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The IPL 2025 season will begin on March 22, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Sunday. The Indian Premier League (IPL), now in its 18th season, is the world's most lucrative franchise-based Twenty20 cricket event.
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The IPL 2025 schedule begins on Saturday, March 22, with the reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders hosting Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Kolkata's famous Eden Gardens Stadium.
The next match in the IPL 2025 schedule is Sunrisers Hyderabad vs. Rajasthan Royals. On March 23, the Sunday afternoon match will take place in Uppal's Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
This year’s IPL will follow the same format as last season with 10 teams competing for the title. The teams have been divided into two groups of five.
IPL 2025 teams and groups
Group A: Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Punjab Kings (PBKS), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Group B: Mumbai Indians (MI), Gujarat Titans (GT), Delhi Capitals (DC), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).
Each team will play the others in their own group twice, as well as one designated opponent from the other group twice while facing the other four teams once in the league stage.
The top four teams advance to the playoffs, with the top two squaring off in Qualifier 1 on May 20 in Hyderabad. The victor of the match advances to the final, which will be contested in Kolkata on May 25.
Meanwhile, the teams that finished third and fourth in the league stage will compete in Eliminator 1, with the winner meeting the loser of Qualifier 1 in Qualifier 2 to determine the second team in the final.
IPL 2025 venues:
The 10 regular centers—Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Mullanpur, Delhi, and Jaipur, besides Kolkata and Hyderabad—will feature in the IPL 2025 matches.
The schedule, which includes 12 double-headers, will see games played over 65 days at 13 sites, with Dharamsala, Guwahati, and Visakhapatnam hosting a handful of IPL matchups apiece.
Dharamsala will be the Punjab Kings' second home venue, alongside Mullanpur (New Chandigarh), and the Rajasthan Royals will base themselves in Guwahati as well as Jaipur.
The Delhi Capitals' second home stadium will be Visakhapatnam, where they will begin their league campaign on March 24 against the Lucknow Super Giants.
Here is the full schedule of IPL 2025: (All in Indian Standard Time (IST))
|
Match number |
Date and Day |
Match |
Timing |
Venue |
|
1 |
March 22, Saturday |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
7:30 PM |
Kolkata |
|
2 |
March 23, Sunday |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals |
3:30 PM |
Hyderabad |
|
3 |
March 23, Sunday |
Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians |
7:30 PM |
Chennai |
|
4 |
March 24, Monday |
Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants |
7:30 PM |
Visakhapatnam |
|
5 |
March 25, Tuesday |
Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings |
7:30 PM |
Ahmedabad |
|
6 |
March 26, Wednesday |
Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
7:30 PM |
Guwahati |
|
7 |
March 27, Thursday |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants |
7:30 PM |
Hyderabad |
|
8 |
March 28, Friday |
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
7:30 PM |
Chennai |
|
9 |
March 29, Saturday |
Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians |
7:30 PM |
Ahmedabad |
|
10 |
March 30, Sunday |
Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
3:30 PM |
Visakhapatnam |
|
11 |
March 30, Sunday |
Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings |
7:30 PM |
Guwahati |
|
12 |
March 31, Monday |
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
7:30 PM |
Mumbai |
|
13 |
April 1, Tuesday |
Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings |
7:30 PM |
Lucknow |
|
14 |
April 2, Wednesday |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans |
7:30 PM |
Bengaluru |
|
15 |
April 3, Thursday |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
7:30 PM |
Kolkata |
|
16 |
April 4, Friday |
Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians |
7:30 PM |
Lucknow |
|
17 |
April 5, Saturday |
Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals |
3:30 PM |
Chennai |
|
18 |
April 5, Saturday |
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals |
7:30 PM |
New Chandigarh |
|
19 |
April 6, Sunday |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants |
3:30 PM |
Kolkata |
|
20 |
April 6, Sunday |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Titans |
7:30 PM |
Hyderabad |
|
21 |
April 7, Monday |
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
7:30 PM |
Mumbai |
|
22 |
April 8, Tuesday |
Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings |
7:30 PM |
New Chandigarh |
|
23 |
April 9, Wednesday |
Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals |
7:30 PM |
Ahmedabad |
|
24 |
April 10, Thursday |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals |
7:30 PM |
Bengaluru |
|
25 |
April 11, Friday |
Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
7:30 PM |
Chennai |
|
26 |
April 12, Saturday |
Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans |
3:30 PM |
Lucknow |
|
27 |
April 12, Saturday |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings |
7:30 PM |
Hyderabad |
|
28 |
April 13, Sunday |
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
3:30 PM |
Jaipur |
|
29 |
April 13, Sunday |
Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians |
7:30 PM |
Delhi |
|
30 |
April 14, Monday |
Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings |
7:30 PM |
Lucknow |
|
31 |
April 15, Tuesday |
Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
7:30 PM |
New Chandigarh |
|
32 |
April 16, Wednesday |
Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals |
7:30 PM |
Delhi |
|
33 |
April 17, Thursday |
Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
7:30 PM |
Mumbai |
|
34 |
April 18, Friday |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings |
7:30 PM |
Bengaluru |
|
35 |
April 19, Saturday |
Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals |
3:30 PM |
Ahmedabad |
|
36 |
April 19, Saturday |
Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants |
7:30 PM |
Jaipur |
|
37 |
April 20, Sunday |
Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
3:30 PM |
New Chandigarh |
|
38 |
April 20, Sunday |
Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings |
7:30 PM |
Mumbai |
|
39 |
April 21, Monday |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans |
7:30 PM |
Kolkata |
|
40 |
April 22, Tuesday |
Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals |
7:30 PM |
Lucknow |
|
41 |
April 23, Wednesday |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians |
7:30 PM |
Hyderabad |
|
42 |
April 24, Thursday |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals |
7:30 PM |
Bengaluru |
|
43 |
April 25, Friday |
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
7:30 PM |
Chennai |
|
44 |
April 26, Saturday |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings |
7:30 PM |
Kolkata |
|
45 |
April 27, Sunday |
Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants |
3:30 PM |
Mumbai |
|
46 |
April 27, Sunday |
Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
7:30 PM |
Delhi |
|
47 |
April 28, Monday |
Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans |
7:30 PM |
Jaipur |
|
48 |
April 29, Tuesday |
Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
7:30 PM |
Delhi |
|
49 |
April 30, Wednesday |
Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings |
7:30 PM |
Chennai |
|
50 |
May 1, Thursday |
Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians |
7:30 PM |
Jaipur |
|
51 |
May 2, Friday |
Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
7:30 PM |
Ahmedabad |
|
52 |
May 3, Saturday |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings |
7:30 PM |
Bengaluru |
|
53 |
May 4, Sunday |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals |
3:30 PM |
Kolkata |
|
54 |
May 4, Sunday |
Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants |
7:30 PM |
Dharamsala |
|
55 |
May 5, Monday |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals |
7:30 PM |
Hyderabad |
|
56 |
May 6, Tuesday |
Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Titans |
7:30 PM |
Mumbai |
|
57 |
May 7, Wednesday |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings |
7:30 PM |
Kolkata |
|
58 |
May 8, Thursday |
Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals |
7:30 PM |
Dharamsala |
|
59 |
May 9, Friday |
Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
7:30 PM |
Lucknow |
|
60 |
May 10, Saturday |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
7:30 PM |
Hyderabad |
|
61 |
May 11, Sunday |
Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians |
3:30 PM |
Dharamsala |
|
62 |
May 11, Sunday |
Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans |
7:30 PM |
Delhi |
|
63 |
May 12, Monday |
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals |
7:30 PM |
Chennai |
|
64 |
May 13, Tuesday |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
7:30 PM |
Bengaluru |
|
65 |
May 14, Wednesday |
Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants |
7:30 PM |
Ahmedabad |
|
66 |
May 15, Thursday |
Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals |
7:30 PM |
Mumbai |
|
67 |
May 16, Friday |
Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings |
7:30 PM |
Jaipur |
|
68 |
May 17, Saturday |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
7:30 PM |
Bengaluru |
|
69 |
May 18, Sunday |
Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings |
3:30 PM |
Ahmedabad |
|
|
|
IPL 2025 PLAYOFFS |
|
|
|
70 |
May 18, Sunday |
Lucknow Super Giants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
7:30 PM |
Lucknow |
|
71 |
May 20, Tuesday |
Qualifier 1 |
7:30 PM |
Hyderabad |
|
72 |
May 21, Wednesday |
Eliminator |
7:30 PM |
Hyderabad |
|
73 |
May 23, Friday |
Qualifier 2 |
7:30 PM |
Kolkata |
|
74 |
May 25, Sunday |
Final |
7:30 PM |
Kolkata |
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