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With the Champions Trophy 2025 done and dusted after an exciting set of three weeks, the focus for the cricket fans shifts towards the shortest format of the game. The 18th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) is here as the most followed domestic cricket league in the world will be kick starting on March 22 with the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders taking on Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The final for the league is scheduled to be played on May 25.
The schedule for the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League is out with fans already booking their tickets to watch their cricketing heroes from all over the world play against each other. With a major reshuffle of players ahead of this season, the cricketing world will witness some new bonds being made with multiple records set to be broken yet again.
Check the IPL 2025 schedule:
| IPL 2025 Schedule | ||||
| Match | Date | Fixture | Time | Venue |
| 1 | March 22, Sat | KKR vs RCB | 19:30:00 | Kolkata |
| 2 | March 23, Sun | SRH vs RR | 15:30:00 | Hyderabad |
| 3 | March 23, Sun | CSK vs MI | 19:30:00 | Chennai |
| 4 | March 24, Mon | DC vs LSG | 19:30:00 | Visakhapatnam |
| 5 | March 25, Tue | GT vs PBKS | 19:30:00 | Ahmedabad |
| 6 | March 26, Wed | RR vs KKR | 19:30:00 | Guwahati |
| 7 | March 27, Thu | SRH vs LSG | 19:30:00 | Hyderabad |
| 8 | March 28, Fri | CSK vs RCB | 19:30:00 | Chennai |
| 9 | March 29, Sat | GT vs MI | 19:30:00 | Ahmedabad |
| 10 | March 30, Sun | DC vs SRH | 15:30:00 | Visakhapatnam |
| 11 | March 30, Sun | RR vs CSK | 19:30:00 | Guwahati |
| 12 | March 31, Mon | MI vs KKR | 19:30:00 | Mumbai |
| 13 | April 1, Tue | LSG vs PBKS | 19:30:00 | Lucknow |
| 14 | April 2, Wed | RCB vs GT | 19:30:00 | Bengaluru |
| 15 | April 3, Thu | KKR vs SRH | 19:30:00 | Kolkata |
| 16 | April 4, Fri | LSG vs MI | 19:30:00 | Lucknow |
| 17 | April 5, Sat | CSK vs DC | 15:30:00 | Chennai |
| 18 | April 5, Sat | PBKS vs RR | 19:30:00 | New Chandigarh |
| 19 | April 6, Sun | KKR vs LSG | 15:30:00 | Kolkata |
| 20 | April 6, Sun | SRH vs GT | 19:30:00 | Hyderabad |
| 21 | April 7, Mon | MI vs RCB | 19:30:00 | Mumbai |
| 22 | April 8, Tue | PBKS vs CSK | 19:30:00 | New Chandigarh |
| 23 | April 9, Wed | GT vs RR | 19:30:00 | Ahmedabad |
| 24 | April 10, Thu | RCB vs DC | 19:30:00 | Bengaluru |
| 25 | April 11, Fri | CSK vs KKR | 19:30:00 | Chennai |
| 26 | April 12, Sat | LSG vs GT | 15:30:00 | Lucknow |
| 27 | April 12, Sat | SRH vs PBKS | 19:30:00 | Hyderabad |
| 28 | April 13, Sun | RR vs RCB | 15:30:00 | Jaipur |
| 29 | April 13, Sun | DC vs MI | 19:30:00 | Delhi |
| 30 | April 14, Mon | LSG vs CSK | 19:30:00 | Lucknow |
| 31 | April 15, Tue | PBKS vs KKR | 19:30:00 | New Chandigarh |
| 32 | April 16, Wed | DC vs RR | 19:30:00 | Delhi |
| 33 | April 17, Thu | MI vs SRH | 19:30:00 | Mumbai |
| 34 | April 18, Fri | RCB vs PBKS | 19:30:00 | Bengaluru |
| 35 | April 19, Sat | GT vs DC | 15:30:00 | Ahmedabad |
| 36 | April 19, Sat | RR vs LSG | 19:30:00 | Jaipur |
| 37 | April 20, Sun | PBKS vs RCB | 15:30:00 | New Chandigarh |
| 38 | April 20, Sun | MI vs CSK | 19:30:00 | Mumbai |
| 39 | April 21, Mon | KKR vs GT | 19:30:00 | Kolkata |
| 40 | April 22, Tue | LSG vs DC | 19:30:00 | Lucknow |
| 41 | April 23, Wed | SRH vs MI | 19:30:00 | Hyderabad |
| 42 | April 24, Thu | RCB vs RR | 19:30:00 | Bengaluru |
| 43 | April 25, Fri | CSK vs SRH | 19:30:00 | Chennai |
| 44 | April 26, Sat | KKR vs PBKS | 19:30:00 | Kolkata |
| 45 | April 27, Sun | MI vs LSG | 15:30:00 | Mumbai |
| 46 | April 27, Sun | DC vs RCB | 19:30:00 | Delhi |
| 47 | April 28, Mon | RR vs GT | 19:30:00 | Jaipur |
| 48 | April 29, Tue | DC vs KKR | 19:30:00 | Delhi |
| 49 | April 30, Wed | CSK vs PBKS | 19:30:00 | Chennai |
| 50 | May 1, Thu | RR vs MI | 19:30:00 | Jaipur |
| 51 | May 2, Fri | GT vs SRH | 19:30:00 | Ahmedabad |
| 52 | May 3, Sat | RCB vs CSK | 19:30:00 | Bengaluru |
| 53 | May 4, Sun | KKR vs RR | 15:30:00 | Kolkata |
| 54 | May 4, Sun | PBKS vs LSG | 19:30:00 | Dharamsala |
| 55 | May 5, Mon | SRH vs DC | 19:30:00 | Hyderabad |
| 56 | May 6, Tue | MI vs GT | 19:30:00 | Mumbai |
| 57 | May 7, Wed | KKR vs CSK | 19:30:00 | Kolkata |
| 58 | May 8, Thu | PBKS vs DC | 19:30:00 | Dharamsala |
| 59 | May 9, Fri | LSG vs RCB | 19:30:00 | Lucknow |
| 60 | May 10, Sat | SRH vs KKR | 19:30:00 | Hyderabad |
| 61 | May 11, Sun | PBKS vs MI | 15:30:00 | Dharamsala |
| 62 | May 11, Sun | DC vs GT | 19:30:00 | Delhi |
| 63 | May 12, Mon | CSK vs RR | 19:30:00 | Chennai |
| 64 | May 13, Tue | RCB vs SRH | 19:30:00 | Bengaluru |
| 65 | May 14, Wed | GT vs LSG | 19:30:00 | Ahmedabad |
| 66 | May 15, Thu | MI vs DC | 19:30:00 | Mumbai |
| 67 | May 16, Fri | RR vs PBKS | 19:30:00 | Jaipur |
| 68 | May 17, Sat | RCB vs KKR | 19:30:00 | Bengaluru |
| 69 | May 18, Sun | GT vs CSK | 15:30:00 | Ahmedabad |
| 70 | May 18, Sun | LSG vs SRH | 19:30:00 | Lucknow |
| 71 | May 20, Tue | Qualifier 1 | 19:30:00 | Hyderabad |
| 72 | May 21, Wed | Eliminator | 19:30:00 | Hyderabad |
| 73 | May 23, Fri | Qualifier 2 | 19:30:00 | Kolkata |
| 74 | May 25, Sun | Final | 19:30:00 | Kolkata |
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