IPL 2025: Dates, format, fixtures and full squads

The much-awaited schedule for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is finally out, with the action set to begin on 22 March in Kolkata. All 10 teams are gearing up with their strong squads, and fans can expect another thrilling season featuring top players from around the world.

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IPL 2025: Dates and fixtures 

March 22, 2025 (Saturday), 7:30 PM - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Kolkata)

March 23, 2025 (Sunday), 3:30 PM - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals (Hyderabad)

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March 23, 2025 (Sunday), 7:30 PM - Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians (Chennai)

March 24, 2025 (Monday), 7:30 PM - Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants (Visakhapatnam)

March 25, 2025 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM - Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings (Ahmedabad)

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March 26, 2025 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM - Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Guwahati)

March 27, 2025 (Thursday), 7:30 PM - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants (Hyderabad)

March 28, 2025 (Friday), 7:30 PM - Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Chennai)

March 29, 2025 (Saturday), 7:30 PM - Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians (Ahmedabad)

March 30, 2025 (Sunday), 3:30 PM - Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Visakhapatnam)

March 30, 2025 (Sunday), 7:30 PM - Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings (Guwahati)

March 31, 2025 (Monday), 7:30 PM - Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Mumbai)

April 1, 2025 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM - Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings (Lucknow)

April 2, 2025 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM - Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans (Bengaluru)

April 3, 2025 (Thursday), 7:30 PM - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Kolkata)

April 4, 2025 (Friday), 7:30 PM - Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians (Lucknow)

April 5, 2025 (Saturday), 3:30 PM - Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals (Chennai)

April 5, 2025 (Saturday), 7:30 PM - Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals (New Chandigarh)

April 6, 2025 (Sunday), 3:30 PM - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants (Kolkata)

April 6, 2025 (Sunday), 7:30 PM - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Titans (Hyderabad)

April 7, 2025 (Monday), 7:30 PM - Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Mumbai)

April 8, 2025 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM - Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings (New Chandigarh)

April 9, 2025 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM - Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals (Ahmedabad)

April 10, 2025 (Thursday), 7:30 PM - Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals (Bengaluru)

April 11, 2025 (Friday), 7:30 PM - Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Chennai)

April 12, 2025 (Saturday), 3:30 PM - Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans (Lucknow)

April 12, 2025 (Saturday), 7:30 PM - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings (Hyderabad)

April 13, 2025 (Sunday), 3:30 PM - Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Jaipur)

April 13, 2025 (Sunday), 7:30 PM - Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians (Delhi)

April 14, 2025 (Monday), 7:30 PM - Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings (Lucknow)

April 15, 2025 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM - Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (New Chandigarh)

April 16, 2025 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM - Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals (Delhi)

April 17, 2025 (Thursday), 7:30 PM - Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Mumbai)

April 18, 2025 (Friday), 7:30 PM - Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings (Bengaluru)

April 19, 2025 (Saturday), 3:30 PM - Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals (Ahmedabad)

April 19, 2025 (Saturday), 7:30 PM - Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants (Jaipur)

April 20, 2025 (Sunday), 3:30 PM - Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (New Chandigarh)

April 20, 2025 (Sunday), 7:30 PM - Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings (Mumbai)

April 21, 2025 (Monday), 7:30 PM - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans (Kolkata)

April 22, 2025 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM - Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals (Lucknow)

April 23, 2025 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians (Hyderabad)

April 24, 2025 (Thursday), 7:30 PM - Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals (Bengaluru)

April 25, 2025 (Friday), 7:30 PM - Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Chennai)

April 26, 2025 (Saturday), 7:30 PM - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings (Kolkata)

April 27, 2025 (Sunday), 3:30 PM - Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants (Mumbai)

April 27, 2025 (Sunday), 7:30 PM - Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Delhi)

April 28, 2025 (Monday), 7:30 PM - Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans (Jaipur)

April 29, 2025 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM - Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Delhi)

April 30, 2025 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM - Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings (Chennai)

May 1, 2025 (Thursday), 7:30 PM - Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians (Jaipur)

May 2, 2025 (Friday), 7:30 PM - Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Ahmedabad)

May 3, 2025 (Saturday), 7:30 PM - Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings (Bengaluru)

May 4, 2025 (Sunday), 3:30 PM - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals (Kolkata)

May 4, 2025 (Sunday), 7:30 PM - Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants (Dharamsala)

May 5, 2025 (Monday), 7:30 PM - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals (Hyderabad)

May 6, 2025 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM - Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Titans (Mumbai)

May 7, 2025 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings (Kolkata)

May 8, 2025 (Thursday), 7:30 PM - Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals (Dharamsala)

May 9, 2025 (Friday), 7:30 PM - Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Lucknow)

May 10, 2025 (Saturday), 7:30 PM - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Hyderabad)

May 11, 2025 (Sunday), 3:30 PM - Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians (Dharamsala)

May 11, 2025 (Sunday), 7:30 PM - Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans (Delhi)

May 12, 2025 (Monday), 7:30 PM - Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals (Chennai)

May 13, 2025 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM - Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Bengaluru)

May 14, 2025 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM - Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants (Ahmedabad)

May 15, 2025 (Thursday), 7:30 PM - Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals (Mumbai)

May 16, 2025 (Friday), 7:30 PM - Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings (Jaipur)

May 17, 2025 (Saturday), 7:30 PM - Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Bengaluru)

May 18, 2025 (Sunday), 3:30 PM - Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings (Ahmedabad)

May 18, 2025 (Sunday), 7:30 PM - Lucknow Super Giants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Lucknow)

May 20, 2025 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM - Qualifier 1 (Hyderabad)

May 21, 2025 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM - Eliminator (Hyderabad)

May 23, 2025 (Friday), 7:30 PM - Qualifier 2 (Kolkata)

May 25, 2025 (Sunday), 7:30 PM - Final (Kolkata)

IPL 2025: Format

The 10 participating teams are divided into two groups. Each team plays a total of 14 matches in the group stage. They face the other teams in their group twice, once at home and once away. Additionally, they play two matches against the team in the same row from the opposite group. The remaining four teams from the other group are faced once each.

At the end of the group stage, the top four teams in the combined points table advance to the playoffs. The first and second-placed teams compete in 'Qualifier 1,' with the winner securing a spot in the final. The third and fourth-placed teams play in the 'Eliminator,' where the winner moves on to 'Qualifier 2.' In this match, they take on the loser of 'Qualifier 1' for the second place in the final.

The tournament features two groups. Group 1 consists of Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings, and Punjab Kings. Group 2 includes Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, Mumbai Indians, and Lucknow Super Giants.

IPL 2025: Full squads

Chennai Super Kings (CSK): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Devon Conway (Rs. 6.25 crore), Rahul Tripathi (Rs. 3.40 crore), Rachin Ravindra (Rs. 4 crore), R. Ashwin (Rs. 9.75 crore), Khaleel Ahmed (Rs. 4.80 crore), Noor Ahmad (Rs. 10 crore), Vijay Shankar (Rs. 1.20 crore), Sam Curran (Rs. 2.40 crore), Shaik Rasheed (Rs. 30 lakh), Anshul Kamboj (Rs. 3.40 crore), Mukesh Choudhary (Rs. 30 lakh), Deepak Hooda (Rs. 1.70 crore), Gurjapneet Singh (Rs. 2.20 crore), Nathan Ellis (Rs. 2 crore), Jamie Overton (Rs. 1.50 crore), Kamlesh Nagarkoti (Rs. 30 lakh), Ramakrishna Ghosh (Rs. 30 lakh), Shreyas Gopal (Rs. 30 lakh), Vansh Bedi (Rs. 55 lakh), Andre Siddarth (Rs. 30 lakh).

Delhi Capitals (DC): Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel, Mitchell Starc (Rs. 11.75 crore), KL Rahul (Rs. 14 crore), Harry Brook (Rs. 6.25 crore), Jake Fraser-McGurk (Rs. 9 crore), T. Natarajan (Rs. 10.75 crore), Karun Nair (Rs. 50 lakh), Sameer Rizvi (Rs. 95 lakh), Ashutosh Sharma (Rs. 3.80 crore), Mohit Sharma (Rs. 2.20 crore), Faf du Plessis (Rs. 2 crore), Mukesh Kumar (Rs. 8 crore), Darshan Nalkande (Rs. 30 lakh), Vipraj Nigam (Rs. 50 lakh), Dushmantha Chameera (Rs. 75 lakh), Donovan Ferreira (Rs. 75 lakh), Ajay Mandal (Rs. 30 lakh), Manvanth Kumar (Rs. 30 lakh), Tripurana Vijay (Rs. 30 lakh), Madhav Tiwari (Rs. 40 lakh).

Gujarat Titans (GT): Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada (Rs. 10.75 crore), Jos Buttler (Rs. 15.75 crore). Mohammed Siraj (Rs. 12.25 crore), Prasidh Krishna (Rs. 9.50 crore), Nishant Sindhu (Rs. 30 lakh), Mahipal Lomror (Rs. 1.70 crore), Kumar Kushagra (Rs. 65 lakh), Anuj Rawat (Rs. 30 lakh), Manav Suthar (Rs. 30 lakh), Washington Sundar (Rs. 3.20 crore), Gerald Coetzee (Rs. 2.40 crore), Arshad Khan (Rs. 1.30 crore), Gurnoor Brar (Rs. 1.30 crore), Sherfane Rutherford (Rs. 2.60 crore), Sai Kishore (Rs. 2 crore), Ishant Sharma (Rs. 75 lakh), Jayant Yadav (Rs. 75 lakh), Glenn Phillips (Rs. 2 crore), Karim Janat (Rs. 75 lakh), Kulwant Khejroliya (Rs. 30 lakh).

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Venkatesh Iyer (Rs. 23.75 crore), Quinton de Kock (Rs. 3.60 crore), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Rs. 2 crore), Anrich Nortje (Rs. 6.50 crore), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Rs. 3 crore), Vaibhav Arora (Rs. 1.80 crore), Mayank Markande (Rs. 30 lakh), Rovman Powell (Rs. 1.50 crore), Manish Pandey (Rs. 75 lakh), Spencer Johnson (Rs. 2.80 crore), Luvnith Sisodia (Rs. 30 lakh), Ajinkya Rahane (Rs. 1.50 lakh), Anukul Roy (Rs. 40 lakh), Moeen Ali (Rs. 2 crore), Umran Malik (Rs. 75 lakh).

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (Rs. 27 crore), David Miller (Rs. 7.5 crore), Aiden Markram (Rs. 2 crore), Mitchell Marsh (Rs. 3.40 crore), Avesh Khan (Rs. 9.75 crore), Abdul Samad (Rs. 4.20 crore), Aryan Juyal (Rs. 30 lakh), Akash Deep (Rs. 8 crore), Himmat Singh (Rs. 30 lakh), M. Siddharth (Rs. 75 lakh), Digvesh Singh (Rs. 30 lakh), Shahbaz Ahmed (Rs. 2.40 crore), Akash Singh (Rs. 30 lakh), Shamar Joseph (Rs. 75 lakh), Prince Yadav (Rs. 30 lakh), Yuvraj Chaudhary (Rs. 30 lakh), Rajvardhan Hangargekar (Rs. 30 lakh), Arshin Kulkarni (Rs. 30 lakh), Matthew Breetzke (Rs. 75 lakh). 

Mumbai Indians (MI): Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Trent Boult (Rs. 12.50 crore), Naman Dhir (Rs. 5.25 crore), Robin Minz (Rs. 65 lakh), Karn Sharma (Rs. 50 lakh), Ryan Rickelton (Rs. 1 crore), Deepak Chahar (Rs. 9.25 crore), Allah Ghazanfar (Rs. 4.80 crore), Will Jacks (Rs. 5.25 crore), Ashwani Kumar (Rs. 30 lakh), Mitchell Santner (Rs. 2 crore), Reece Topley (Rs. 75 lakh), Krishnan Shrijith (Rs. 30 lakh), Raj Angad Bawa (Rs. 30 lakh), Satyanarayana Raju (Rs. 30 lakh), Bevon Jacobs (Rs. 30 lakh), Arjun Tendulkar (Rs. 30 lakh), Lizaad Williams (Rs. 75 lakh), Vignesh Puthur (Rs. 30 lakh).

Punjab Kings (PBKS): Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Arshdeep Singh (Rs. 18 crore), Shreyas Iyer (Rs. 26.75 crore), Yuzvendra Chahal (Rs. 18 crore), Marcus Stoinis (Rs. 11 crore), Glenn Maxwell (Rs. 4.20 crore), Nehal Wadhera (Rs. 4.20 crore), Harpreet Brar (Rs. 1.50 crore), Vishnu Vinod (Rs. 95 lakh), Vijaykumar Vyshak (Rs. 1.80 crore), Yash Thakur (Rs. 1.60 crore), Marco Jansen (Rs. 7 crore), Josh Inglis (Rs. 2.60 crore), Lockie Ferguson (Rs. 2 crore), Azmatullah Omarzai (Rs. 2.40 crore), Harnoor Pannu (Rs. 30 lakh), Kuldeep Sen (Rs. 80 lakh), Priyansh Arya (Rs. 3.80 crore), Aaron Hardie (Rs. 1.25 crore), Musheer Khan (Rs. 30 lakh), Suryansh Shedge (Rs. 30 lakh), Xavier Bartlett (Rs. 80 lakh), Pyla Avinash (Rs. 30 lakh), Pravin Dubey (Rs. 30 lakh). 

Rajasthan Royals (RR): Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma, Jofra Archer (Rs. 12.50 crore), Maheesh Theekshana (Rs. 4.4 crore), Wanindu Hasaranga (Rs. 5.25 crore), Akash Madhwal (Rs. 1.20 crore), Kumar Kartikeya (Rs. 30 lakh), Nitish Rana (Rs. 4.20 crore), Tushar Deshpande (Rs. 6.50 crore), Shubham Dubey (Rs. 80 lakh), Yudhvir Singh (Rs. 35 lakh), Fazalhaq Farooqi (Rs. 2 crore), Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Rs. 1.10 crore), Kwena Maphaka (Rs. 1.50 crore), Kunal Rathore (Rs. 30 lakh), Ashok Sharma (Rs. 30 lakh).

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB): Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal, Liam Livingstone (Rs. 8.75 crore), Phil Salt (Rs. 11.50 crore), Jitesh Sharma (Rs. 11 crore), Josh Hazlewood (Rs. 12.50 crore), Rasikh Dar (Rs. 6 crore), Suyash Sharma (Rs. 2.60 crore), Krunal Pandya (Rs. 5.75 crore), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Rs. 10.75 crore), Swapnil Singh (Rs. 50 lakh), Tim David (Rs. 3 crore), Romario Shepherd (Rs. 1.50 crore), Nuwan Thushara (Rs. 1.60 crore), Manoj Bhandage (Rs. 30 lakh), Jacob Bethell (Rs. 2.60 crore), Devdutt Padikkal (Rs. 2 crore), Swastik Chhikara (Rs. 30 lakh), Lungi Ngidi (Rs. 1 crore), Abhinandan Singh (Rs. 30 lakh), Mohit Rathee (Rs. 30 lakh).

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Mohammad Shami (Rs. 10 crore), Harshal Patel (Rs. 8 crore), Ishan Kishan (Rs. 11.25 crore), Rahul Chahar (Rs. 3.2 crore), Adam Zampa (Rs. 2.40 crore), Atharva Taide (Rs. 30 lakh), Abhinav Manohar (Rs. 3.20 crore), Simarjeet Singh (Rs. 1.50 crore), Zeeshan Ansari (Rs. 40 lakh), Jaydev Unadkat (Rs. 1 crore), Brydon Carse (Rs. 1 crore), Kamindu Mendis (Rs. 75 lakh), Aniket Verma (Rs. 30 lakh), Eshan Malinga (Rs. 1.20 crore), Sachin Baby (Rs. 30 lakh).

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