The 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), one of the most highly anticipated cricket tournaments globally, is set to begin on March 22 with a grand opening ceremony at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. This marks the 18th season of the tournament, featuring ten franchise teams competing in an electrifying T20 spectacle. The star-studded opening ceremony will feature performances by Bollywood actor Disha Patani, renowned singer Shreya Ghoshal, and Punjabi sensation Karan Aujla.
IPL 2025 Season Schedule
| Date | Day | Time | Venue | Match |
| March 22, 2025 | Saturday | 7:30 PM | Kolkata | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| March 23, 2025 | Sunday | 3:30 PM | Hyderabad | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals |
| March 23, 2025 | Sunday | 7:30 PM | Chennai | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians |
| March 24, 2025 | Monday | 7:30 PM | Visakhapatnam | Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants |
| March 25, 2025 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM | Ahmedabad | Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings |
| March 26, 2025 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM | Guwahati | Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
| March 27, 2025 | Thursday | 7:30 PM | Hyderabad | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants |
| March 28, 2025 | Friday | 7:30 PM | Chennai | Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| March 29, 2025 | Saturday | 7:30 PM | Ahmedabad | Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians |
| March 30, 2025 | Sunday | 3:30 PM | Visakhapatnam | Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| March 30, 2025 | Sunday | 7:30 PM | Guwahati | Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings |
| March 31, 2025 | Monday | 7:30 PM | Mumbai | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
When it’s 18 years of IPL, it calls for a dazzling celebration like never before! 🥳
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 19, 2025
Who better than the sensational Disha Patani to set the stage ablaze? 💃
Don’t miss the electrifying Opening Ceremony of the #TATAIPL 18! 🤩 @DishPatani pic.twitter.com/3TeHjOdz67
IPL 2025 April Schedule
| Date | Day | Time | Venue | Match |
| April 01, 2025 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM | Lucknow | Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings |
| April 02, 2025 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM | Bengaluru | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans |
| April 03, 2025 | Thursday | 7:30 PM | Kolkata | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| April 04, 2025 | Friday | 3:30 PM | Lucknow | Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians |
| April 05, 2025 | Saturday | 3:30 PM | Chennai | Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals |
| April 05, 2025 | Saturday | 7:30 PM | New Chandigarh | Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals |
| April 06, 2025 | Sunday | 3:30 PM | Kolkata | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants |
| April 06, 2025 | Sunday | 7:30 PM | Hyderabad | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Titans |
| April 07, 2025 | Monday | 7:30 PM | Mumbai | Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| April 08, 2025 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM | New Chandigarh | Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings |
| April 09, 2025 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM | Ahmedabad | Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals |
| April 10, 2025 | Thursday | 7:30 PM | Bengaluru | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals |
| April 11, 2025 | Friday | 7:30 PM | Chennai | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
| April 12, 2025 | Saturday | 3:30 PM | Lucknow | Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans |
| April 12, 2025 | Saturday | 7:30 PM | Hyderabad | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings |
| April 13, 2025 | Sunday | 3:30 PM | Jaipur | Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| April 13, 2025 | Sunday | 7:30 PM | Delhi | Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians |
| April 14, 2025 | Monday | 7:30 PM | Lucknow | Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings |
| April 15, 2025 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM | New Chandigarh | Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
| April 16, 2025 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM | Delhi | Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals |
| April 17, 2025 | Thursday | 7:30 PM | Mumbai | Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| April 18, 2025 | Friday | 7:30 PM | Bengaluru | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings |
| April 19, 2025 | Saturday | 3:30 PM | Ahmedabad | Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals |
| April 19, 2025 | Saturday | 7:30 PM | Jaipur | Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants |
| April 20, 2025 | Sunday | 3:30 PM | New Chandigarh | Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| April 20, 2025 | Sunday | 7:30 PM | Mumbai | Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings |
| April 21, 2025 | Monday | 7:30 PM | Kolkata | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans |
| April 22, 2025 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM | Lucknow | Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals |
| April 23, 2025 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM | Hyderabad | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians |
| April 24, 2025 | Thursday | 7:30 PM | Bengaluru | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals |
| April 25, 2025 | Friday | 7:30 PM | Chennai | Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| April 26, 2025 | Saturday | 7:30 PM | Kolkata | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings |
| April 27, 2025 | Sunday | 3:30 PM | Mumbai | Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants |
| April 27, 2025 | Sunday | 7:30 PM | Delhi | Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| April 28, 2025 | Monday | 7:30 PM | Jaipur | Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans |
| April 29, 2025 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM | Delhi | Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
| April 30, 2025 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM | Chennai | Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings |
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IPL 2025 MAY Schedule
| Date | Day | Time | Venue | Match |
| May 01, 2025 | Thursday | 7:30 PM | Jaipur | Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians |
| May 02, 2025 | Friday | 7:30 PM | Ahmedabad | Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| May 03, 2025 | Saturday | 7:30 PM | Bengaluru | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings |
| May 04, 2025 | Sunday | 3:30 PM | Kolkata | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals |
| May 04, 2025 | Sunday | 7:30 PM | Dharamsala | Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants |
| May 05, 2025 | Monday | 7:30 PM | Hyderabad | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals |
| May 06, 2025 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM | Mumbai | Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Titans |
| May 07, 2025 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM | Kolkata | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings |
| May 08, 2025 | Thursday | 7:30 PM | Dharamsala | Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals |
| May 09, 2025 | Friday | 7:30 PM | Lucknow | Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| May 10, 2025 | Saturday | 7:30 PM | Hyderabad | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
| May 11, 2025 | Sunday | 3:30 PM | Dharamsala | Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians |
| May 11, 2025 | Sunday | 7:30 PM | Delhi | Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans |
| May 12, 2025 | Monday | 7:30 PM | Chennai | Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals |
| May 13, 2025 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM | Bengaluru | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| May 14, 2025 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM | Ahmedabad | Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants |
| May 15, 2025 | Thursday | 7:30 PM | Mumbai | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals |
| May 16, 2025 | Friday | 7:30 PM | Jaipur | Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings |
| May 17, 2025 | Saturday | 7:30 PM | Bengaluru | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
| May 18, 2025 | Sunday | 3:30 PM | Ahmedabad | Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings |
| May 18, 2025 | Subday | 7:30 PM | Lucknow | Lucknow Super Giants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
The IPL 2025 playoffs schedule is as follows:
| Date | Day | Time | Venue | Match Type |
| May 20, 2025 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM | Hyderabad | Qualifier 1 |
| May 21, 2025 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM | Hyderabad | Eliminator |
| May 23, 2025 | Friday | 7:30 PM | Kolkata | Qualifier 2 |
| May 25, 2025 | Sunday | 7:30 PM | Kolkata | Final |
