The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the schedule for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The 18th edition of the prestigious tournament will commence on March 22, 2025 and the Final will be played on May 25, 2025 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

The 74 matches of the season will be played across 13 venues and will include 12 double-headers. While the afternoon games will begin at 03.30 PM IST, the evening games will begin from 07.30 PM IST.

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The cricketing extravaganza will kick off when the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) host the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on March 22, 2025.

The first of the 12 double-headers day will take place on March 23, 2025 as Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) face Rajasthan Royals (RR) in an afternoon game in Hyderabad. This will be followed by a mouthwatering clash in the evening as the two five-time IPL champions – Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) – lock horns at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

Delhi Capitals (DC) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will play their respective first match of the season when they take on each other in Visakhapatnam on March 24, 2025. The world’s biggest cricket stadium – Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad – will host its first game of the season when Gujarat Titans (GT) host Punjab Kings (PBKS) on March 25, 2025.

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Three of the ten IPL teams will play at two venues each. DC will play their home games in Visakhapatnam and at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. RR will play their two home games at Guwahati - where they host KKR and CSK – and play the remainder of the home games at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

PBKS, meanwhile, will play their four home matches at the New PCA Stadium, New Chandigarh while the picturesque Dharamsala will host three home games of PBKS – against LSG, DC and MI – at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium.

Following the conclusion of the league stage, the Playoffs will be played across Hyderabad and Kolkata. Hyderabad will host the Qualifier 1 and Eliminator on May 20, 2025 and May 21, 2025 respectively.

The action will then shift to Kolkata which will host the Qualifier 2 on May 23, 2025. The all-engrossing summit clash of the TATA IPL 2025 will be played on May 25, 2025.

IPL 2025 Schedule

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				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
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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