IPL schedule 2025: Check start date, teams, first match, venue and other key details
The 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will begin on March 22, 2025 and will run till May 25, 2025.
The opening match of the 2025 Indian Premier League will be held on March 22 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata between KKR and RCB.
The first match is between last season’s champions Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Both teams were regulars in the playoffs last season, who will win the game?
Here are the complete details of IPL 2025:
Start date: March 22, 2025
End date: May 25, 2025
This season’s games include 70 regular season games, 3 playoff games, and 1 finals. The schedule and results are pretty exciting.
IPL 2025 Team
Group A
Chennai Super Kings
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Rajasthan Royals
Punjab Kings
Kolkata Knight Riders
Group B
Mumbai Indians
Gujarat Titans
Delhi Capitals
Sunriser Hotel Hyderabad
Lucknow Supergiants
Teams from the same group will play each other twice. The purpose of doing this is to balance the team rankings and avoid a one-sided situation.
The tournament will be held at 13 venues across India:
Ahmedabad: Narendra Modi Stadium
Bengaluru: M Chinnaswamy Stadium
Chennai: MA Chidambaram Stadium
Delhi: Arun Jaitley Stadium
Dharamsala: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium
Guwahati: Basapara Stadium
Hyderabad: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
Jaipur: Sawai Mansingh Stadium
Kolkata: The Garden of Eden
Lucknow: BRSABV Ekana Stadium
Mullanpur: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium
Mumbai: Wankhede Stadium
Visakhapatnam: Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium
This season’s schedule will cover 13 venues in India, allowing fans from all regions to fully experience the excitement of the event.
