NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Sunday unveiled a 74-match schedule for the 18th Indian Premier League that will be held across 13 venues, starting on March 22 with the blockbuster clash between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Eden Gardens.
This year, the iconic Eden Gardens will also host the final on May 25.
The schedule, featuring 12 double-headers will see games being held over 65 days across 13 venues, with Dharamsala, Guwahati, and Visakhapatnam hosting a couple of IPL fixtures each.
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.
The playoffs will be staged in Hyderabad and Kolkata after the league stage.
Hyderabad will host Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator on May 20 and May 21, respectively, with the action shifting to Kolkata for Qualifier 2 on May 23.
The IPL will continue with its two-group structure after the 2022 expansion to a 10-team format.
Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings, and Punjab Kings are in one group, while Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, Mumbai Indians, and Lucknow Super Giants are in the other.
Full IPL 2025 Schedule
- March 22 (Saturday), 7:30 PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (in Kolkata)
- March 23 (Sunday), 3:30 PM – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals (in Hyderabad)
- March 23 (Sunday), 7:30 PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians (in Chennai)
- March 24 (Monday), 7:30 PM – Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants (in Visakhapatnam)
- March 25 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM – Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings (in Ahmedabad)
- March 26 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders (in Guwahati)
- March 27 (Thursday), 7:30 PM – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants (in Hyderabad)
- March 28 (Friday), 7:30 PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (in Chennai)
- March 29 (Saturday), 7:30 PM – Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians (in Ahmedabad)
- March 30 (Sunday), 3:30 PM – Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (in Visakhapatnam)
- March 30 (Sunday), 7:30 PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings (in Guwahati)
- March 31 (Monday), 7:30 PM – Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders (in Mumbai)
- April 1 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM – Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings (in Lucknow)
- April 2 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM – Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans (in Bengaluru)
- April 3 (Thursday), 7:30 PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad ( in Kolkata)
- April 4 (Friday), 7:30 PM – Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians (in Lucknow)
- April 5 (Saturday), 3:30 PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals (in Chennai)
- April 5 (Saturday), 7:30 PM – Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals (in New Chandigarh)
- April 6 (Sunday), 3:30 PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants (in Kolkata)
- April 6 (Sunday), 7:30 PM – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Titans (in Hyderabad)
- April 7 (Monday), 7:30 PM – Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (in Mumbai)
- April 8 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM – Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings (in New Chandigarh)
- April 9 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM – Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals (in Ahmedabad)
- April 10 (Thursday), 7:30 PM – Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals (in Bengaluru)
- April 11 (Friday), 7:30 PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (in Chennai)
- April 12 (Saturday), 3:30 PM – Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans (in Lucknow)
- April 12 (Saturday), 7:30 PM – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings (in Hyderabad)
- April 13 (Sunday), 3:30 PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (in Jaipur)
- April 13 (Sunday), 7:30 PM – Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians (in Delhi)
- April 14 (Monday), 7:30 PM – Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings (in Lucknow)
- April 15 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM – Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (in New Chandigarh)
- April 16 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM – Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals (in Delhi)
- April 17 (Thursday), 7:30 PM – Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (in Mumbai)
- April 18 (Friday), 7:30 PM – Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings (in Bengaluru)
- April 19 (Saturday), 3:30 PM – Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals (in Ahmedabad)
- April 19 (Saturday), 7:30 PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants (in Jaipur)
- April 20 (Sunday), 3:30 PM – Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (in New Chandigarh)
- April 20 (Sunday), 7:30 PM – Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings (in Mumbai)
- April 21 (Monday), 7:30 PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans (in Kolkata)
- April 22 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM – Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals (in Lucknow)
- April 23 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians (in Hyderabad)
- April 24 (Thursday), 7:30 PM – Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals (in Bengaluru)
- April 25 (Friday), 7:30 PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (in Chennai)
- April 26 (Saturday), 7:30 PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings (in Kolkata)
- April 27 (Sunday), 3:30 PM – Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants (in Mumbai)
- April 27 (Sunday), 7:30 PM – Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (in Delhi)
- April 28 (Monday), 7:30 PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans (in Jaipur)
- April 29 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM – Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders (in Delhi)
- April 30 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings (in Chennai)
- May 1 (Thursday), 7:30 PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians (in Jaipur)
- May 2 (Friday), 7:30 PM – Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (in Ahmedabad)
- May 3 (Saturday), 7:30 PM – Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings (in Bengaluru)
- May 4 (Sunday), 3:30 PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals (in Kolkata)
- May 4 (Sunday), 7:30 PM – Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants (in Dharamsala)
- May 5 (Monday), 7:30 PM – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals (in Hyderabad)
- May 6 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM – Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Titans (in Mumbai)
- May 7 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings (in Kolkata)
- May 8 (Thursday), 7:30 PM – Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals (in Dharamsala)
- May 9 (Friday), 7:30 PM – Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (in Lucknow)
- May 10 (Saturday), 7:30 PM – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders (in Hyderabad)
- May 11 (Sunday), 3:30 PM – Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians (in Dharamsala)
- May 11 (Sunday), 7:30 PM – Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans (in Delhi)
- May 12 (Monday), 7:30 PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals (in Chennai)
- May 13 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM – Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (in Bengaluru)
- May 14 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM – Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants (in Ahmedabad)
- May 15 (Thursday), 7:30 PM – Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals (in Mumbai)
- May 16 (Friday), 7:30 PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings (in Jaipur)
- May 17 (Saturday), 7:30 PM – Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders (in Bengaluru)
- May 18 (Sunday), 3:30 PM – Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings (in Ahmedabad)
- May 18 (Sunday), 7:30 PM – Lucknow Super Giants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (in Lucknow)
- May 20 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM – Qualifier 1 (in Hyderabad)
- May 21 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM – Eliminator (in Hyderabad)
- May 23 (Friday), 7:30 PM – Qualifier 2 (in Kolkata)
- May 25 (Sunday), 7:30 PM – Final (in Kolkata)