Impact players at IPL 2026: Comprehensive list of every impact player used by Indian Premier League teams

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Impact players at IPL 2026: Comprehensive list of every impact player used by Indian Premier League teams originally appeared on Cricket News. Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:​

  • The Indian Premier League season will run from March 28, 2026, to May 31, 2026, featuring 10 franchises.
  • Royal Challengers Bengaluru enter the season as defending champions after winning the 2025 title.
  • Shubman Gill and most of IPL captains expressed concern over the Impact Player rule.

All impact players used at IPL 2026​


Several Indian Premier League captains have expressed their reservations regarding the Impact Player rule in India's premier T20 competition, ahead of the IPL 2026 season.

Just days before the start of the 19th season of the IPL, all 10 skippers came together for a captain's meet, where they interacted with the media.

A source from the IPL told NAI that during the captain's, the majority of them expressed unhappiness over the Impact player rule. The source said: "Majority of the captains gave their inputs on the Impact Player rule and expressed their reservations even though the BCCI has extended the rule till 2027. They were told it can only be reviewed after the 2027 edition and not before that."

Earlier, Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel echoed a similar sentiment, as the all-rounder said: "Earlier we used to pick all-rounders for this role (batting and bowling). Now the team management goes with a particular batter or bowler, they say why do we need an all-rounder? Being an all-rounder myself, I don’t like it but at the same time, rules are rules. We have to follow them. But personally, I don’t like it."

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What is the Impact Player rule in IPL?​


The Impact Player rule allows teams to substitute a player during their innings based on match conditions, adding a dynamic element to the game.

For example, if a team is batting first, they can field eight batters in their lineup and keep a bowler as an Impact Player. Once their batting is over, the team can immediately bring in the extra bowler from reserves and use him as the Impact Player in the match.

This way, teams benefit both while batting and bowling during the course of a game.

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Comprehensive list of every impact player used by Indian Premier League teams​

Match No.DateMatchVenueImpact Players Used
1Mar 28RCB vs SRHBengaluruDevdutt Padikkal, David Payne
2Mar 29MI vs KKRMumbaiSurya Kumar Yadav, Kartik Tyagi
3Mar 30RR vs CSKGuwahatiSarfaraz Khan
4Mar 31PBKS vs GTNew ChandigarhPriyansh Arya, Prasidh Krishna
5Apr 1LSG vs DCLucknowShahbaz Ahmed, Sameer Rizvi
6Apr 2KKR vs SRHKolkataFinn Allen, Eshan Malinga
7Apr 3CSK vs PBKSChennaiRahul Chahar, Priyansh Arya
8Apr 4DC vs MIDelhiSameer Rizvi, Mayank Markande
9Apr 4GT vs RRAhmedabadShahrukh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi
10Apr 5SRH vs LSGHyderabadEshan Malinga, Ayush Badoni
11Apr 5RCB vs CSKBengaluruSuyash Sharma, Kartik Sharma
12Apr 6KKR vs PBKSKolkataN.A
13Apr 7RR vs MIGuwahatiRavi Bishnoi, Sherfane Rutherford
14Apr 8DC vs GTDelhiSameer Rizvi, Prasidh Krishna
15Apr 9KKR vs LSGKolkataVaibhav Arora, Ayush Badoni
16Apr 10RR vs RCBGuwahatiVaibhav Sooryavanshi, Venkatesh Iyer
17Apr 11PBKS vs SRHNew ChandigarhNehal Wadhera, Jaydev Unadkat
18Apr 11CSK vs DCChennaiAkeal Hosein, Ashutosh Sharma
19Apr 12LSG vs GTLucknowGeorge Linde, Shahrukh Khan
20Apr 12MI vs RCBMumbaiSherfane Rutherford, Rasikh Dar
21Apr 13SRH vs RRHyderabadSakib Hussain, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
22Apr 14CSK vs KKRChennaiAkeal Hosein, Finn Allen
23Apr 15RCB vs LSGBengaluruVirat Kohli, George Linde
24Apr 16MI vs PBKSMumbaiAm Ghazanfar
25Apr 17GT vs KKRAhmedabadShahrukh Khan, Varun Chakaravarthy
26Apr 18RCB vs DCBengaluruRasikh Dar, Karun Nair
27Apr 18SRH vs CSKHyderabadLiam Livingstone, Ayush Mhatre
28Apr 19KKR vs RRKolkataAngkrish Raghuvanshi, Yash Raj Punja
29Apr 19PBKS vs LSGNew ChandigarhVyshak Vijaykumar, Himmat Singh
30Apr 20GT vs MIAhmedabadRahul Tewatia, Ashwani Kumar
31Apr 21SRH vs DCHyderabadDilshan Madushanka, Ashutosh Sharma
32Apr 22LSG vs RRLucknowHimmat Singh, Shubham Dubey
33Apr 23MI vs CSKMumbaiDanish Malewar, Akeal Hosein
34Apr 24RCB vs GTBengaluruJacob Bethell, Prasidh Krishna
35Apr 25DC vs PBKSDelhiAuqib Nabi, Nehal Wadhera
36Apr 25RR vs SRHJaipurRavi Bishnoi, Travis Head
37Apr 26GT vs CSKAhmedabadSarfaraz Khan
38Apr 26LSG vs KKRLucknowHimmat Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy
39Apr 27DC vs RCBDelhiAbishek Porel, Jacob Bethell
40Apr 28PBKS vs RRNew ChandigarhHarpreet Brar, Shubham Dubey
41Apr 29MI vs SRHMumbaiShardul Thakur, Aniket Verma
42Apr 30GT vs RCBAhmedabadRahul Tewatia, Venkatesh Iyer
43May 1RR vs DCJaipurTushar Deshpande
44May 2CSK vs MIChennaiKartik Sharma, Raghu Sharma
45May 3SRH vs KKRHyderabadSakib Hussain, Finn Allen
46May 3GT vs PBKSAhmedabadRahul Tewatia, Vyshak Vijaykumar
47May 4MI vs LSGMumbaiRohit Sharma, M Siddharth
48May 5DC vs CSKDelhiSameer Rizvi
49May 6SRH vs PBKSHyderabadHarsh Dubey, Priyansh Arya
50May 7LSG vs RCBLucknowMayank Yadav, Tim David
51May 8DC vs KKRDelhiKuldeep Yadav, Finn Allen
52May 9RR vs GTJaipurVaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sai Kishore
53May 10CSK vs LSGChennaiPrashant Veer, Avesh Khan
54May 10RCB vs MIRaipurDevdutt Padikkal
55May 11PBKS vs DCDharamshalaYash Thakur, Ashutosh Sharma
56May 12GT vs SRHAhmedabadPrasidh Krishna, Travis Head
57May 13RCB vs KKRRaipurDevdutt Padikkal, Saurabh Dubey
58May 14PBKS vs MIDharamshalaVishnu Vinod (wk), Rohit Sharma
59May 15LSG vs CSKLucknowJosh Inglis, Gurjapneet Singh
60May 16KKR vs GTKolkataMatheesha Pathirana, Rahul Tewatia
61May 17PBKS vs RCBDharamshalaMarcus Stoinis, Rasikh Dar
62May 17DC vs RRDelhiAshutosh Sharma, Dasun Shanaka
63May 18CSK vs SRHChennaiMukesh Choudhary, Travis Head
64May 19RR vs LSGJaipurVaibhav Sooryavanshi, Digvesh Singh
65May 20KKR vs MIKolkataFinn Allen, Am Ghazanfar
66May 21CSK vs GTChennaiPrasidh Krishna, Kartik Sharma
67May 22SRH vs RCBHyderabadHarshal Patel, Tim David
68May 23LSG vs PBKSLucknowDigvesh Singh, Marcus Stoinis
69May 24MI vs RRMumbaiRohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja
70May 24KKR vs DCKolkataFinn Allen, Kuldeep Yadav

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