One Official Source, Every IPL Answer

Every IPL season brings the same fan problem: fixtures on one site, squads on another, auction news on a third, and rumours everywhere. Start with the IPL's own official website and app.

The official IPL website, iplt20.com, and the official IPL app are where fixtures, squads, points tables, stats and auction announcements are published first, in official form. Other sites copy from there, often with errors added. If you learn how the official source is organised, you will never wonder whether a fixture, squad change or auction date is real.

This guide shows where to find each thing, what is confirmed for IPL 2027 so far, and what is still to be announced.

What Is the IPL Official Website and App?

The IPL official website is the league's own home on the web, run for the BCCI and the IPL. The official IPL app is its mobile companion, available through the Play Store and App Store.

Both carry the same core content in slightly different layouts. The website is best for browsing on a large screen — full fixtures, squads and stats tables. The app is best for match days — quick scores, notifications and highlights on your phone.

Use both if you can. Check the website when you want to plan, and use the app when you want to follow live. Neither replaces a broadcast app for watching full matches, but for official information, nothing beats the source itself.

Fixtures: Where to Find the Real Schedule

Look for the Schedule or Fixtures section. This is where match dates, venues, start times and results are published in official form.

For IPL 2027, the honest position as of October 24, 2026, is that the full fixture list has not yet been published. The format is confirmed — 10 teams, 74 matches, with 70 league matches and 4 playoffs, and 14 league games per team — and the BCCI target window is March 10 to May 15, 2027. But that window is a target, not an official fixture list.

Any website claiming a complete IPL 2027 fixture list right now is publishing a guess. When official fixtures are published, they will appear first in the Schedule section. Bookmark it now, and check it after the December auction.

Defending champions for 2027 are Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who won back-to-back titles in 2025 and 2026 and will bid for a third straight title in the 20th season.

Squads: How to Check Every Team's Players

Squads live in the Teams section. Each of the ten franchises — Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lucknow Super Giants, Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad — has its own team page, with its full squad and player profiles.

Squads for 2027 will change in three clear steps:

1. November 15, 2026 — retention and release deadline. All ten franchises must submit their lists. After this date, team pages will reflect who has stayed and who has been released.
2. December 16, 2026 — mini-auction in Goa. New signings from ITC Grand Goa will be added to squads, with prices, in the auction section and on team pages.
3. Before the season — final squads. After trades and late changes, final squads will be confirmed on team pages.

Until November 15, treat any "final squad" list for 2027 as speculation. Official team pages are the only place where a squad change is confirmed.

Auction News: Where Official Announcements Drop First

Auction news is where fans are most often misled, because rumours travel faster than official announcements. The official source solves this with a dedicated auction section. For IPL 2027, the confirmed facts are:

• Auction type: Mini-auction, the last mini-auction of the current cycle before the next mega auction.
• Auction date: Wednesday, December 16, 2026.
• Venue: ITC Grand Goa—the first time Goa hosts an IPL auction, and the return to India after Dubai in 2023, Jeddah in 2024 and Abu Dhabi in 2025.
• Franchise briefing: Tuesday, December 15, 2026.
• Retention and release deadline: Sunday, November 15, 2026.
• Salary cap for 2027: Rs 157 crore, up from Rs 151 crore in 2026.
• Squad rules for a mini-auction year: maximum 25 players, minimum 18, maximum eight overseas players. There is no retention limit as at a mega auction, and there are no Right to Match cards in a mini-auction year.

On auction day, the official auction section will carry sold and unsold lists, prices, and updated squad and purse figures for all ten teams, as they happen. That is the list to trust over any social media thread.

Points Table, Stats and Records in One Place

Beyond fixtures and squads, the official source is best for three things:

Points table. Updated after every match, with points and net run rate, plus qualification scenarios. If you want to know whether your team is in the top four, check here, not a screenshot.

Stats. Orange Cap for most runs, Purple Cap for most wickets, and full batting, bowling and fielding stats. These are updated officially after each match, so they are the numbers other sites quote.

Records and history. Past seasons, past winners, and all-time records are in the official archive — the fastest way to settle a debate.

News, Videos and Highlights

The official website and app also carry official news, press releases, interviews, and video highlights. This is especially useful during announcement weeks, because official news appears here before it is rewritten elsewhere. Highlights here are short clips, not full replays. For full live matches, you will still need the official broadcast partner.

Many fans follow IPL news on cribet alongside the official IPL channels, keeping official announcements and daily discussion in one routine.

How to Use the Official App on Match Days

On a match day, the official app is at its most useful:

1. Check the day's fixture, venue and start time in the Schedule section.
2. Check your team's playing XI news on its team page once line-ups are announced.
3. Follow live scores and the points table during the match, and check stats after the result.
4. Watch official highlights the next morning, rather than trusting a forwarded clip out of context.

Set notifications for your favourite team only. On Android, check battery optimisation if notifications arrive late. On an iPhone, check Focus mode.

How to Spot Fake IPL News

Fake news spreads fast — fake fixtures, fake squads, fake auction prices and fake announcements. Protect yourself with one rule: if it is not on the official website or app, or on a franchise's own verified account, treat it as unconfirmed.

Be careful with screenshots. A screenshot proves nothing on its own, because screenshots can be edited in seconds. Open the official Schedule or Teams section yourself and check whether the same information appears there. If it does not, it is not official yet.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the IPL official website?

iplt20.com, the league's own website for fixtures, squads, points table, stats, news and auction information.

Is there an official IPL app?

Yes, available through the Play Store and App Store, with fixtures, squads, live scores, stats and official news.

When will IPL 2027 fixtures be announced?

The full fixture list has not been published as of October 24, 2026. The BCCI target window is March 10 to May 15, 2027, with 10 teams and 74 matches, but official fixtures will appear first in the Schedule section.

Where can I check IPL 2027 squads officially?

In the Teams section. Squads will update after the November 15, 2026, retention deadline and the December 16, 2026, mini-auction in Goa.

When is the IPL 2027 auction?

Wednesday, December 16, 2026, at ITC Grand Goa, with a briefing on December 15, 2026. It is a mini-auction, with a salary cap of Rs 157 crore.

Where does official auction news appear first?

In the auction section of the official website and app, with sold and unsold lists, prices and updated squad and purse figures on auction day.