Indian Premier League 2025 schedule

Defending champions the Kolkata Knight Riders will open 18th edition
of the tournament against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in
Eden Gardens on March 22. A total of 13 stadia
will stage 74 matches over eight weeks

FORMAT: Ten teams play total of 14 group matches. Two matches
against teams in same group and corresponding seeding – playing
remaining teams in other group once. Top four overall advance

Group A			IPL titles
Chennai SK		5-time winners
Kolkata KR		2012, 2014, 2024
Rajasthan Royals		2008
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Punjab Kings

Group B
Mumbai Indians		5-time winners
Sunrisers Hyderabad	2016
Gujarat Titans		2022
Delhi Capitals
Lucknow Super Giants

Fixtures
March			
22	Kolkata		-	Bengaluru
23	Hyderabad	-	Rajasthan
23	Chennai		-	Mumbai
24	Delhi		-	Lucknow
25	Gujarat		-	Punjab
26	Rajasthan	-	Kolkata
27	Hyderabad	-	Lucknow
28	Chennai		-	Bengaluru
29	Gujarat		-	Mumbai
30	Delhi		-	Hyderabad
30	Rajasthan	-	Chennai
31	Mumbai		-	Kolkata
April			
1	Lucknow		-	Punjab
2	Bengaluru	-	Gujarat
3	Kolkata		-	Hyderabad
4	Lucknow		-	Mumbai
5	Chennai		-	Delhi
5	Punjab		-	Rajasthan
6	Kolkata		-	Lucknow
6	Hyderabad	-	Gujarat
7	Mumbai		-	Bengaluru
8	Punjab		-	Chennai
9	Gujarat		-	Rajasthan
10	Bengaluru	-	Delhi
11	Chennai		-	Kolkata
12	Lucknow		-	Gujarat
12	Hyderabad	-	Punjab
13	Rajasthan	-	Bengaluru
13	Delhi		-	Mumbai
14	Lucknow		-	Chennai
15	Punjab		-	Kolkata
16	Delhi		-	Rajasthan
17	Mumbai		-	Hyderabad
18	Bengaluru	-	Punjab
19	Gujarat		-	Delhi
19	Rajasthan	-	Lucknow
20	Punjab		-	Bengaluru
20	Mumbai		-	Chennai
21	Kolkata		-	Gujarat
22	Lucknow		-	Delhi
23	Hyderabad	-	Mumbai
24	Bengaluru	-	Rajasthan
25	Chennai		-	Hyderabad
26	Kolkata		-	Punjab
27	Mumbai		-	Lucknow
27	Delhi		-	Bengaluru
28	Rajasthan	-	Gujarat
29	Delhi		-	Kolkata
30	Chennai		-	Punjab
May	
1	Rajasthan	-	Mumbai
2	Gujarat		-	Hyderabad
3	Bengaluru	-	Chennai
4	Kolkata		-	Rajasthan
4	Punjab		-	Lucknow
5	Hyderabad	-	Delhi
6	Mumbai		-	Gujarat
7	Kolkata		-	Chennai
8	Punjab		-	Delhi
9	Lucknow		-	Bengaluru
10	Hyderabad	-	Kolkata
11	Punjab		-	Mumbai
11	Delhi		-	Gujarat
12	Chennai		-	Rajasthan
13	Bengaluru	-	Hyderabad
14	Gujarat		-	Lucknow
15	Mumbai		-	Delhi
16	Rajasthan	-	Punjab
17	Bengaluru	-	Kolkata
18	Gujarat		-	Chennai
18	Lucknow		-	Hyderabad

Venues
Rajasthan,
Delhi and Punjab
host matches at
two venues

Ahmedabad
Mumbai
Chennai
Delhi
Jaipur
Dharamshala
Mullanpur 
Visakhapatnam
Hyderabad
Bengaluru
Lucknow
Kolkata
Guwahati

Playoffs

Qualifier 1
May 20, Hyderabad
1st place team v
2nd place team

Eliminator
May 21, Hyderabad
3rd place team v
4th place team

Qualifier 2
May 23, Kolkata
Loser Qualifier 1 v
Winner Eliminator

IPL Final 2025
May 25, Kolkata
Winner Qualifier 1 v
Winner Qualifier 2

Sources: IPL, Cricinfo
Picture: Getty Images
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