parag has added 393 runs, and Dhruv Jurel has contributed 333. Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran were brought in through trades to improve all-around balance.
RR will share their home fixtures between Jaipur and Guwahati this season. Their highest total is 226/6, and their lowest on record is 58, posted in 2009.
IPL 2026 Squad:
Riyan Parag (c), Aman Rao, Shubham Dubey, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (Wk), Lhuan-dre Pretorius (Wk), Ravi Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sam Curran, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Brijesh Sharma, Nandre Burger, Tushar Deshpande, Kwena Maphaka, Adam Milne, Sushant Mishra, Vignesh Puthur, Ravi Bishnoi, Sandeep Sharma, Kuldeep Sen, Yash Raj Punja, Yudhvir Singh.
8. Delhi Capitals (DC)
DC have never won the IPL title. They have made six playoff appearances. Axar Patel leads the side as full-time captain in IPL 2026. With 7 wins from 14 matches, 15 points, and a net run rate of +0.011, DC are still in the playoff race at this point in the season.
KL Rahul has 539 runs at an average of 53.90 and leads the batting. Tristan Stubbs averages 50.00 this season. Kuldeep Yadav leads the bowling with 15 wickets, and Mukesh Kumar’s 4/33 is the best individual bowling figure in the DC camp this season.
David Miller, Ben Duckett, and uncapped all-rounder Auqib Nabi Dar were all added ahead of IPL 2026 to strengthen the squad depth.
IPL 2026 Squad:
Axar Patel (c), KL Rahul (Wk), Ben Duckett, David Miller, Karun Nair, Pathum Nissanka, Sahil Parakh, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Prithvi Shaw, Tristan Stubbs, Ajay Mandal, Abishek Porel (Wk), Ashutosh Sharma, Madhav Tiwari, Auqib Nabi, Dushmantha Chameera, Kyle Jamieson, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan, Lungi Ngidi, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Tripurana Vijay.
9. Punjab Kings (PBKS)
PBKS have never won the IPL title despite three playoff appearances. A runner-up finish in 2025 was their closest yet. They carry that momentum into IPL 2026, where they currently lead the standings with 9 wins from 14 games, 19 points, and a net run rate of +0.372.
Shreyas Iyer has 604 runs at an average of 50.33 and a strike rate of 175.07. Prabhsimran Singh has scored 549 runs, and Priyansh Arya has 475.
Arshdeep Singh leads the bowling with 21 wickets. Yuzvendra Chahal and Marco Jansen have 16 wickets each.
The squad retained 21 players and added Ben Dwarshuis and Cooper Connolly ahead of the season. Their highest team total is 262/2, posted in 2024.
IPL 2026 Squad:
Shreyas Iyer (c), Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Harnoor Singh, Mitchell Owen, Prabhsimran Singh (Wk), Vishnu Vinod (Wk), Nehal Wadhera, Azmatullah Omarzai, Cooper Connolly, Marco Jansen, Musheer Khan, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Suryansh Shedge, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Yuzvendra Chahal, Praveen Dubey, Ben Dwarshuis, Lockie Ferguson, Harpreet Brar, Vishal Nishad, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur.
10. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
LSG is among the newer franchises with two playoff appearances. They finished seventh in 2025 with 6 wins, 8 losses, 12 points, and a net run rate of -0.376 across the season. Rishabh Pant takes over as captain in IPL 2026.
Mitchell Marsh scored 627 runs in 2025 at an average of 48.23. Nicholas Pooran added 524 runs at a strike rate of 196.25. Krunal Pandya topped the bowling charts with 17 wickets.
Avesh Khan and Mohsin Khan took 13 each. Wanindu Hasaranga, Anrich Nortje, and Mohammed Shami were brought in ahead of IPL 2026 to improve the bowling depth and middle-order balance. Their highest recorded total is 257/5 from 2023.
IPL 2026 Squad:
Rishabh Pant (c) (Wk), Abdul Samad, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Ayush Badoni, Matthew Breetzke, Mukul Choudhary, Himmat Singh, Josh Inglis (Wk), Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran (Wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Arshin Kulkarni, Mitchell Marsh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Singh, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Anrich Nortje, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi, Manimaran Siddharth, Arjun Tendulkar, Naman Tiwari, Mayank Yadav.
IPL 2026 Teams: Full Franchise Records
| Team | Titles | Playoffs | All-Time Top Scorer | All-Time Top Wicket-Taker | Highest Total | Lowest Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCB | 1 (2025) | 8 | Virat Kohli – 8,661 | Yuzvendra Chahal – 139 | 263/5 (2013) | 49 (2017) |
| MI | 5 | 11 | Rohit Sharma – 7,046 | Jasprit Bumrah – 183 | 247/9 (2024) | 67 (2008) |
| CSK | 5 | 12 | Suresh Raina – 5,528 | Dwayne Bravo – 154 | 246/5 (2010) | 79 (2013) |
| KKR | 3 | 8 | Gautam Gambhir – 3,340 | Sunil Narine – 192 | 272/7 (2024) | 67 (2008) |
| GT | 1 (2022) | 3 | Shubman Gill – 1,799 | Rashid Khan – 56 | 233/3 (2023) | 89 (2024) |
| SRH | 1 (2016) | 8 | David Warner – 4,081 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 146 | 287/3 (2024) | 96 (2019) |
| RR | 1 (2008) | 7 | Sanju Samson – 3,745 | Yuzvendra Chahal – 82 | 226/6 (2020) | 58 (2009) |
| DC | 0 | 6 | Rishabh Pant – 3,284 | Amit Mishra – 106 | 257/4 (2024) | 66 (2017) |
| PBKS | 0 | 3 | KL Rahul – 2,548 | Arshdeep Singh – 76 | 262/2 (2024) | 73 (2017) |
| LSG | 0 | 2 | KL Rahul – 1,410 | Ravi Bishnoi – 39 | 257/5 (2023) | 82(2022) |
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Conclusion: RCB’s 2025 Title And MI-CSK Legacy
The numbers make a few things clear. Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings sit above every other franchise in terms of titles and playoff consistency combined.
RCB’s maiden title in 2025 shifts the conversation to a different place than it was a year ago. Punjab Kings lead IPL 2026 with 19 points and look like the most in-form side right now, even without a title to their name.
History counts in the IPL, but the table at the end of the season is what decides everything.
FAQs
There are 10 teams in IPL 2026. All 10 franchises that competed in previous seasons return for this edition.
Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings have both won 5 IPL titles each, the most by any franchise in IPL history.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru are the defending champions. They won their first-ever IPL title in 2025 under Rajat Patidar.
Punjab Kings lead IPL 2026 with 9 wins from 14 matches, 19 points, and a net run rate of +0.372.
Chennai Super Kings have the most playoff appearances with 12, more than any other franchise in IPL history.
Virat Kohli holds the record with 8,661 runs, all scored for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Kolkata Knight Riders posted 272/7 in 2024, the highest team total among all 10 IPL 2026 franchises, according to verified records.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru were bowled out for 49 in 2017, which is the lowest total among all 10 current IPL franchises.
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