T20 league calendar: SA20, IPL & CPL

See when the three leagues in our archive are played, check the dates we can verify and find something useful between tournaments.

3 league editions30 grounds in our archivesDates checked 24 Oct 2026 · sources ↓

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SA20 2027 · 17 Jan 2027

A confirmed planning window, with historical ground records to explore before the opening match.

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When are the leagues played?

Verified date windows. A blank month means no dates listed here, not no cricket worldwide.

Season windows within 2027. Exact dates and sources follow below.
LeagueJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
SA20SA20: part of the verified season windowSA20: part of the verified season windowNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listed
IPLNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listed
CPLNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listedNo dates listed

Calendar downloads contain all-day season ranges and do not update automatically. For individual SA20 match starts, use the fixture planner. Planning status uses 24 Oct 2026 (UTC).

Choose an archive for the gap between seasons

Compare grounds within a league and the same season. Different competitions have different teams, conditions and match samples.

What to use when your league is between seasons

01

Build a ground shortlist

Start with the same season at two venues. Read the average, median and eligible innings together, then inspect the matches behind an unusual result.

Read a worked stats example →
02

Keep the useful view

Copy a comparison link with its grounds and season, then bookmark it. For SA20, My scorebook also keeps saved grounds and comparisons in this browser without an account.

Open My scorebook →
03

Practise a chase

Use a target from an archived match to work through runs needed, legal balls remaining and the required rate. The calculation works between tournaments and needs no live score feed.

Use the run-rate calculator →

Dates, coverage and updates

Season dates were checked against the organizer announcements linked above on . Future schedules can change. We add a new season only after checking a dated source; we do not roll a previous year’s dates forward.

This guide covers SA20, IPL and CPL, not the full global cricket calendar. A completed season’s dates are separate from our source-match coverage: an archive can omit matches that the provider has not supplied. Historical statistics are not current form, a pitch forecast or live results.

Before buying tickets or travelling, confirm the fixture with the organizer. Send a date or source correction →