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Delhi Premier League 2026: Full Schedule, Teams and Match Fixtures
The Delhi Premier League has resumed and Season 3 is set to be the biggest edition yet. The Delhi and District Cricket Association has announced that the third season of the Delhi Premier League will run from July 31 to August 30, 2026.
The player auction was held on July 1 and the teams have now been closed. The tournament will see eight teams compete in a month-long competition. Season 3 is one of the most anticipated domestic T20 tournaments outside the IPL calendar this year.
Eight Teams Fight for the Title
The Delhi Premier League 2026 includes Central Delhi Kings, East Delhi Riders, New Delhi Tigers, North Delhi Strikers, Outer Delhi Warriors, Old Delhi 6, South Delhi Superstars and West Delhi Lions. This year, the tournament is expanding from six teams to eight teams, including New Delhi Tigers and Outer Delhi Warriors.
DPL 2026 Teams and Captains:
| Team | Captain |
|---|---|
| Central Delhi Kings | Jonty Sidhu |
| East Delhi Riders | Anuj Rawat |
| New Delhi Tigers | Himmat Singh |
| North Delhi Strikers | Harshit Rana |
| Outer Delhi Warriors | Siddhant Sharma |
| Purani Dilli 6 | Vansh Bedi |
| South Delhi Superstarz | Ayush Badoni |
| West Delhi Lions | Nitish Rana |
Format and Venue
A total of 44 T20 matches will be played in Delhi Premier League Season 3. The match format follows a round-robin league stage with the top teams advancing to the semi-finals and finals.
All matches are played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, with a double-header schedule to keep the focus on the game throughout the month.
Delhi Premier League 2026 Schedule
| Match | Date | Time (IST) | Teams | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Match | Friday, July 31, 2026 | 9:00 PM | Central Delhi Kings vs Purani Dilli 6 | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 2nd Match | Saturday, August 1, 2026 | 1:30 PM | South Delhi Superstarz vs East Delhi Riders | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 3rd Match | Saturday, August 1, 2026 | 7:00 PM | West Delhi Lions vs New Delhi Tigers | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 4th Match | Sunday, August 2, 2026 | 1:30 PM | Outer Delhi Warriors vs Central Delhi Kings | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 5th Match | Sunday, August 2, 2026 | 7:00 PM | East Delhi Riders vs New Delhi Tigers | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 6th Match | Monday, August 3, 2026 | 1:30 PM | West Delhi Lions vs Purani Dilli 6 | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 7th Match | Monday, August 3, 2026 | 7:00 PM | Central Delhi Kings vs North Delhi Strikers | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 8th Match | Tuesday, August 4, 2026 | 1:30 PM | New Delhi Tigers vs Outer Delhi Warriors | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 9th Match | Tuesday, August 4, 2026 | 7:00 PM | South Delhi Superstarz vs West Delhi Lions | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 10th Match | Wednesday, August 5, 2026 | 1:30 PM | Purani Dilli 6 vs Central Delhi Kings | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 11th Match | Wednesday, August 5, 2026 | 7:00 PM | East Delhi Riders vs North Delhi Strikers | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 12th Match | Thursday, August 6, 2026 | 1:30 PM | South Delhi Superstarz vs Outer Delhi Warriors | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 13th Match | Thursday, August 6, 2026 | 7:00 PM | New Delhi Tigers vs Purani Dilli 6 | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 14th Match | Friday, August 7, 2026 | 1:30 PM | East Delhi Riders vs West Delhi Lions | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 15th Match | Friday, August 7, 2026 | 7:00 PM | Outer Delhi Warriors vs North Delhi Strikers | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 16th Match | Saturday, August 8, 2026 | 1:30 PM | Purani Dilli 6 vs South Delhi Superstarz | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 17th Match | Saturday, August 8, 2026 | 7:00 PM | Central Delhi Kings vs Outer Delhi Warriors | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 18th Match | Sunday, August 9, 2026 | 1:30 PM | North Delhi Strikers vs New Delhi Tigers | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 19th Match | Sunday, August 9, 2026 | 7:00 PM | South Delhi Superstarz vs Central Delhi Kings | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 20th Match | Monday, August 10, 2026 | 1:30 PM | West Delhi Lions vs East Delhi Riders | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 21st Match | Monday, August 10, 2026 | 7:00 PM | Purani Dilli 6 vs Outer Delhi Warriors | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 22nd Match | Tuesday, August 11, 2026 | 1:30 PM | Central Delhi Kings vs New Delhi Tigers | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 23rd Match | Tuesday, August 11, 2026 | 7:00 PM | West Delhi Lions vs North Delhi Strikers | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 24th Match | Wednesday, August 12, 2026 | 7:00 PM | East Delhi Riders vs South Delhi Superstarz | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 25th Match | Thursday, August 13, 2026 | 1:30 PM | Outer Delhi Warriors vs West Delhi Lions | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 26th Match | Thursday, August 13, 2026 | 7:00 PM | North Delhi Strikers vs Purani Dilli 6 | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 27th Match | Saturday, August 15, 2026 | 7:00 PM | New Delhi Tigers vs South Delhi Superstarz | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 28th Match | Sunday, August 16, 2026 | 1:30 PM | North Delhi Strikers vs Central Delhi Kings | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 29th Match | Sunday, August 16, 2026 | 7:00 PM | Outer Delhi Warriors vs Purani Dilli 6 | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 30th Match | Monday, August 17, 2026 | 1:30 PM | New Delhi Tigers vs East Delhi Riders | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 31st Match | Monday, August 17, 2026 | 7:00 PM | West Delhi Lions vs South Delhi Superstarz | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 32nd Match | Tuesday, August 18, 2026 | 1:30 PM | Purani Dilli 6 vs North Delhi Strikers | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 33rd Match | Tuesday, August 18, 2026 | 7:00 PM | East Delhi Riders vs Central Delhi Kings | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 34th Match | Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | 1:30 PM | North Delhi Strikers vs South Delhi Superstarz | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 35th Match | Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | 7:00 PM | New Delhi Tigers vs West Delhi Lions | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 36th Match | Friday, August 21, 2026 | 7:00 PM | Outer Delhi Warriors vs East Delhi Riders | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 37th Match | Saturday, August 22, 2026 | 7:00 PM | Central Delhi Kings vs West Delhi Lions | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 38th Match | Sunday, August 23, 2026 | 7:00 PM | North Delhi Strikers vs Outer Delhi Warriors | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 39th Match | Monday, August 24, 2026 | 7:00 PM | South Delhi Superstarz vs New Delhi Tigers | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 40th Match | Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | 7:00 PM | Purani Dilli 6 vs East Delhi Riders | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| Qualifier 1 (1v2) | Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | 1:30 PM | TBC vs TBC | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| Eliminator (3v4) | Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | 7:00 PM | TBC vs TBC | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| Qualifier 2 | Friday, August 28, 2026 | 7:00 PM | TBC vs TBC | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| Final | Sunday, August 30, 2026 | 8:00 PM | TBC vs TBC | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
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Delhi Premier League 2026: Full Squads
1. Central Delhi Kings
Kuldip Yadav, Yash Dhull, Jonty Sidhu, Divij Mehra, Aaryaveer Kohli, Money Grewal, Vansh Bedi, Aayush Kumar, Yugal Saini, Tejas Baroka, Vedant Sehwag, Aditya Bhandari, Keshav Dabas, Siddharth Joon, Yatish Singh, Aatrey Tripathi, Gavnish Khurana, Arun Pundir, Ojasdeep Singh, Jasvir Sehrawat, Samarth
2. East Delhi Riders
Simarjeet Singh, Arpit Rana, Mayank Yadav, Mayank Rawat, Rounak Waghela, Dhruv Kaushik, Yashwardhan Oberai, Hardik Sharma, Aradhya Chawla, Tanmay Chaudhary, Vansh Jetly, Sujal Rajiv Singh, Rohan Parchanda, Ashish Meena, Deepak Punia, Rohit Yadav, Kavya Gupta, Vaibhav Baisla, Uday Chawla, Sunny Rawal
3. New Delhi Tigers
Himmat Singh, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Rawal, Hrithik Shokeen, Lakshay Thareja, Rahul Chaudhary, Dhruv Bindra, Atulya Pandey, Aaryan Sharma, Keshav R. Singh, Pradyuman Sanan, Manish Sehrawat, Shivam Gupta, Parikshit Singh Bhati, Varun Vanjani, Parth Kr. Bali, Tanuj Pawar, Rishabh Sharma, Revaant Rakyan, Saurabh Gupta, Yashjeet, Aditya Paweriya, Ayush Tanwar, Dev Chaudhary, Laxman
4. North Delhi Strikers
Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Kandpal, Pranav Rajvanshi, Sarthak Ranjan, Aayush Singh, Arnav Bugga, Akhil Chaudhary, Yash Bhatia, Kirit Kaushik, Parnit Tiwari, Saurabh Deswal, Prikshit Sehrawat, Yash Dabas, Arjun Rapria, Vikas Dixit, Kaushal Suman, Mayank Dagar, Bharat Sindhwani, Ajay Yadav, Anant Jain
5. Outer Delhi Warriors
Navdeep Saini, Priyansh Arya, Harsh Tyagi, Aryan Rana, Shivam Sharma, Anant S. Sareen, Siddhant Sharma, Saksham Gahlot, Dhanya Nakra, Mohit Panwar, Shaurya Malik, Rushal Saini, Aman Chaudhary, Yajas Sharma, Dhruv Singh, Rishab Drall, Aditya Sharma, Akshay Saini, Monu Shukla, Pratham Saluja, Sammar
6. Puraani Dilli 6
Lalit Yadav, Samarth Seth, Anuj Rawat, Dev Lakra, Rohan Rana, Rajneesh Dadar, Digvesh Rathi, Udhav Mohan, Yug Gupta, Aditya Malhotra, Kush Nagpal, Prince Mishra, Gaurav Saroha, Mohak Kumar, Kabir Sachdeva, Pankaj Jaswal, Yash Kumar, Aryan Gaur, Aditya Verma, Lakshay Verma, Ashwini Chillar, Arjun Rexwal, Vanam Agarwal, Ajay Ahlawat, Harshvardhan Phogat
7. South Delhi Superstarz
Ayush Badoni, Sumit Mathur, Sumit Kumar, Divansh Rawat, Anmol Sharma, Aman Bharti, Tejasvi Dahiya, Vision Panchal, Pranshu Vijayran, Pranav Pant, Ankit Dabas, Sanat Sangwan, Anshuman Hooda, Karan Garg, Deepanshu Gulia, Vivek Kumar Tiwari, Ekansh Dobal, Yamit Sehrawat, Sagar Tanwar, Tushar Duggal, Raghav Agarwal, Rishabh Sharma, Kartik Yadav, Ankur Kaushik, Adviteeya Sinhan
8. West Delhi Lions
Nitish Rana, Aaryavir Sehwag, Kulwant Khejroliya, Ayush Doseja, Manan Bhardwaj, Mayank Gusain, Ankit Rajesh Kumar, Krish Yadav, Dhruv Kumar Chumbak, Ravneet Tanwar, Suyash Sharma, Rudra Dev Yadav, Aarav Garg, Shubham Dubey, Ajay Rana, Anirudh Chowdhary, Hiten Dalal, Vikas, Jitesh Singh, Tishant Dabla
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