IPL 2025 Schedule, Stadiums, Matches, Teams, Prices; Everything To Know About Tata's Indian Premier League

IPL 2025 Schedule: The Indian Premier League (IPL) season is all set to commence on March 22, with last year's winner KKR competing against RCB. The two teams will compete at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. This will be the 18th edition of the prestigious tournament and will close on May 25, 2025.

This season, there will be 74 matches played across 13 venues and will include 12 double-headers. While the afternoon games will begin at 03.30 PM IST, the evening games will begin at 07.30 PM IST.

According to the BCCI release, the first of the 12 double-headers day will take place on March 23, 2025, as Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) face Rajasthan Royals (RR) in an afternoon game in Hyderabad. This will be followed by a mouthwatering clash in the evening as the two five-time IPL champions - Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) - lock horns at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

Furthermore, Delhi Capitals (DC) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will play their respective first match of the season when they take on each other in Visakhapatnam on March 24, 2025. The world's biggest cricket stadium - Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad - will host its first game of the season when Gujarat Titans (GT) host Punjab Kings (PBKS) on March 25, 2025.

Additionally, BCCI's statement revealed that 3 of the ten IPL teams will play at 2 venues each. DC will play their home games in Visakhapatnam and at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. RR will play their two home games at Guwahati - where they host KKR and CSK - and play the remainder of the home games at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. PBKS, meanwhile, will play their four home matches at the New PCA Stadium, New Chandigarh. At the same time, the picturesque Dharamsala will host three home games of PBKS - against LSG, DC and MI - at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium.
Check the schedule of IPL matches in March 2025:

Match 1:

March 22, Saturday at 7:30 PM IST: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

Match 2 & 3:

March 23, Sunday:

From the second day of the IPL season, two matches will occur daily.

At 3:30 PM IST, Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Rajasthan Royals will compete at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.

At 7:30 PM IST, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will compete against Mumbai Indians (MI) in MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

Match 4:

March 24th, Monday at 7:30 PM IST: Delhi Capitals will face off with Lucknow Super Giants at Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam.

Match 5:

March 25, Tuesday at 7:30 PM IST: Gujarat Titans will compete against Punjab Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

Match 6:

March 26, Wednesday at 7:30 PM IST: Rajasthan Royals will compete against Kolkata Knight Riders at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.

Match 7:

March 27, Thursday at 7:30 PM IST: Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Lucknow Super Giants at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.

Match 8:

March 28, Friday at 7:30 PM IST: CSK will compete against RCB at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

Match 9:

March 29, Saturday: Gujarat Titans to compete against Mumbai Indians at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

Match 10 & 11:

March 30, Sunday 3:30 PM IST: Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam.

At 7:30 PM IST, Rajasthan Royals to compete against CSK at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.

Match 12:

March 31, Monday at 7.30 PM IST, Mumbai Indians will compete against KKR,

After the conclusion of the league stage, the Playoffs will be played across Hyderabad and Kolkata. Hyderabad will host the Qualifier 1 and Eliminator on May 20, 2025 and May 21, 2025 respectively. The action will then shift to Kolkata which will host the Qualifier 2 on May 23, 2025. The all-engrossing summit clash of the TATA IPL 2025 will be played on May 25, 2025, as per BCCI.