The launch of the IPL 2026 Fantasy game has inadvertently revealed a major surprise. The upcoming season has been extended to 84 matches, 10 more from the previous season. The IPL 2026 league stage will feature 80 games, with each team to play 7 opponents twice. A full clarification is expected from BCCI alongside the revised IPL 2026 schedule.

"Users joining the IPL Fantasy League Game before Match 1 can make 160 transfers until Match 80 (Total no. of matches - official announcement for now), which is the end of the league stage," the official IPLT20 fantasy game listed in its How to Play section.

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