Big news for Indian cricket lovers! Preparations for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 are in full swing and this time also this tournament will be full of exciting matches. In this league, which runs from 22 March to 25 May 2025, 10 teams will play a total of 74 matches.
Great debut: Four big matches in the first three days
The first match of IPL 2025 will be played on 22 March between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. There will be four big matches in the first three days, which will give fans to see tremendous cricket:
March 22: KKR vs RCB (Kolkata)
March 23 (afternoon): Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals (Hyderabad)
March 23 (night): Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians (Chennai)
March 24: Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants (Visakhapatnam)
There will be exciting cricket action in 13 cities
IPL 2025 matches will be played in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Mumbai, Lucknow, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Delhi and Dharamshala. Each team will play 14 matches in the league stage, and the top four teams will qualify for the playoffs.
Playoff and final schedule
The last match of the league phase will be played on 18 May between Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad. After this there will be no match on May 19.
May 20: First qualifier (Hyderabad)
May 21: Eliminator (Hyderabad)
May 23: Second qualifier (Kolkata)
May 25: Final (Kolkata, Eden Gardens)
Big changes in teams, who will be seen on?
This time many big players have changed in teams. Rishabh Pant will now captain the Lucknow Super Giants, while Gujarat Titans bought Jose Butler for $ 1.81 million, which is the biggest bid for a foreign player.
Teams and their captains:
Kolkata Knight Riders – Shreyas Iyer
Royal Challengers Bangalore – Virat Kohli
Sunrisers Hyderabad – Ken Williamson
Rajasthan Royals – Sanju Samson
Chennai Super Kings – Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Mumbai Indians – Rohit Sharma
Delhi Capitals – Akshar Patel
Lucknow Super Giants – Rishabh Pant
Gujarat Titans – Hardik Pandya
Punjab Kings – Shikhar Dhawan
Who will be the champion?
In IPL 2025, all teams are going to throw their full strength for the title. Chennai Super Kings may shine for the last time under Dhoni’s captaincy, while Virat Kohli’s RCB, Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians and Hardik Pandya’s Gujarat Titans are also strong contenders for the trophy. Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants can also make a big upset for the title this time.
