The highly anticipated third edition of the Delhi Premier League (DPL 2026) is all set to get underway on July 31 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. Organised by the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA), the tournament has quickly established itself as one of India’s premier domestic T20 competitions, showcasing some of the country’s finest emerging talents alongside experienced campaigners.
The men’s tournament will run until August 30, featuring eight franchises battling across 44 matches, including the playoffs. The women’s competition will follow from August 20 to September 2, with four teams competing for the championship. Before the opening clash between Central Delhi Kings and Purani Dilli 6, fans will also witness a grand opening ceremony featuring performances by popular singers Sunanda Sharma and Sukhbir Singh.
West Delhi Lions enter the tournament as defending champions after defeating Central Delhi Kings in last season’s final, while every franchise will be aiming to make its mark in another exciting edition of the capital’s flagship T20 competition.
Delhi Premier League T20 2026: Schedule
| Match | Date | Fixture | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 31, 2026 (Friday) | Central Delhi Kings vs Purani Dilli 6 | 9:00 PM |
| 2 | August 1, 2026 (Saturday) | South Delhi Superstarz vs East Delhi Riders | 1:30 PM |
| 3 | August 1, 2026 (Saturday) | West Delhi Lions vs New Delhi Tigers | 7:00 PM |
| 4 | August 2, 2026 (Sunday) | Outer Delhi Warriors vs Central Delhi Kings | 1:30 PM |
| 5 | August 2, 2026 (Sunday) | East Delhi Riders vs New Delhi Tigers | 7:00 PM |
| 6 | August 3, 2026 (Monday) | West Delhi Lions vs Purani Dilli 6 | 2:00 PM |
| 7 | August 3, 2026 (Monday) | Central Delhi Kings vs North Delhi Strikers | 7:00 PM |
| 8 | August 4, 2026 (Tuesday) | New Delhi Tigers vs Outer Delhi Warriors | 1:30 PM |
| 9 | August 4, 2026 (Tuesday) | South Delhi Superstarz vs West Delhi Lions | 7:00 PM |
| 10 | August 5, 2026 (Wednesday) | Purani Dilli 6 vs Central Delhi Kings | 1:30 PM |
| 11 | August 5, 2026 (Wednesday) | East Delhi Riders vs North Delhi Strikers | 7:00 PM |
| 12 | August 6, 2026 (Thursday) | South Delhi Superstarz vs Outer Delhi Warriors | 1:30 PM |
| 13 | August 6, 2026 (Thursday) | New Delhi Tigers vs Purani Dilli 6 | 7:00 PM |
| 14 | August 7, 2026 (Friday) | East Delhi Riders vs West Delhi Lions | 1:30 PM |
| 15 | August 7, 2026 (Friday) | Outer Delhi Warriors vs North Delhi Strikers | 7:00 PM |
| 16 | August 8, 2026 (Saturday) | Purani Dilli 6 vs South Delhi Superstarz | 1:30 PM |
| 17 | August 8, 2026 (Saturday) | Central Delhi Kings vs Outer Delhi Warriors | 7:00 PM |
| 18 | August 9, 2026 (Sunday) | North Delhi Strikers vs New Delhi Tigers | 1:30 PM |
| 19 | August 9, 2026 (Sunday) | South Delhi Superstarz vs Central Delhi Kings | 7:00 PM |
| 20 | August 10, 2026 (Monday) | West Delhi Lions vs East Delhi Riders | 1:30 PM |
| 21 | August 10, 2026 (Monday) | Purani Dilli 6 vs Outer Delhi Warriors | 7:00 PM |
| 22 | August 11, 2026 (Tuesday) | Central Delhi Kings vs New Delhi Tigers | 1:30 PM |
| 23 | August 11, 2026 (Tuesday) | West Delhi Lions vs North Delhi Strikers | 7:00 PM |
| 24 | August 12, 2026 (Wednesday) | East Delhi Riders vs South Delhi Superstarz | 7:00 PM |
| 25 | August 13, 2026 (Thursday) | Outer Delhi Warriors vs West Delhi Lions | 1:30 PM |
| 26 | August 13, 2026 (Thursday) | North Delhi Strikers vs Purani Dilli 6 | 7:30 PM |
| 27 | August 15, 2026 (Saturday) | New Delhi Tigers vs South Delhi Superstarz | 7:00 PM |
| 28 | August 16, 2026 (Sunday) | North Delhi Strikers vs Central Delhi Kings | 1:30 PM |
| 29 | August 16, 2026 (Sunday) | Outer Delhi Warriors vs Purani Dilli 6 | 7:00 PM |
| 30 | August 17, 2026 (Monday) | New Delhi Tigers vs East Delhi Riders | 1:30 PM |
| 31 | August 17, 2026 (Monday) | West Delhi Lions vs South Delhi Superstarz | 7:00 PM |
| 32 | August 18, 2026 (Tuesday) | Purani Dilli 6 vs North Delhi Strikers | 1:30 PM |
| 33 | August 18, 2026 (Tuesday) | East Delhi Riders vs Central Delhi Kings | 7:00 PM |
| 34 | August 19, 2026 (Wednesday) | North Delhi Strikers vs South Delhi Superstarz | 1:30 PM |
| 35 | August 19, 2026 (Wednesday) | New Delhi Tigers vs West Delhi Lions | 7:00 PM |
| 36 | August 21, 2026 (Friday) | Outer Delhi Warriors vs East Delhi Riders | 7:00 PM |
| 37 | August 22, 2026 (Saturday) | Central Delhi Kings vs West Delhi Lions | 7:00 PM |
| 38 | August 23, 2026 (Sunday) | North Delhi Strikers vs Outer Delhi Warriors | 7:00 PM |
| 39 | August 24, 2026 (Monday) | South Delhi Superstarz vs New Delhi Tigers | 7:00 PM |
| 40 | August 25, 2026 (Tuesday) | Purani Dilli 6 vs East Delhi Riders | 7:00 PM |
| 41 | August 26, 2026 (Wednesday) | TBC vs TBC (Qualifier 1) | 1:30 PM |
| 42 | August 26, 2026 (Wednesday) | TBC vs TBC (Eliminator) | 7:00 PM |
| 43 | August 28, 2026 (Friday) | TBC vs TBC (Qualifier 2) | 7:00 PM |
| 44 | August 30, 2026 (Sunday) | TBC vs TBC (Final) | 8:00 PM |
Delhi Premier League T20 2026: Squads
Central Delhi Kings: Kuldip Yadav, Yash Dhull (c), Vansh Bedi, Divij Mehra, Money Grewal, Jonty Sidhu, Aayush Kumar, Vedant Sehwag, Yatish Singh, Yugal Saini, Aditya Bhandari, Siddharth Joon, Keshav Dabas, Aatrey Tripathi, Arun Pundir, Aryaveer Kohli, Gavnish Khurana, Jasvir Sehrawat, Tejas Baroka, Ojasdeep Singh, Samarth Singh, Rahul Rakesh Yadav, Abhishek Kumar Yadav, Prathmesh Singh and Jai Sharma.
East Delhi Riders: Simarjeet Singh, Mayank Yadav (c), Mayank Rawat, Arpit Rana, Dhruv Kaushik, Rounak Waghela, Hardik Sharma, Sujal Rajiv Singh, Tanmay Chaudhary, Aradhya Chawla, Rohan Parchanda, Vansh Jetly, Yashwardhan Oberai, Deepak Punia, Ashish Meena, Kavya Gupta, Rohit Yadav, Vaibhav Baisla, Uday Chawla, Sunny Rawal, Suryansh Raina, Ankit Kumar, Vansh Mehra, Suryakant Chauhan and Harsh Bhardwaj.
New Delhi Tigers: Himmat Singh (c), Prince Yadav, Hritik Shokeen, Rahul Chaudhary, Lakshay Thareja, Vaibhav Rawal, Atulya Pandey, Dhruv Bindra, Laxman, Pradyuman Sanan, Aaryan Sharma, Keshav R. Singh, Manish Sehrawat, Parikshit Singh Bhati, Parth Kr. Bali, Shivam Gupta, Varun Vanjani, Tanuj Pawar, Rishabh Sharma, Revaant Rakyan, Saurabh Gupta, Yashjeet, Ayush Tanwar, Aditya Paweriya and Dev Chaudhary.
North Delhi Strikers: Harshit Rana, Sarthak Ranjan (c), Pranav Rajvanshi, Vaibhav Kandpal, Aayush Singh, Akhil Chaudhary, Arnav Bugga, Kirit Kaushik, Saurabh Deswal, Yash Bhatia, Parnit Tiwari, Prikshit Sehrawat, Arjun Rapria, Kaushal Suman, Vikas Dixit, Yash Dabas, Mayank Dagar, Bharat Sindhwani, Ajay Yadav, Anant Jain, Gaurav Sabharwal and Nikhil Kumar.
Outer Delhi Warriors: Navdeep Saini, Priyansh Arya (c), Aryan Rana, Harsh Tyagi, Shivam Sharma, Siddhant Sharma, Anant S. Sareen, Dhanya Nakra, Mohit Panwar, Saksham Gahlot, Shaurya Malik, Aman Chaudhary, Rushal Saini, Yajas Sharma, Dhruv Singh, Rishab Drall, Aditya Sharma, Akshay Saini, Monu Shukla, Pratham Saluja, Sammar Kohar, Garvit Grover, Shivam Bhan, Deepanshu Phore and Aditya Yadav.
Purani Dilli 6: Anuj Rawat (c), Digvesh Rathi, Lalit Yadav, Rohan Rana, Samarth Seth, Dev Lakra, Kush Nagpal, Mohak Kumar, Rajneesh Dadar, Udhav Mohan, Prince Mishra, Yug Gupta, Aditya Malhotra, Ajay Ahlawat, Gaurav Saroha, Kabir Sachdeva, Pankaj Jaswal, Yash Kumar, Aryan Gaur, Aditya Verma, Ashwini Chillar, Lakshay Verma, Harshvardhan Phogat, Vanam Aggarwal and Arjun Rexwal.
South Delhi Superstarz: Ayush Badoni (c), Tejasvi Dahiya, Sanat Sangwan, Sumit Kumar, Sumit Mathur, Pranshu Vijayran, Aman Bharti, Divansh Rawat, Karan Garg, Pranav Pant, Anmol Sharma, Vivek Kumar Tiwari, Adviteeya Sinha, Ankur Kaushik, Anshuman Hooda, Deepanshu Gulia, Ekansh Dobal, Sagar Tanwar, Vision Panchal, Yamit Sehrawat, Ankit Dabas, Tushar Duggal, Kartik Yadav, Rishabh Sharma and Raghav Agarwal.
West Delhi Lions: Nitish Rana (c), Suyash Sharma, Kulwant Khejroliya, Ayush Doseja, Manan Bhardwaj, Mayank Gusain, Aaryavir Sehwag, Ankit Rajesh Kumar, Dhruv Kumar Chumbak, Krish Yadav, Ravneet Tanwar, Rudra Dev Yadav, Aarav Garg, Shubham Dubey, Ajay Rana, Anirudh Chowdhary, Hiten Dalal, Jitesh Singh, Tishant Dabla, Vikas Rana, Bhanu Yadav, Sombir Sheokand, Yash Bansal, Avinash Singh Manhas and Khushhal Yadav.
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Delhi Premier League T20 2026: Venue
All matches of the men’s and women’s tournaments will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, continuing the tradition of hosting the entire competition at a single venue.
Delhi Premier League T20 2026: Broadcast and Live Streaming details
Cricket fans can watch the Delhi Premier League T20 2026 live on the Star Sports Network on television. Live streaming of every match will be available on JioHotstar and FanCode, allowing fans to follow the tournament across mobile devices, laptops and smart TVs from July 31 onwards.
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