Hub: IPL Teams

All 10 IPL 2026 teams: squad, coach, home ground, fantasy impact rating.

Each team page includes the impact-rating formula so you can see why we rank one player above another when salary cap decisions get tight.

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How we rate the impact player per team

Each IPL 2026 franchise has one 'impact player' — the one we project to swing the most fantasy scorecards for that team over the 14-league-match window. The impact player is not always the team's biggest name; it is the player whose role (batting position, overs bowled, fielding position) gives the highest expected fantasy points per match.

The impact formula: (projected batting points per match x 0.4) + (projected bowling points per match x 0.4) + (fielding points x 0.1) + (consistency bonus x 0.1). Players above 65 expected points per match are tagged as 'impact'.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru team photo at IPL 2026 captains day
Royal Challengers Bengaluru team photo at IPL 2026 captains day

Impact player by team

Chennai Super Kings — Ruturaj Gaikwad (Impact 78). Delhi Capitals — KL Rahul (83). Gujarat Titans — Sai Sudharsan (92). Kolkata Knight Riders — Andre Russell (79). Lucknow Super Giants — Nicholas Pooran (74). Mumbai Indians — Hardik Pandya (71). Punjab Kings — Shashank Singh (68). Raj

Mumbai Indians squad in the dressing room before an IPL 2026 match
Mumbai Indians squad in the dressing room before an IPL 2026 match
asthan Royals — Yashasvi Jaiswal (89). Royal Challengers Bengaluru — Virat Kohli (76). Sunrisers Hyderabad — Travis Head (85).

The impact player for each team is updated every Tuesday during the season. The rating is a 0-100 scale, not a points-per-match projection.

Home grounds and pitch impact

The 10 home grounds and their typical pitch behaviour: Wankhede (Mumbai) — batting paradise, average 1st-innings score 188. M. Chinnaswam

Chennai Super Kings yellow jersey squad photo for the IPL 2026 season
Chennai Super Kings yellow jersey squad photo for the IPL 2026 season
y (Bengaluru) — high-scoring, average 196. Eden Gardens (Kolkata) — balanced, average 172. Feroz Shah Kotla (Delhi) — slow turner, average 158. Narendra Modi (Ahmedabad) — batting, average 182. Sawai Mansingh (Jaipur) — spin-friendly, average 168. MA Chidambaram (Chennai) — slow turner, average 162. PCA Stadium (Mohali) — balanced, average 175. Rajiv Gandhi (Hyderabad) — batting, average 188. Ekana (Lucknow) — slow turner, average 165.

These averages come from the last 3 seasons of IPL data. The numbers inform the spin vs pace pick on each team's fantasy page.

Frequently asked questions

Which team has the highest fantasy impact player?

Gujarat Titans' Sai Sudharsan tops the fantasy impact rating at 92. He is followed by Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR, 89) and Travis Head (SRH, 85). The rating is a 0-100 scale updated every Tuesday during the season.

Which IPL team has the easiest schedule?

Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians have the easiest schedule in IPL 2026, with 9 of 14 league matches against teams with negative net run rate from 2025. Punjab Kings have the hardest schedule, with 11 matches against top-6 teams from 2025.

When is the IPL 2026 auction?

The IPL 2026 mid-season auction is on 17-18 April 2026. The trade window closed on 15 February 2026. The final squad submission deadline is 20 March 2026, 8 days before the season opener.

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