IPL 2025 schedule: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will kick off on March 22 with a face-off between defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). MS Dhoni’s team will have the home advantage in Chennai.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC) will take on each other in Mohali the following day. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will face Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at home in Kolkata on the same day.
On March 24, Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will fight it out in Jaipur, while Gujarat Titans (GT) will take on Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians (MI). So far, the schedule for only the first 21 matches has been released due to the upcoming 2025 Lok Sabha elections. Let’s take a look at the IPL 2025 schedule.
IPL 2025 Schedule List
| Match | Date | Time | Home Team | Away Team | Venue |
| 1 | March 22 | 7:30 PM | CSK | RCB | Chennai |
| 2 | March 23 | 3:30 PM | PBKS | DC | Mohali |
| 3 | March 23 | 7:30 PM | KKR | SRH | Kolkata |
| 4 | March 24 | 3:30 PM | RR | LSG | Jaipur |
| 5 | March 24 | 7:30 PM | GT | MI | Ahmedabad |
| 6 | March 25 | 7:30 PM | RCB | PBKS | Bengaluru |
| 7 | March 26 | 7:30 PM | CSK | GT | Chennai |
| 8 | March 27 | 7:30 PM | SRH | MI | Hyderabad |
| 9 | March 28 | 7:30 PM | RR | DC | Jaipur |
| 10 | March 29 | 7:30 PM | RCB | KKR | Bengaluru |
| 11 | March 30 | 7:30 PM | LSG | PBKS | Lucknow |
| 12 | March 31 | 3:30 PM | GT | SRH | Ahmedabad |
| 13 | March 31 | 7:30 PM | DC | CSK | Visakhapatnam |
| 14 | April 1 | 7:30 PM | MI | RR | Mumbai |
| 15 | April 2 | 7:30 PM | RCB | LSG | Bengaluru |
| 16 | April 3 | 7:30 PM | DC | KKR | Visakhapatnam |
| 17 | April 4 | 7:30 PM | GT | PBKS | Ahmedabad |
| 18 | April 5 | 7:30 PM | SRH | CSK | Hyderabad |
| 19 | April 6 | 7:30 PM | RR | RCB | Jaipur |
| 20 | April 7 | 3:30 PM | MI | DC | Mumbai |
| 21 | April 7 | 7:30 PM | LSG | GT | Lucknow |
IPL 2025: When and how to watch
Most IPL 2025 matches will start at 7:30 pm. On the days when there are afternoon matches, they will begin at 3:30 pm. Viewers in India can watch the tournament on Star Network TV channels. For those who prefer online live-streaming, matches will be available on the JioCinema app and its website.
JioCinema will stream the matches with live commentary in 12 languages: English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Haryanvi.
IPL 2025 Teams and Captains
According to the IPL 2025 schedule, the list of teams and captains is also released. There are 10 teams going to play in the IPL, with unique star players and strengths. Here is the list of teams and captains who will play IPL 2025 matches
| Team List | Captain |
| Mumbai Indians (MI) | Hardik Pandya |
| Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | MS Dhoni |
| Gujarat Titans (GT) | Shubham Gill |
| Delhi Capitals (DC) | Rishabh Pant |
| Lucknow SuperGiants (LSG) | Kl Rahul |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | Faf du Plessis |
| Rajasthan Royals (RR) | Sanju Samson |
| Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | Shreyas Iyer |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad (SH) | Aiden Markram |
| Punjab Kings (PK) | Shikhar Dhawan |
IPL 2025 Host
BCCI is the host of IPL 2025. BCCI approved the IPL schedule. BCCI is set to start the IPL matches 2025 from 22 March. IPL schedules are set to be announced in two halves. The schedule of first half of IPL are announced already and schedule for second half of IPL will announced soon. The second half schedule will released after the announcement of the election date.
IPL 2025 Cities and Venues
IN 2025 year, IPL matches will held in 10 cities in India. IPL’s 17th season follows the home and away format for all teams. Here is the list of IPL 2025 venues where the matches will played
| City | Venues |
| Delhi | Arun Jaitley Stadium |
| Mumbai | Wankhede Stadium |
| Hyderabad | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium |
| Chennai | M.A. ChidambaramChepauk Stadium |
| Kolkata | Eden Garden |
| Ahmadabad | Narendra Modi Stadium |
| Mohali | Punjab Cricket Association Is Bindra Stadium |
| Bangalore | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium |
| Guwahati | Barsapara Cricket Stadium |
| Lucknow | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium |
| Dharamsala | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium |
| Delhi | Arun Jaitley Stadium |
IPL 2025 Prize money
The prize money for IPL 2025 has not yet been announced, but it is expected to be the same as last year or more. The winners may get a total of 30 crore, and the runners-up may get 10 crore prize money. In last year IPL, the Rajasthan royals receive 4.8 crore, lucknow super giants receive 6.5 crore, Mumbai Indians receive 7 crore, and purple and orange cap winners received 15 lakh, that has total prize money of 46.5 crore.
The champions of IPL take 30 crore to home, whereas the runners-ups take 10 crore. The IPL prize money shows that it is the most valuable cricket league in the world. So, it is expected that the prize money of IPL 2025 will increase from past years, and the winning team will awarded a huge amount of money.