The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced the full schedule for the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Chennai Super Kings (five-time champions), who lifted the title in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023, will kick off their campaign with an away game against the Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati on March 30, before returning home to Chennai to host Punjab Kings on April 3. Meanwhile, their final league game will be against Gujarat Titans on May 21.Chennai Super Kings IPL 2026 full schedule: CSK face RR in their opener.Matches in the first phase will be played across 10 cities — Bengaluru, Mumbai, Guwahati, New Chandigarh, Lucknow, Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad. Meanwhile in the second phase, matches will be played across 12 cities (Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, Dharamshala, Raipur and New Chandigarh).ALSO READ: Explainer: Why M Chinnaswamy Stadium, RCB's fate for IPL 2026 remains undecided 10 months after stampedeCSK will also travel to Bengaluru to play Royal Challengers Bengaluru on April 5, before hosting Delhi Capitals at the Chepauk after a gap of six days. Then in the second phase, CSK start off by facing Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai on April 14. They will also face Mumbai Indians on April 23 at the Wankhede Stadium.Chennai entered the IPL auction last December with the second-largest purse of INR 43.40 crore and spent more than half of it on uncapped players, marking a significant shift from CSK's longstanding experience-first approach. They roped in Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma for a staggering INR 14.2 crore each and also made smart signings in Akeal Hosein and Matt Henry.Chennai's biggest acquisition heading into the new season has been the signing of Sanju Samson in exchange for Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran in a trade deal with Rajasthan Royals. While it has sparked questions over MS Dhoni’s presence in the line-up and whether he will be available in full capacity for the entire season, fans have been assured by CSK’s CEO that Dhoni will be part of the entire campaign.Here is CSK's IPL 2026 schedule:RR vs CSK - 7:30 PM IST - March 30 - Barsapara Cricket Stadium, GuwahatiCSK vs PBKS - 7:30 PM IST - April 3 - MA Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiRCB vs CSK - 7:30 PM IST - April 5 - M Chinnaswamy Stadium, BengaluruCSK vs DC - 7:30 PM IST - April 11 - MA Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiCSK vs KKR - 7:30 PM IST - April 14 - MA Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiSRH vs CSK - 7:30 PM - April 18 - Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, HyderabadMI vs CSK - 7:30 PM - April 23 - Wankhede Stadium, MumbaiGT vs CSK - 3:30 PM - April 26 - Narendra Modi Stadium, AhmedabadCSK vs MI - 7:30 PM - May 2 - MA Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiDC vs CSK - 7:30 PM - May 5 - Arun Jaitley Stadium, DelhiCSK vs LSG - 3:30 PM - May 10 - MA Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiLSG vs CSK - 7:30 PM - May 15 - Ekana Cricket Stadium, LucknowCSK vs SRH - 7:30 PM - May 18 - MA Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiCSK vs GT - 7:30 PM - May 21 - MA Chidambaram StadiumCSK's full squad for IPL 2026:Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, M.S. Dhoni, Dewald Brevis, Urvil Patel, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Sanju Samson, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Rahul Chahar, Akeal Hosein, Matt Henry, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Zakary Foulkes