IPL 2026 week 2 power rankings: fixture-led tracker for April 6-12
IPL 2026 week 2 power rankings are here as a schedule-led tracker for April 6-12, 2026, with the season in Week 2 as of April 7, 2026. This is not a results recap or a generic reset piece; it is a fixture-shape ranking built from the confirmed Week 2 slate and the live points-table framework.
The standings begin fresh with all ten teams on zero points before the season starts, and the points table tracks matches played, wins, losses, net run rate, and points earned. With no verified live results or NRR values in the corpus, the order below is based only on the confirmed schedule.
Week 2 fixtures
| Match | Date | Time IST | Teams | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 12 | April 6 | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Match 13 | April 7 | 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Match 14 | April 8 | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| Match 15 | April 9 | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Match 16 | April 10 | 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Match 17 | April 11 | 3:30 PM | Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
| Match 18 | April 11 | 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Match 19 | April 12 | 3:30 PM | Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| Match 20 | April 12 | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
Week 2 power rankings
| Rank | Team | Why they sit here | Next Week 2 fixture |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajasthan Royals | RR get the cleanest venue pattern in Week 2: both of their confirmed games are at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. That same-ground repeat reduces travel and gives them the most consistent home sequence on the slate. | vs Mumbai Indians, Apr 7 |
| 2 | Kolkata Knight Riders | KKR also have two confirmed fixtures at the same venue, with both games at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. That repeat location makes their week easy to map and keeps the venue variable steady. | vs Punjab Kings, Apr 6 |
| 3 | Mumbai Indians | MI close the week at Wankhede, and that final home date gives them a clear finishing point in the fixture run. Their Week 2 path is also simple to read: Jaipur first, Mumbai last. | vs Rajasthan Royals, Apr 7 |
| 4 | Delhi Capitals | DC split their week between home and away, starting with Gujarat in Delhi and then moving to Chennai. That home-then-road sequence is balanced, but it is less settled than the two-game same-venue teams above them. | vs Gujarat Titans, Apr 8 |
| 5 | Gujarat Titans | GT’s confirmed Week 2 route runs from Delhi to Lucknow, so the sequence is straightforward even without a home fixture in the window. The schedule is compact, but it asks for two different away settings in quick succession. | vs Delhi Capitals, Apr 8 |
| 6 | Lucknow Super Giants | LSG open with a Kolkata assignment before returning home to face Gujarat. That away-to-home swing gives them a cleaner second half of the week, but they still have to absorb the early trip first. | vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Apr 9 |
| 7 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | RCB have a clear two-step week: Jaipur on April 10 and Mumbai on April 12. The travel is manageable, but the back half still asks them to reset venues within a short window. | vs Rajasthan Royals, Apr 10 |
| 8 | Punjab Kings | PBKS play early in the week and again on April 11, which puts them into a tighter rhythm than some of the other teams. Their sequence is workable, but the quick return to action leaves less breathing room between fixtures. | vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Apr 6 |
| 9 | Chennai Super Kings | CSK’s confirmed Week 2 fixture is a home game against Delhi Capitals on April 11. That gives them a fixed venue and a clear anchor in the middle of the week, but only one confirmed match in this window. | vs Delhi Capitals, Apr 11 |
| 10 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | SRH’s confirmed Week 2 assignment is the April 11 trip to Mohali to face Punjab Kings. With one confirmed fixture in the Week 2 slate, their ranking is based on that single away setup and the broader schedule context. | vs Punjab Kings, Apr 11 |
Why the late-week double-headers matter
April 11 and April 12 compress the Week 2 calendar into a fast turnaround stretch. Teams playing on those dates have to handle short recovery windows, and the schedule can tilt quickly for sides that also have travel or venue changes built in.
That is why fixture order matters here as much as venue count. A team finishing the week at home, like Mumbai Indians, or repeating the same venue, like Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders, has a cleaner path than teams that have to switch settings in the middle of the run.