Delhi Capitals (DC) are coming into the IPL 2026 with a clear aim to lift their first-ever title under Axar Patel’s captaincy. After finishing 5th last year, Delhi Capitals (DC) look more settled this season with the addition of fresh faces, and now they are hungry to lift the first-ever IPL trophy.
One big advantage for DC is that all seven of their home matches will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. This gives them familiar conditions and strong support from their home crowd.
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Delhi will start their IPL 2026 campaign on April 1 against the Lucknow Super Giants. DC will hope to make a strong comeback and stay consistent throughout the tournament, unlike the last season.
Delhi Capitals IPL 2026 Full Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
| April 1 | Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals | Lucknow | 7:30 PM |
| April 4 | Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians | Delhi | 7:30 PM |
| April 8 | Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans | Delhi | 7:30 PM |
| April 11 | Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals | Chennai | 7:30 PM |
| April 18 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals | Bengaluru | 3:30 PM |
| April 21 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals | Hyderabad | 7:30 PM |
| April 25 | Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings | Delhi | 3:30 PM |
| April 27 | Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Delhi | 7:30 PM |
| May 1 | Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals | Jaipur | 7:30 PM |
| May 5 | Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings | Delhi | 7:30 PM |
| May 8 | Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi | 7:30 PM |
| May 11 | Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals | Dharamshala | 7:30 PM |
| May 17 | Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals | Delhi | 7:30 PM |
| May 24 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals | Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
Delhi Capitals IPL 2026 Venue Details
The Delhi Capitals will have to adapt to different conditions and venues. They will begin their campaign in Lucknow, but they will enjoy home conditions for the next two games. But then the DC squad will travel to Chennai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad before returning to Delhi for two games.
They will also travel to Jaipur for an away game before returning to Delhi for another two league stage matches. Dharamshala and Kolkata will be their last two away venues, with Delhi hosting the second-to-last league match against the Rajasthan Royals in the tournament.
Delhi Capitals IPL 2026 Home and Away Matches
The Capitals will play all seven games at their home ground—Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi and this will offer consistent conditions and strong support to them throughout the league stage.
However, the franchise will have to travel across the country to play their away games at Lucknow, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Dharamshala, and Kolkata in the cash-rich tournament.
Delhi Capitals Full Squad IPL 2026
Axar Patel (C), Nitish Rana, Abishek Porel, Ajay Mandal, Ashutosh Sharma, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Pathum Nissanka, Lungi Ngidi, Madhav Tiwari, Mitchell Starc, Sameer Rizvi, T Natarajan, Tripurana Vijay, Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, David Miller, Auqib Nabi, Sahil Parakh, Prithvi Shaw, Kyle Jamieson
Delhi Capitals IPL 2026 Captain and Coaching Staff
Captain: Axar Patel
Head Coach: Hemang Badani
Assistant Coach: Ian Bell
Bowling Coach: Munaf Patel
Team Mentor: Kevin Pietersen
Head Talent Scout: Vijay Bharadwaj
Team doctor: Abhijit Salvi
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