IPL 2025 will be played between March 22 and May 25, 2025. Here is the full schedule of the 18th edition of the league.
IPL 2025, the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League, will be played between March 22 and May 25. The tournament will open with a match between defending champions and three-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
The Eden Gardens will also host the Qualifier 2 and the final, while Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator will be played at Uppal, the home venue of Hyderabad, last year’s defeated finalists.
Apart from the two teams mentioned above, the league will also feature Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants, and Gujarat Titans.
With five wins each, Chennai and Mumbai are the most successful IPL franchises, followed by Kolkata (three). The other four editions were won by Rajasthan, the now-defunct Deccan Chargers, Hyderabad, and Gujarat.
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A TOTAL OF 12 DOUBLE HEADERS THIS SEASON
IPL 2025 will witness 12 double headers, the first of which will be played on March 23, the first Sunday of the upcoming IPL season.
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RR and DC Playing at home away from home?
Rajasthan Royals' first match at Jaipur is on April 13 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru as they play their first five matches, either away, or at their adopted home venue of Guwahati.
Like RR, DC will also play their first match in Delhi on April 13 against Mumbai Indians as they start the season at their adopted home venue of Vizag.
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CSK vs KKR
Ruturaj Gaikwad's Chennai Super Kings will face defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders on April 11 and May 7, home and away respectively.
CSK will face GT only once in Ahmedabad in their last league fixture of the season on May 18.
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The Clash of the Juggernauts
The battle between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli is cherished by fans and they will value it even more this season as there is only one league fixture between MI and RCB as they battle it out on April 7 at the Wankhade Stadium.
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DAY 2
March 23 will host the first double-header of the season with Sunrisers Hyderabad hosting Rajasthan Royals in the afternoon fixture at the Uppal Stadium while Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will clash in the evening fixture at the M Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
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Kohli vs Dhoni
RCB will take on CSK twice in the league season with the first battle taking place on March 28 while the reverse fixture is scheduled for May 3.
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PLAYOFFS
The playoffs will be played between May 20 and May 25 with Hyderabad hosting Qualifier 1 and Eliminator on May 20 and May 21 respectively.
Qualifier 2 and Final will be played on May 23 and May 25 in Kolkata.
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League Stage will conclude on May 18
The IPL league stage will commence on March 28 and end on May 18 with 13 venues hosting the matches.
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THE BIG KICK OFF!
The season will kick off at the home of the defending champions as per the usual tradition. Kolkata Knight Riders will host Rajat Patidar's Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on March 22.
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5 MINUTES AWAY!
We are less than five minutes away from knowing the full schedule of the 2025 Indian Premier League season.
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