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Editor's brief

This match hub is editor-led on the cricket desk. We open the fixture page once IPL Final · 2026 team news clears sourcing and the verified squad list is locked. As soon as the match window opens we populate the live incident log from the press-conference round-up, the verified tour or tour-equivalent feed and the verified broadcaster feed; the desk will not publish incidents off rumours or single-source social posts.

Fixtures in this series

• IPL Final · 2026 vs TBD · IPL 2026 · Final

What to watch

• Selection picture: Both finalists are through Qualifier 1 and Qualifier 2. The pre-final press conferences run Saturday afternoon; the toss and confirmed XIs land an hour before first ball.
• Squad rotation: the rotation pattern across the last five fixtures is the data point we cross-reference against the press-conference notes. Finals at Ahmedabad have been won by the side batting first on the last three occasions; the dew factor after 21:00 IST is the variable the captains weigh at the toss.
• Injury report: Multiple franchises · squad updates through Friday is the fitness doubt the desk is tracking. The return-to-play read and the verified medical update will be added to the live log as soon as the club statement is published.

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