Mumbai: The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) announced the schedule of Indian Premier League (IPL). The 18th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) will kick-start on March 22 with defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Kolkata will also host the final on May 25 while Hyderabad has been allotted with the Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator games. Notably, the first-ever game in IPL was also held between KKR and RCB in 2008, with the former emerging winners.
Five-time champions each, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will open their campaigns against each other on March 23 in Chepauk. Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant’s Lucknow Super Giants will play Delhi Capitals in their opening game.
The schedule features 12 double-headers. The games will be held over 65 days across 13 venues, with Dharamsala, Guwahati, and Visakhapatnam being additional venues apart from the franchise cities.
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As has been the norm, Dharamsala will serve as Punjab Kings’ second home venue alongside Mullanpur (New Chandigarh), while Rajasthan Royals will make Guwahati their base in addition to Jaipur.
Delhi Capitals will have Visakhapatnam as their second home venue and will start their league campaign there on March 24 against Lucknow Super Giants. Guwahati and Visakhapatnam will host two matches each, while Dharamsala will stage three matches.
. IPL 2025 full list of fixtures
Match Date Fixture Time Venue
1 March 22, Saturday Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru 7:30 PM Kolkata
2 March 23, Sunday Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals 3:30 PM Hyderabad
3 March 23, Sunday Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians 7:30 PM Chennai
4 March 24, Monday Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants 7:30 PM Visakhapatnam
5 March 25, Tuesday Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings 7:30 PM Ahmedabad
6 March 26, Wednesday Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders 7:30 PM Guwahati
7 March 27, Thursday Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants 7:30 PM Hyderabad
8 March 28, Friday Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru 7:30 PM Chennai
9 March 29, Saturday Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians 7:30 PM Ahmedabad
10 March 30, Sunday Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad 3:30 PM Visakhapatnam
11 March 30, Sunday Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings 7:30 PM Guwahati
12 March 31, Monday Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders 7:30 PM Mumbai
13 April 1, Tuesday Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings 7:30 PM Lucknow
14 April 2, Wednesday Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans 7:30 PM Bengaluru
15 April 3, Thursday Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad 7:30 PM Kolkata
16 April 4, Friday Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians 7:30 PM Lucknow
17 April 5, Saturday Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals 3:30 PM Chennai
18 April 5, Saturday Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals 7:30 PM New Chandigarh
19 April 6, Sunday Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants 3:30 PM Kolkata
20 April 6, Sunday Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Titans 7:30 PM Hyderabad
21 April 7, Monday Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru 7:30 PM Mumbai
22 April 8, Tuesday Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings 7:30 PM New Chandigarh
23 April 9, Wednesday Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals 7:30 PM Ahmedabad
24 April 10, Thursday Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals 7:30 PM Bengaluru
25 April 11, Friday Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders 7:30 PM Chennai
26 April 12, Saturday Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans 3:30 PM Lucknow
27 April 12, Saturday Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings 7:30 PM Hyderabad
28 April 13, Sunday Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru 3:30 PM Jaipur
29 April 13, Sunday Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians 7:30 PM Delhi
30 April 14, Monday Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings 7:30 PM Lucknow
31 April 15, Tuesday Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders 7:30 PM New Chandigarh
32 April 16, Wednesday Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals 7:30 PM Delhi
33 April 17, Thursday Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad 7:30 PM Mumbai
34 April 18, Friday Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings 7:30 PM Bengaluru
35 April 19, Saturday Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals 3:30 PM Ahmedabad
36 April 19, Saturday Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants 7:30 PM Jaipur
37 April 20, Sunday Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru 3:30 PM New Chandigarh
38 April 20, Sunday Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings 7:30 PM Mumbai
39 April 21, Monday Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans 7:30 PM Kolkata
40 April 22, Tuesday Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals 7:30 PM Lucknow
41 April 23, Wednesday Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians 7:30 PM Hyderabad
42 April 24, Thursday Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals 7:30 PM Bengaluru
43 April 25, Friday Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad 7:30 PM Chennai
44 April 26, Saturday Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings 7:30 PM Kolkata
45 April 27, Sunday Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants 3:30 PM Mumbai
46 April 27, Sunday Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru 7:30 PM Delhi
47 April 28, Monday Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans 7:30 PM Jaipur
48 April 29, Tuesday Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders 7:30 PM Delhi
49 April 30, Wednesday Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings 7:30 PM Chennai
50 May 1, Thursday Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians 7:30 PM Jaipur
51 May 2, Friday Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad 7:30 PM Ahmedabad
52 May 3, Saturday Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings 7:30 PM Bengaluru
53 May 4, Sunday Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals 3:30 PM Kolkata
54 May 4, Sunday Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants 7:30 PM Dharamsala
55 May 5, Monday Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals 7:30 PM Hyderabad
56 May 6, Tuesday Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Titans 7:30 PM Mumbai
57 May 7, Wednesday Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings 7:30 PM Kolkata
58 May 8, Thursday Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals 7:30 PM Dharamsala
59 May 9, Friday Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru 7:30 PM Lucknow
60 May 10, Saturday Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders 7:30 PM Hyderabad
61 May 11, Sunday Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians 3:30 PM Dharamsala
62 May 11, Sunday Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans 7:30 PM Delhi
63 May 12, Monday Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals 7:30 PM Chennai
64 May 13, Tuesday Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad 7:30 PM Bengaluru
65 May 14, Wednesday Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants 7:30 PM Ahmedabad
66 May 15, Thursday Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals 7:30 PM Mumbai
67 May 16, Friday Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings 7:30 PM Jaipur
68 May 17, Saturday Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders 7:30 PM Bengaluru
69 May 18, Sunday Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings 3:30 PM Ahmedabad
70 May 18, Sunday Lucknow Super Giants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad 7:30 PM Lucknow
71 May 20, Tuesday Qualifier 1 7:30 PM Hyderabad
72 May 21, Wednesday Eliminator 7:30 PM Hyderabad
73 May 23, Friday Qualifier 2 7:30 PM Kolkata
74 May 25, Sunday Final 7:30 PM Kolkata
The IPL will continue with its two-group structure after the 2022 expansion to a 10-team format. KKR, RCB, Rajasthan Royals, CSK, and Punjab Kings are in one group, while Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, Mumbai Indians, and LSG are in the other. Each team will play the other sides in their group twice, one pre-determined team from the opposite group, and the remaining four teams from the other group once.
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