IPL 2025 Schedule: Full fixtures list, dates, match timing, online broadcast, live streaming, format and more
The 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) returns Saturday with a match between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
The tournament will kick off Saturday at 6 p.m. local time (8:30 a.m. ET) with a star-studded opening ceremony that feature performances by Indian actor Disha Patani, singer Shreya Ghoshal, and singer Karan Aujla. Multiple reports have suggested OneRepublic, who recently collaborated with Aujla for a music video featuring Patani, has also been approached to perform at the event.
The approximately two-month tournament will feature 74 matches which will played across 13 venues with the finale scheduled for May 25. The IPL, arguably the biggest and most lucrative T20 tournament in the world, will have top cricket players from across the world participate in the event.
Here's everything you need to know about the 18th edition of the IPL, including match schedule and venues.
When does the IPL 2025 start?
It begins on Saturday, 22 March, with defending champions KKR hosting a Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) side featuring superstar Virat Kohli from 14:00 GMT.
What is the IPL 2025 schedule & when is the final?
The group stage features 70 matches across 13 venues and runs until Sunday, 18 May.
The knockout stage begins on Tuesday, 20 May and the final takes place at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday, 25 May.
IPL 2025 Teams Groups List
Group A: Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Punjab Kings
Group B: Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Gujarat Titans, Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants
IPL 2025: IPL Match Start Times of Every Game in 2025 Season.
Seventy-four matches will be played across 13 venues and will include 12 double-headers.
IPL 2025 afternoon games will begin at 3:30 p.m. IST (6 a.m. ET), the evening matches will start at 7:30 p.m. local time (10 a.m. ET).
Matches will kick off at 7:30 IST 2:00 GMT -
IND : 7:30 p.m. IST
PAK : 8:00 p.m. PK
UK : 2:00 p.m. GMT
USA & Canada: 10 a.m. ET
Dubai: 6:00 p.m.
Saudi Arabia: 5:30 p.m. KSA
IPL 2025 schedule: Full fixtures list, dates, today match timings and host venues, locations
March 22, 2025 (Kolkata): Kolkata Knight Riders 1748 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru 177/3 - RCB Won by 7 wickets (22 balls left)
March 23, 2025 (Hyderabad): Sunrisers Hyderabad 286/6 vs Rajasthan Royals 242/6 - SRH won by 44 runs
March 23, 2025 (Chennai): Chennai Super Kings 158/6 vs Mumbai Indians 155/9 -- CSK won by 4 wickets (5 balls left)
March 24, 2025 (Visakhapatnam): Delhi Capitals 211/9 - Lucknow Super Giants 209/8 -- DC won by 1 wkt (3 balls left)
March 25, 2025 (Ahmedabad): Gujarat Titans 232/5 vs Punjab Kings 243/5 -- PBKS won by 11 runs
March 26, 2025 (Guwahati): Rajasthan Royals 151/9 vs Kolkata Knight Riders 153/2 -- KKR won by 8 wkt (15 balls left)
March 27, 2025 (Hyderabad): Sunrisers Hyderabad 190/9 vs Lucknow Super Giants 193/5 -- LSG won by 5 wkt (23 balls left)
March 28, 2025 (Chennai): Chennai Super Kings 146/8 vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru 196/7 -- RCB won by 50 runs
March 29, 2025 (Ahmedabad): Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians from 7:30PM
March 30, 2025 (Visakhapatnam): Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad from 3:30PM
March 30, 2025 (Guwahati): Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings from 7:30PM
March 31, 2025 (Mumbai): Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders from 7:30PM
April 1, 2025 (Lucknow): Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings from 7:30PM
April 2, 2025 (Bengaluru): Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans from 7:30PM
April 3, 2025 (Kolkata): Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad from 7:30PM
April 4, 2025 (Lucknow): Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians from 7:30PM
April 5, 2025 (Chennai): Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals from 3:30PM
April 5, 2025 (New Chandigarh): Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals from 7:30PM
April 6, 2025 (Kolkata): Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants from 3:30PM
April 6, 2025 (Hyderabad): Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Titans from 7:30PM
April 7, 2025 (Mumbai): Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru from 7:30PM
April 8, 2025 (New Chandigarh): Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings from 7:30PM
April 9, 2025 (Ahmedabad): Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals from 7:30PM
April 10, 2025 (Bengaluru): Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals from 7:30PM
April 11, 2025 (Chennai): Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders from 7:30PM
April 12, 2025 (Lucknow): Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans from 3:30PM
April 12, 2025 (Hyderabad): Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings from 7:30PM
April 13, 2025 (Jaipur): Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru from 3:30PM
April 13, 2025 (Delhi): Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians from 7:30PM
April 14, 2025 (Lucknow): Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings from 7:30PM
April 15, 2025 (New Chandigarh): Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders from 7:30PM
April 16, 2025 (Delhi): Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals from 7:30PM
April 17, 2025 (Mumbai): Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad from 7:30PM
April 18, 2025 (Bengaluru): Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings from 7:30PM
April 19, 2025 (Ahmedabad): Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals from 3:30PM
April 19, 2025 (Jaipur): Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants from 7:30PM
April 20, 2025 (New Chandigarh): Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru from 3:30PM
April 20, 2025 (Mumbai): Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings from 7:30PM
April 21, 2025 (Kolkata): Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans from 7:30PM
April 22, 2025 (Lucknow): Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals from 7:30PM
April 23, 2025 (Hyderabad): Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians from 7:30PM
April 24, 2025 (Bengaluru): Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals from 7:30PM
April 25, 2025 (Chennai): Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad from 7:30PM
April 26, 2025 (Kolkata): Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings from 7:30PM
April 27, 2025 (Mumbai): Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants from 3:30PM
April 27, 2025 (Delhi): Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru from 7:30PM
April 28, 2025 (Jaipur): Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans from 7:30PM
April 29, 2025 (Delhi): Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders from 7:30PM
April 30, 2025 (Chennai): Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings from 7:30PM
May 1, 2025 (Jaipur): Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians from 7:30PM
May 2, 2025 (Ahmedabad): Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad from 7:30PM
May 3, 2025 (Bengaluru): Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings from 7:30PM
May 4, 2025 (Kolkata): Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals from 3:30PM
May 4, 2025 (Dharamsala): Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants from 7:30PM
May 5, 2025 (Hyderabad): Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals from 7:30PM
May 6, 2025 (Mumbai): Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Titans from 7:30PM
May 7, 2025 (Kolkata): Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings from 7:30PM
May 8, 2025 (Dharamsala): Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals from 7:30PM
May 9, 2025 (Lucknow): Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru from 7:30PM
May 10, 2025 (Hyderabad): Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders from 7:30PM
May 11, 2025 (Dharamsala): Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians from 3:30PM
May 11, 2025 (Delhi): Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans from 7:30PM
May 12, 2025 (Chennai): Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals from 7:30PM
May 13, 2025 (Bengaluru): Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad from 7:30PM
May 14, 2025 (Ahmedabad): Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants from 7:30PM
May 15, 2025 (Mumbai): Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals from 7:30PM
May 16, 2025 (Jaipur): Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings from 7:30PM
May 17, 2025 (Bengaluru): Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders from 7:30PM
May 18, 2025 (Ahmedabad): Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings from 3:30PM
May 18, 2025 (Lucknow): Lucknow Super Giants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad from 7:30PM
IPL Playoff Schedule: IPL 2025 knockout matches:
May 20, 2025: To be decided; venue: Hyderabad from 7:30PM
May 21, 2025: To be decided; venue: Hyderabad from 7:30PM
May 23, 2025: To be decided; venue: Kolkata from 7:30PM
May 25, 2025: To be decided; venue: Kolkata from 7:30PM
IPL Match Schedule: Where to Watch IPL 2025 Live, TV Channels, live streaming
To watch IPL 2025 live in India, you can tune into various platforms that have broadcasting rights for the tournament. Here’s how you can catch the action:
Where to Watch IPL 2025 Live in India
Television Broadcast: The IPL 2025 matches will be broadcast live on Star Sports channels in India. Star Sports is the official broadcaster for the tournament, offering coverage in multiple languages.
Live Streaming: For those who prefer streaming, the matches will be available on the Disney+ Hotstar app.
What is the format for the IPL 2025?
The teams are split into two groups of five and each play 14 group matches in total.
Each side plays against the teams in their group twice - home and away - and also faces the team in the same row in the other group home and away (for example, Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans will play each other twice).
They also play against the four remaining teams in the other group once, with the results forming one overall table.
The top four teams in this table qualify for the play-offs.
First and second in the group will face each other in 'Qualifier 1' on 20 May for a place in the final.
Third and fourth then play on 21 May in the 'Eliminator' - the winners of that match face the losing side from the first play-off for the second spot in the final.
What teams are playing in IPL 2025?
A total of 10 teams will be playing in IPL this year, including:
Chennai Super Kings
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Kolkata Knight Riders
Rajasthan Royals
Delhi Capitals
Lucknow Super Giants
Punjab Kings
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Gujarat Titans
Full list of IPL 2025 match venues, host cities, locations
The opening match of the 2025 Indian Premier League will take place at Eden Garden in India’s eastern city of Kolkata, the home of the defending champions.
Other match venues, as per IPL, include:
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
BRSABV Ekana Stadium, Lucknow
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Punjab
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh
Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
New PCA Stadium, New Chandigarh.
Who won the IPL 2024 Last year?
Kolkata Knight Riders, co-owned by Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan, won the IPL tournament in 2024 under the captaincy of Indian cricketer Shreyas Iyer. This was the team's third win since the league's inception in 2007.
Who are past IPL champions over the years?
Chennai Super Kings: 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023
Mumbai Indians: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020
Kolkata Knight Riders: 2012, 2014, 2024
Rajasthan Royals: 2008
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 2016
Gujarat Titans: 2022
Deccan Chargers: 2009
How much winners will get the prize money of IPL 2025?
While the prize money for this year’s IPL has not been confirmed by organisers, if previous years are anything to go by, the IPL purse this time around is expected to be around $6m.
The 2024 champions could take home approximately $2.4m and runners up $1.56m.
2024: The INR 20 crore (winner) and INR 13 crore (runner-up) structure was retained.
For the IPL 2025 season, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is expected to continue the previous trend, where the winner will receive INR 20 crore, with the runner-up earning around INR 13 crore.
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