On Sunday (February 16), the Indian Premier League announced the schedule for the 18th edition of the tournament.
The player auction for this season took place in November, somewhat oddly scheduled midway through the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The mega-auction this year meant several Indian stars were up for grabs, apart from the collection of overseas players available.
India internationals Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer each broke the record for the most expensive player in IPL history, bagging INR 27 crore and INR 26.75 crore respectively. Venkatesh Iyer, Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal also earned big paydays, while England's Jos Buttler fetched the highest bid among overseas players – INR 15.75 crore.
This season is set to begin on March 22, with defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders hosting Royal Challengers Bengaluru for the tournament opener at the Eden Gardens. The venue will also host the Qualifier 2 and, on May 25, the final. Before that, Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator will be played in Hyderabad, home venue of defeated finalists Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders will kick off their campaign against , and will enter this season minus mentor Gautam Gambhir, who is now in charge of the Indian men's team and skipper Shreyas Iyer, who moved to Punjab Kings and will work alongside Ricky Ponting as their captain for the upcoming season.
IPL 2025 schedule: Full fixtures list, match timings and venues
| Date | Time | Home team | Away team | Venue |
| March 22 | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Kolkata |
| March 23 | 3:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rajasthan Royals | Hyderabad |
| March 23 | 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians | Chennai |
| March 24 | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Lucknow Super Giants | Visakhapatnam |
| March 25 | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Titans | Punjab Kings | Ahmedabad |
| March 26 | 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata Knight Riders | Guwahati |
| March 27 | 7:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Lucknow Super Giants | Hyderabad |
| March 28 | 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Chennai |
| March 29 | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Titans | Mumbai Indians | Ahmedabad |
| March 30 | 3:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Visakhapatnam |
| March 30 | 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings | Guwahati |
| March 31 | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai |
| April 1 | 7:30 PM | Lucknow Super Giants | Punjab Kings | Lucknow |
| April 2 | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Gujarat Titans | Bengaluru |
| April 3 | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata |
| April 4 | 7:30 PM | Lucknow Super Giants | Mumbai Indians | Lucknow |
| April 5 | 3:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Delhi Capitals | Chennai |
| April 5 | 7:30 PM | Punjab Kings | Rajasthan Royals | New Chandigarh |
| April 6 | 3:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Lucknow Super Giants | Kolkata |
| April 6 | 7:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Gujarat Titans | Hyderabad |
| April 7 | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Mumbai |
| April 8 | 7:30 PM | Punjab Kings | Chennai Super Kings | New Chandigarh |
| April 9 | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Titans | Rajasthan Royals | Ahmedabad |
| April 10 | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Delhi Capitals | Bengaluru |
| April 11 | 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai |
| April 12 | 3:30 PM | Lucknow Super Giants | Gujarat Titans | Lucknow |
| April 12 | 7:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Punjab Kings | Hyderabad |
| April 13 | 3:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Jaipur |
| April 13 | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Mumbai Indians | Delhi |
| April 14 | 7:30 PM | Lucknow Super Giants | Chennai Super Kings | Lucknow |
| April 15 | 7:30 PM | Punjab Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders | New Chandigarh |
| April 16 | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Rajasthan Royals | Delhi |
| April 17 | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai |
| April 18 | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Punjab Kings | Bengaluru |
| April 19 | 3:30 PM | Gujarat Titans | Delhi Capitals | Ahmedabad |
| April 19 | 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Lucknow Super Giants | Jaipur |
| April 20 | 3:30 PM | Punjab Kings | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | New Chandigarh |
| April 20 | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai |
| April 21 | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Gujarat Titans | Kolkata |
| April 22 | 7:30 PM | Lucknow Super Giants | Delhi Capitals | Lucknow |
| April 23 | 7:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai Indians | Hyderabad |
| April 24 | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Rajasthan Royals | Bengaluru |
| April 25 | 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Chennai |
| April 26 | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Punjab Kings | Kolkata |
| April 27 | 3:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Lucknow Super Giants | Mumbai |
| April 27 | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Delhi |
| April 28 | 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Gujarat Titans | Jaipur |
| April 29 | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi |
| April 30 | 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Punjab Kings | Chennai |
| May 1 | 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Mumbai Indians | Jaipur |
| May 2 | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Titans | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Ahmedabad |
| May 3 | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Chennai Super Kings | Bengaluru |
| May 4 | 3:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata |
| May 4 | 7:30 PM | Punjab Kings | Lucknow Super Giants | Dharamsala |
| May 5 | 7:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Delhi Capitals | Hyderabad |
| May 6 | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Gujarat Titans | Mumbai |
| May 7 | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata |
| May 8 | 7:30 PM | Punjab Kings | Delhi Capitals | Dharamsala |
| May 9 | 7:30 PM | Lucknow Super Giants | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Lucknow |
| May 10 | 7:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata Knight Riders | Hyderabad |
| May 11 | 3:30 PM | Punjab Kings | Mumbai Indians | Dharamsala |
| May 11 | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Gujarat Titans | Delhi |
| May 12 | 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai |
| May 13 | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Bengaluru |
| May 14 | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Titans | Lucknow Super Giants | Ahmedabad |
| May 15 | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Capitals | Mumbai |
| May 16 | 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Punjab Kings | Jaipur |
| May 17 | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Kolkata Knight Riders | Bengaluru |
| May 18 | 3:30 PM | Gujarat Titans | Chennai Super Kings | Ahmedabad |
| May 18 | 7:30 PM | Lucknow Super Giants | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Lucknow |
| May 20 | 7:30 PM | Qualifier 1 | Hyderabad | |
| May 21 | 7:30 PM | Eliminator | Hyderabad | |
| May 23 | 7:30 PM | Qualifier 2 | Kolkata | |
| May 25 | 7:30 PM | Final | Kolkata | |
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