IPL 2025 Schedule Announced: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has officially unveiled the schedule for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, setting the stage for another thrilling season of cricket. The tournament will kick off on March 22, 2025, with defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The final will also be held at the same venue on May 25, 2025, wrapping up 65 days of high-octane cricket action.
Key Highlights of IPL 2025 Schedule
- Opening Match: KKR vs RCB on March 22 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
- Double Headers: The season will feature 12 double-headers, with afternoon matches starting at 3:30 PM IST and evening games at 7:30 PM IST.
- Playoffs:
- Qualifier 1 and Eliminator will be held in Hyderabad on May 20 and 21, respectively.
- Qualifier 2 and the Final will take place in Kolkata on May 23 and 253.
- New Venues:
- Guwahati and Dharamsala will host matches as secondary home venues for Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS), respectively.
- Visakhapatnam will serve as the second home for Delhi Capitals (DC).
Key Matches to Watch
- CSK vs MI: The IPL’s most iconic rivalry will see two clashes—on March 23 in Chennai and April 20 in Mumbai.
- RCB vs CSK: Another high-voltage encounter will take place on March 28 in Chennai and May 3 in Bengaluru.
- KKR vs RCB: The season opener and a repeat of the 2008 IPL inaugural match, promising fireworks.
Team-wise Fixtures
- KKR: Defending champions will play their first three matches at home, including the opener against RCB7.
- RCB: Led by new captain Rajat Patidar, RCB will face CSK twice and end their league stage with a home game against KKR.
- MI: Five-time champions will open their campaign against CSK on March 23 and play their last league match against DC on May 15.
IPL 2025 Schedule For All Matches
Here is the full schedule of IPL 2025 in a table format, including match dates, fixtures, venues, and timings (IST):
| Match No. | Date | Fixture | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 22, 2025 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Kolkata (Eden Gardens) | 7:30 PM |
| 2 | March 23, 2025 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals | Hyderabad (Rajiv Gandhi Int’l Stadium) | 3:30 PM |
| 3 | March 23, 2025 | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians | Chennai (MA Chidambaram Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 4 | March 24, 2025 | Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants | Visakhapatnam (ACA-VDCA Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 5 | March 25, 2025 | Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings | Ahmedabad (Narendra Modi Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 6 | March 26, 2025 | Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Guwahati (Barsapara Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 7 | March 27, 2025 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants | Hyderabad (Rajiv Gandhi Int’l Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 8 | March 28, 2025 | Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Chennai (MA Chidambaram Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 9 | March 29, 2025 | Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians | Ahmedabad (Narendra Modi Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 10 | March 30, 2025 | Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Visakhapatnam (ACA-VDCA Stadium) | 3:30 PM |
| 11 | March 30, 2025 | Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings | Guwahati (Barsapara Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 12 | March 31, 2025 | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai (Wankhede Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 13 | April 1, 2025 | Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings | Lucknow (Ekana Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 14 | April 2, 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans | Bengaluru (M. Chinnaswamy Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 15 | April 3, 2025 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata (Eden Gardens) | 7:30 PM |
| 16 | April 4, 2025 | Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians | Lucknow (Ekana Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 17 | April 5, 2025 | Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals | Chennai (MA Chidambaram Stadium) | 3:30 PM |
| 18 | April 5, 2025 | Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals | New Chandigarh (PCA Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 19 | April 6, 2025 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants | Kolkata (Eden Gardens) | 3:30 PM |
| 20 | April 6, 2025 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Titans | Hyderabad (Rajiv Gandhi Int’l Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 21 | April 7, 2025 | Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Mumbai (Wankhede Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 22 | April 8, 2025 | Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings | New Chandigarh (PCA Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 23 | April 9, 2025 | Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals | Ahmedabad (Narendra Modi Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 24 | April 10, 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals | Bengaluru (M. Chinnaswamy Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 25 | April 11, 2025 | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai (MA Chidambaram Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 26 | April 12, 2025 | Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans | Lucknow (Ekana Stadium) | 3:30 PM |
| 27 | April 12, 2025 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings | Hyderabad (Rajiv Gandhi Int’l Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 28 | April 13, 2025 | Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Jaipur (Sawai Mansingh Stadium) | 3:30 PM |
| 29 | April 13, 2025 | Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians | Delhi (Arun Jaitley Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 30 | April 14, 2025 | Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings | Lucknow (Ekana Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 31 | April 15, 2025 | Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | New Chandigarh (PCA Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 32 | April 16, 2025 | Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals | Delhi (Arun Jaitley Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 33 | April 17, 2025 | Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai (Wankhede Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 34 | April 18, 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings | Bengaluru (M. Chinnaswamy Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 35 | April 19, 2025 | Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals | Ahmedabad (Narendra Modi Stadium) | 3:30 PM |
| 36 | April 19, 2025 | Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants | Jaipur (Sawai Mansingh Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 37 | April 20, 2025 | Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | New Chandigarh (PCA Stadium) | 3:30 PM |
| 38 | April 20, 2025 | Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai (Wankhede Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 39 | April 21, 2025 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans | Kolkata (Eden Gardens) | 7:30 PM |
| 40 | April 22, 2025 | Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals | Lucknow (Ekana Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 41 | April 23, 2025 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians | Hyderabad (Rajiv Gandhi Int’l Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 42 | April 24, 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals | Bengaluru (M. Chinnaswamy Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 43 | April 25, 2025 | Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Chennai (MA Chidambaram Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 44 | April 26, 2025 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings | Kolkata (Eden Gardens) | 7:30 PM |
| 45 | April 27, 2025 | Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants | Mumbai (Wankhede Stadium) | 3:30 PM |
| 46 | April 27, 2025 | Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Delhi (Arun Jaitley Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 47 | April 28, 2025 | Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans | Jaipur (Sawai Mansingh Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 48 | April 29, 2025 | Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi (Arun Jaitley Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 49 | April 30, 2025 | Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings | Chennai (MA Chidambaram Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 50 | May 1, 2025 | Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians | Jaipur (Sawai Mansingh Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 51 | May 2, 2025 | Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Ahmedabad (Narendra Modi Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 52 | May 3, 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings | Bengaluru (M. Chinnaswamy Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 53 | May 4, 2025 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata (Eden Gardens) | 3:30 PM |
| 54 | May 4, 2025 | Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants | Dharamsala (HPCA Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 55 | May 5, 2025 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals | Hyderabad (Rajiv Gandhi Int’l Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 56 | May 6, 2025 | Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Titans | Mumbai (Wankhede Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 57 | May 7, 2025 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata (Eden Gardens) | 7:30 PM |
| 58 | May 8, 2025 | Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals | Dharamsala (HPCA Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 59 | May 9, 2025 | Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Lucknow (Ekana Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 60 | May 10, 2025 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Hyderabad (Rajiv Gandhi Int’l Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 61 | May 11, 2025 | Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians | Dharamsala (HPCA Stadium) | 3:30 PM |
| 62 | May 11, 2025 | Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans | Delhi (Arun Jaitley Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 63 | May 12, 2025 | Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals | Chennai (MA Chidambaram Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 64 | May 13, 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Bengaluru (M. Chinnaswamy Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 65 | May 14, 2025 | Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants | Ahmedabad (Narendra Modi Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 66 | May 15, 2025 | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals | Mumbai (Wankhede Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 67 | May 16, 2025 | Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings | Jaipur (Sawai Mansingh Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 68 | May 17, 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Bengaluru (M. Chinnaswamy Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 69 | May 18, 2025 | Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings | Ahmedabad (Narendra Modi Stadium) | 3:30 PM |
| 70 | May 18, 2025 | Lucknow Super Giants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Lucknow (Ekana Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 71 | May 20, 2025 | Qualifier 1 | Hyderabad (Rajiv Gandhi Int’l Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 72 | May 21, 2025 | Eliminator | Hyderabad (Rajiv Gandhi Int’l Stadium) | 7:30 PM |
| 73 | May 23, 2025 | Qualifier 2 | Kolkata (Eden Gardens) | 7:30 PM |
| 74 | May 25, 2025 | Final | Kolkata (Eden Gardens) | 7:30 PM |
This schedule includes all 74 matches of IPL 2025, starting from March 22 and concluding with the final on May 25. For more details, you can refer to the official IPL website or other sources .
Broadcasting and Live Streaming
Fans can catch all the action live on Star Sports Network and JioCinema. The schedule announcement was also streamed live on these platforms.
Conclusion
The IPL 2025 schedule promises an exciting season with 74 matches across 13 venues. From the opening clash between KKR and RCB to the grand finale at Eden Gardens, cricket enthusiasts are in for a treat. Mark your calendars and get ready for two months of unforgettable cricketing action!
