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The 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to kickstart on the 22nd of March. The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) announced the IPL 2025 Match schedule.
It will be the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) who will play the opening game of the tournament. They will face three-time finalists Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Last year’s runners-up Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will play the second game which will be an afternoon fixture at their home venue (Hyderabad) and they will be up against Rajasthan Royals (RR). Arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will round up the first weekend of the IPL 2025 as they square off in Chennai. The remaining four teams will have their first games on the following days (March 24th and 25th).
As many as 74 matches are scheduled to be played this season, including the playoffs. There are 13 venues which will host these games. Guwahati, Visakhapatnam and Dharamsala are the three venues which will act as home grounds for Rajasthan Royals (RR), Delhi Capitals (DC) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) for brief periods.
There are 12 double headers scheduled in IPL 2025 all match list, nine of which are on Sundays. Except Bengaluru, each of the other venues have one afternoon game scheduled this season.
14 games have been allocated to each team in the IPL match schedule. Each team will play other members in the group twice this season and there is one designated team that they will face twice from the opposite group. For example, CSK are in Group A and will face everyone else in Group A twice in IPL 2025. Plus, they face MI twice as well who are in Group B. The other teams in Group B will play CSK only once.
GROUP A: Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Punjab Kings (PBKS), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
GROUP B: Mumbai Indians (MI), Gujarat Titans (GT), Delhi Capitals (DC), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).
The league fixtures come to an end on the 18th of May before the playoffs kick off on the 20th of May. Hyderabad will host the Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator (20th and 21st of May respectively) while Kolkata is going to be the venue for the Qualifier 2 and the final which will be played on the 23rd and 25th of May respectively.
HERE IS THE IPL 2025 MATCH SCHEDULE:
| Date | Match | Venue | Time |
| Saturday, March 22, 2025 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, March 23, 2025 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals | Hyderabad | 3:30 PM |
| Sunday, March 23, 2025 | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians | Chennai | 7:30 PM |
| Monday, March 24, 2025 | Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants | Visakhapatnam | 7:30 PM |
| Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings | Ahmedabad | 7:30 PM |
| Wednesday, March 26, 2025 | Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Guwahati | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, March 27, 2025 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants | Hyderabad | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, March 28, 2025 | Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Chennai | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, March 29, 2025 | Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians | Ahmedabad | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, March 30, 2025 | Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Visakhapatnam | 3:30 PM |
| Sunday, March 30, 2025 | Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings | Guwahati | 7:30 PM |
| Monday, March 31, 2025 | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
| Tuesday, April 1, 2025 | Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings | Lucknow | 7:30 PM |
| Wednesday, April 2, 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans | Bengaluru | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, April 3, 2025 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, April 4, 2025 | Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians | Lucknow | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, April 5, 2025 | Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals | Chennai | 3:30 PM |
| Saturday, April 5, 2025 | Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals | New Chandigarh | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, April 6, 2025 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants | Kolkata | 3:30 PM |
| Sunday, April 6, 2025 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Titans | Hyderabad | 7:30 PM |
| Monday, April 7, 2025 | Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
| Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings | New Chandigarh | 7:30 PM |
| Wednesday, April 9, 2025 | Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals | Ahmedabad | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, April 10, 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals | Bengaluru | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, April 11, 2025 | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, April 12, 2025 | Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans | Lucknow | 3:30 PM |
| Saturday, April 12, 2025 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings | Hyderabad | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, April 13, 2025 | Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Jaipur | 3:30 PM |
| Sunday, April 13, 2025 | Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians | Delhi | 7:30 PM |
| Monday, April 14, 2025 | Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings | Lucknow | 7:30 PM |
| Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | New Chandigarh | 7:30 PM |
| Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals | Delhi | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, April 17, 2025 | Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, April 18, 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings | Bengaluru | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, April 19, 2025 | Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals | Ahmedabad | 3:30 PM |
| Saturday, April 19, 2025 | Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants | Jaipur | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, April 20, 2025 | Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | New Chandigarh | 3:30 PM |
| Sunday, April 20, 2025 | Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
| Monday, April 21, 2025 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans | Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals | Lucknow | 7:30 PM |
| Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians | Hyderabad | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, April 24, 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals | Bengaluru | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, April 25, 2025 | Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Chennai | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, April 26, 2025 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings | Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, April 27, 2025 | Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants | Mumbai | 3:30 PM |
| Sunday, April 27, 2025 | Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Delhi | 7:30 PM |
| Monday, April 28, 2025 | Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans | Jaipur | 7:30 PM |
| Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi | 7:30 PM |
| Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings | Chennai | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, May 1, 2025 | Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians | Jaipur | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, May 2, 2025 | Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Ahmedabad | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, May 3, 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings | Bengaluru | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, May 4, 2025 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata | 3:30 PM |
| Sunday, May 4, 2025 | Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants | Dharamsala | 7:30 PM |
| Monday, May 5, 2025 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals | Hyderabad | 7:30 PM |
| Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Titans | Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
| Wednesday, May 7, 2025 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, May 8, 2025 | Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals | Dharamsala | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, May 9, 2025 | Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Lucknow | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, May 10, 2025 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Hyderabad | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, May 11, 2025 | Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians | Dharamsala | 3:30 PM |
| Sunday, May 11, 2025 | Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans | Delhi | 7:30 PM |
| Monday, May 12, 2025 | Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals | Chennai | 7:30 PM |
| Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Bengaluru | 7:30 PM |
| Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants | Ahmedabad | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, May 15, 2025 | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals | Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, May 16, 2025 | Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings | Jaipur | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, May 17, 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Bengaluru | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, May 18, 2025 | Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings | Ahmedabad | 3:30 PM |
| Sunday, May 18, 2025 | Lucknow Super Giants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Lucknow | 7:30 PM |
| Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | Qualifier 1 | Hyderabad | 7:30 PM |
| Wednesday, May 21, 2025 | Eliminator | Hyderabad | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, May 23, 2025 | Qualifier 2 | Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, May 25, 2025 | Final | Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
