IPL 2025 schedule revealed: Check dates of your favourite team’s fixtures

The schedule was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) through broadcasters JioHotstar on Sunday, with 13 venues set to host 74 IPL 2025 matches over 65 days

New Delhi: Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the IPL 2025 opening match at their home ground Eden Gardens on March 22. The ten-team tournament will begin almost two weeks after the Champions Trophy ends on March 9.

The schedule was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) through broadcasters JioHotstar on Sunday, with 13 venues set to host 74 IPL 2025 matches over 65 days. Kolkata is also slated to host Qualifier 2 (on May 23) and the title clash on May 25, while Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator will be hosted by Hyderabad on May 20 and 21 respectively.

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Kolkata had previously hosted the IPL 2013 and 2015 finals, where Mumbai Indians (MI) had emerged victorious. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), runners-up in IPL 2024, will host 2008 champions Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on March 23.

Later that evening, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI), the two most successful teams in IPL’s history with five titles each, will face off at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in what is also the first double-header of IPL 2025.

CSK and MI will later meet for the reverse clash at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 20. Delhi Capitals (DC) will begin their IPL 2025 campaign against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Visakhapatnam on March 24, while 2022 champions Gujarat Titans (GT) are slated to open their campaign against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Ahmedabad on March 25.

Visakhapatnam and Guwahati will host two home matches each of DC and RR respectively, while PBKS will play its three home games in Dharamsala. KKR and DC are yet to announce their new captains for the IPL 2025 season. RCB, meanwhile, recently appointed Rajat Patidar as their new captain while Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant were previously announced as new skippers of PBKS and LSG respectively.

IPL 2025 schedule

Mar 22, KKR vs RCB, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 7.30 pm

Mar 23, SRH vs RR, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, 3.30 pm

CSK vs MI, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 7.30 pm

Mar 24, DC vs LSG, Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, 7.30 pm

Mar 25, GT vs PBKS, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, 7.30 pm

Mar 26, RR vs KKR, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, 7.30 pm

Mar 27, SRH vs LSG, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, 7.30 pm

Mar 28, CSK vs RCB, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 7.30 pm

Mar 29, GT vs MI, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, 7.30 pm

Mar 30, DC vs SRH, Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, 3.30 pm

RR vs CSK, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, 7.30 pm

Mar 31, MI vs KKR, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, 7.30 pm

Apr 1, LSG vs PBKS, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, 7.30 pm

Apr 2, RCB vs GT, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, 7.30 pm

Apr 3, KKR vs SRH, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 7.30 pm

Apr 4, LSG vs MI, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, 7.30 pm

Apr 5, CSK vs DC, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 3.30 pm

PBKS vs RR, Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, 7.30 pm

Apr 6, KKR vs LSG, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 3:30 pm

SRH vs GT, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, 7:30 pm

Apr 7, MI vs RCB, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, 7:30 pm

Apr 8, PBKS vs CSK, Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, 7:30 pm

Apr 9, GT vs RR, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, 7.30 pm

Apr 10, RCB vs DC, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, 7:30 pm

Apr 11, CSK vs KKR, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 7.30 pm

Apr 12, LSG vs GT, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, 3:30 pm

SRH vs PBKS, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, 7.30 pm

Apr 13, RR vs RCB, Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, 3.30 pm

DC vs MI, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, 7.30 pm

Apr 14, LSG vs CSK, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, 7.30 pm

Apr 15, PBKS vs KKR, Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, 7.30 pm

Apr 16, DC vs RR, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, 7.30 pm

Apr 17, MI vs SRH, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, 7.30 pm

Apr 18, RCB vs PBKS, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, 7.30 pm

Apr 19, GT vs DC, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, 3.30 pm

RR vs LSG, Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, 7.30 pm

Apr 20, PBKS vs RCB, Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, 3.30 pm

MI vs CSK, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, 7.30 pm

Apr 21, KKR vs GT, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 7.30 pm

Apr 22, LSG vs DC, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, 7.30 pm

Apr 23, SRH vs MI, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, 7.30 pm

Apr 24, RCB vs RR, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, 7.30 pm

Apr 25, CSK vs SRH, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 7.30 pm

Apr 26, KKR vs PBKS, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 7.30 pm

Apr 27, MI vs LSG, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, 3.30 pm

DC vs RCB, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, 7.30 pm

Apr 28, RR vs GT, Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, 7.30 pm

Apr 29, DC vs KKR, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, 7.30 pm

Apr 30, CSK vs PBKS, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 7.30 pm

May 1, RR vs MI, Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, 7.30 pm

May 2, GT vs SRH, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, 7.30 pm

May 3, RCB vs CSK, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, 7.30 pm

May 4, KKR vs RR, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 3.30 pm

PBKS vs LSG, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, 7.30 pm

May 5, SRH vs DC, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, 7.30 pm

May 6, MI vs GT, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, 7.30 pm

May 7, KKR vs CSK, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 7.30 pm

May 8, PBKS vs DC, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, 7.30 pm

May 9, LSG vs RCB, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, 7.30 pm

May 10, SRH vs KKR, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, 7.30 pm

May 11, PBKS vs MI, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, 3.30 pm

DC vs GT, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, 7.30 pm

May 12, CSK vs RR, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 7.30 pm

May 13, RCB vs SRH, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, 7.30 pm

May 14, GT vs LSG, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, 7.30 pm

May 15, MI vs DC, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, 7.30 pm

May 16, RR vs PBKS, Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, 7.30 pm

May 17, RCB vs KKR, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, 7.30 pm

May 18, GT vs CSK, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, 3.30 pm

LSG vs SRH, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, 7.30 pm

May 20, Qualifier 1, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, 7.30 pm

May 21, Eliminator, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, 7.30 pm

May 23, Qualifier 2, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 7.30 pm

May 25, Final, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 7.30 pm