{"id":171799,"date":"2026-05-24T14:40:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T20:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171799"},"modified":"2026-05-24T14:40:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T20:10:55","slug":"ipl-2026-playoffs-all-you-need-to-know-full-schedule-teams-timings-venues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171799","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026 Playoffs: All you need to know \u2014 full schedule, teams, timings, venues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71017565\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">Kolkata Knight Riders\u2019 40-run defeat       <b><i\/><\/b>against Delhi Capitals at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 24 brought the IPL 2026 league phase to a conclusion with Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Gujarat Titans, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Rajasthan Royals having been confirmed as the final four teams.<\/p>\n<p>Rajasthan Royals sealed the final spot with 16 points, one point ahead of Punjab Kings in fifth.<\/p>\n<p>The IPL 2026 Playoffs will begin on May 26 with Qualifier 1 between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Dharamsala. The winner of that clash will advance directly to the final.<\/p>\n<p>Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals will play the Eliminator two days later on May 27 in New Chandigarh, with the winner advancing to Qualifer 2 against the loser of Qualifier 1. The loser will be eliminated.<\/p>\n<p>Qualifer 2 will also be played in New Chandigarh on May 29.<\/p>\n<p>The final will be played on May 31 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fact-box\">\n<h5 class=\"main-title\">\nIPL 2026 Playoffs schedule<br \/>\n<\/h5>\n<p><b>Qualifier 1 <\/b>&#8211; Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans &#8211; May 26 &#8211; HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala<\/p>\n<p><b>Eliminator <\/b>&#8211; Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals &#8211; May 27 &#8211; Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh<\/p>\n<p><b>Qualifier 2<\/b> &#8211; Loser of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Eliminator &#8211; May 29 &#8211; Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh<\/p>\n<p><b>Final <\/b>&#8211; Winner of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Qualifier 2 &#8211; May 31 &#8211; Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on May 24, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026-playoffs-all-you-need-to-know-full-schedule-teams-timings-venues-latest\/article71017565.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kolkata Knight Riders\u2019 40-run defeat against Delhi Capitals at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 24 brought the IPL 2026 league phase to a conclusion with Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Gujarat Titans, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Rajasthan Royals having been confirmed as the final four teams. Rajasthan Royals sealed the final spot with 16 points, one point &#8230; <a title=\"IPL 2026 Playoffs: All you need to know \u2014 full schedule, teams, timings, venues\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171799\" aria-label=\"Read more about IPL 2026 Playoffs: All you need to know \u2014 full schedule, teams, timings, venues\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":171800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-171799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PTI05_21_2026_000655A.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":172625,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=172625","url_meta":{"origin":171799,"position":0},"title":"RCB vs GT Live Score, IPL 2026 Qualifier 1: Royal Challengers Bengaluru take on Gujarat Titans for spot in the final; predicted lineups, match updates, toss news","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"And then, there were four. 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