Kamal Ghorui
Mumbai: There will be no change in the IPL-2026 schedule in Assam, with Guwahati on track to stage three matches involving the Rajasthan Royals, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed to TOI after the Election Commission of India on Sunday announced the Assam elections in a single phase on April 9.According to the schedule of the first 20 matches of IPL-2026 released by the BCCI, Guwahati is scheduled to host two IPL matches around the election period in the state, with RR set to take on the Mumbai Indians on April 7 and then Royal Challengers Bengaluru on April 10. Guwahati will also host the opening match of the Rajasthan Royals against Chennai Super Kings on March 30.
“There will be no rescheduling of IPL matches in Guwahati in Assam. I have already spoken to the honourable Assam Chief Minister (Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma) and the Guwahati Commissioner of Police, Partha Sarathi Mahanta. Both have assured me that they will manage (to conduct the matches), and there’s no need to change (the schedule),” Saikia told this paper.On Sunday, the ECI announced the election schedule of the five poll-bound states. Assam, Kerala and Puducherry will go to vote on April 9, Tamil Nadu on April 23, while the West Bengal elections will be held in two phases — April 23 and 29. “In due course, we will announce the schedule of the remaining IPL matches. After some preliminary discussions with the concerned associations (the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association and the Cricket Association of Bengal), we will announce the remaining leg of the IPL. However, we can’t give you a timeline. So, the IPL goes on smoothly and seamlessly,” Saikia said.
