TATA IPL 2025 schedule announced by BCCI; Know venue, date, timing and other details about the league

The BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) has released the schedule for the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League. The TATA IPL 2025 cricket competition will begin on March 22, 2025, and the Final will take place on May 25, 2025. The TATA IPL 2025 calendar spans two months and will begin following the conclusion of the ICC Champions Trophy.

The season’s 74 matches will be contested at 13 different sites, including 12 doubleheaders. The afternoon games will begin at 3.30 PM IST, and the evening games will begin at 7.30 PM IST.

The first match of the league will be between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the legendary Eden Gardens in Kolkata on March 22, 2025.

The first of 12 double-header days will take place on March 23, 2025, when Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) face Rajasthan Royals (RR) in an afternoon game at Hyderabad. This will be followed by an exciting match in the evening between the two five-time IPL champions, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the Mumbai Indians (MI), at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

The Delhi Capitals (DC) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will face off in their season openers on March 24, 2025, in Visakhapatnam. The world’s largest cricket stadium, Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, will hold its opening game of the season on March 25, 2025, when Gujarat Titans (GT) face Punjab Kings (PBKS).

Three of the ten IPL teams will play at two locations apiece. DC will have home games in Visakhapatnam and at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. RR will play their first two home games in Guwahati, where they will face KKR and CSK, and the rest of their home games at Jaipur’s Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Meanwhile, PBKS will play four home matches at the New PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh, while three home games against LSG, DC, and MI will be held at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in the scenic town of Dharamshala.

Following the conclusion of the league season, the playoffs will be held in 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.