Indian T20 League 2025 Schedule

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) released the IPL schedule 2025 for all the matches on February 16, 2025. The 18th edition of IPL will commence with a clash between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on March 22, 2025. Eden Gardens in Kolkata will host the first match of IPL 2025 which will begin at 7:30 p.m. IST.

Similar to the previous seasons, ten teams will compete for the IPL title, and the same rules will be in effect. 14 league games total—7 at home and 7 away—will be played by each team. The playoffs will be contested by the top 4 teams from the IPL 2025 standings. The playoffs will be played on 20, 21, and 23 May 2025 and the final is scheduled to take place on 25 May 2025.

Two matches will be played on the following dates: 23 March, 30 March, 5 April, 6 April, 12 April, 13 April, 19 April, 20 April, 27 April, 4 May, 11 May, and 18 May. The first match will start at 3:30 PM IST and the second and final match of the day will begin at 7:30 PM IST.

May 18, 2025, is the last scheduled day of the group stage clashes. The last matchday will have two matches: Gujarat Titans will host the Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, and the Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad will play in the evening at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.

IPL 2025 Start Date

The first match of the IPL 2025 season will be played between the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on March 22. The three-time champions will host the encounter at the Eden Gardens. The two sides have competed against each other 34 times. As of March 2025, KKR has won on 20 occasions while RCB has registered 14 wins.

IPL schedule 2025

IPL 2025 venues

There are 13 venues for the league round of IPL 2025 with the home and away feature back into play. The IPL will be played with full crowd capacity and here are the grounds that will host the matches this season:

IPL 2025 Groups

Like the previous season, the 2025 edition of the IPL will feature 10 franchises, and the same format will be used to distribute 14 league games among these teams.

The first group comprises Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Punjab Kings. Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Gujarat Titans, Delhi Capitals, and Lucknow Super Giants constitute the second group.

The teams in the same group will play against each other twice, while the IPL teams in opposite groups will play one match against each other.

IPL 2025 Playoff Schedule

Qualifier 1 will be played on 20 May 2025, Qualifier 2 on 23 May 2025, and Eliminator is scheduled on 21 May 2025.

Four teams will qualify for the playoffs, where the top two teams in the points table will battle it out in Qualifier 1. The Eliminator will see the teams who finished 3rd and 4th in the league battle for a place in Qualifier 2. The winner of Qualifier 1 will progress to the Final while the winner of Eliminator will meet the loser of Qualifier 1 in Qualifier 2. The Final will be played between the winner of Qualifier 1 and Qualifier 2.

IPL 2025 final date

The final of the IPL 2025 will be played on 25 May 2025 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.