The excitement for the upcoming India’s Premier League (I.P.L 2025) is already building as the official I.P.L match schedule 2025 has been announced. In the previous I.P.L season, S. Iyer led the Kolkata team to their third title in a thrilling campaign. However, in a surprising turn of events, Kolkata has not retained S.Iyer, and he will now be playing for the Punjab team. His leadership played a crucial role in the team’s success last season, making this shift a major talking point among fans.
Another headline-making development for I.P.L 2025 is R Pant becoming the most expensive player of the season, securing a spot with the Lucknow team. Known for its intense matchups and star-studded line-ups, the I.P.L 2025 continues to capture the attention of cricket enthusiasts worldwide, promising yet another I.P.L season filled with action and drama.
The official I.P.L start date is March 22, 2025, and ends on May 25, 2025. The tournament is in its 18th year and will have a total of 74 exciting cricket matches between 10 different teams all competing for the ultimate prize & Trophy. This season of the I.P.L is the best of T20 cricket in India. It also has a huge prize which makes sure that every match is very competitive and has high stakes.
13 famous cricket stadiums across the country are selected as I.P.L 2025 Venues. This proves how well-known the sport is. From the historic Eden Gardens in Kolkata to the scenic Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala, each I.P.L 2025 venue offers a unique atmosphere and represents a cricketing haven for fans and players alike. Have a look at the I.P.L 2025 venue list mentioned below.
Venue | Stadium |
Delhi | Arun Jaitley Stadium |
Guwahati | Barsapara Cricket Stadium/ ACA Stadium |
Lucknow | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium |
Visakhapatnam | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium |
Kolkata | Eden Gardens |
Dharamshala | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium |
Bangalore | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium |
Chennai | MA Chidambaram Stadium |
Ahmedabad | Narendra Modi Stadium |
Mullanpur, Chandigarh | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium/ New PCA Stadium |
Hyderabad | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium |
Jaipur | Sawai Mansingh Stadium |
Mumbai | Wankhede Stadium |
I.P.L is back for its 2025 season, and it will feature some of the best cricket players from India as well as outside. Fans are getting more and more excited for the I.P.L 2025 season as they can’t wait to see their favorite I.P.L Team Players play. Each I.P.L team has carefully chosen a mix of seasoned veterans and up-and-coming stars to make their squads more dynamic. I.P.L 2025 players list is shown in the table below.
Team | Batsmen | All-Rounders | Bowlers |
Bengaluru | R Patidar, V Kohli, P Salt, J Sharma, D Padikkal, S Chhikara | L Livingstone, K Pandya, S Singh, T David, R Shepherd, M Bhandage, J Bethell | J Hazlewood, R Dar, S Sharma, B Kumar, N Thushara, L Ngidi, A Singh, M Rathee, Y Dayal |
Chennai | R Gaikwad, MS Dhoni, D Conway, R Tripathi, S Rasheed, V Bedi, A Siddarth | R Ravindra, R Ashwin, V Shankar, S Curran, A Kamboj, D Hooda, J Overton, K Nagarkoti, R Ghosh, R Jadeja, S Dube | K Ahmed, N Ahmad, M Choudhary, G Singh, N Ellis, S Gopal, M Pathirana |
Delhi | KL Rahul, F du Plessis, H Brook, K Nair, J Fraser-McGurk, D Ferreira, A Porel, T Stubbs | S Rizvi, A Sharma, D Nalkande, V Nigam, A Mandal, M Kumar L, T Vijay, M Tiwari, A Patel | M Starc, T. Natarajan, M Sharma, M Kumar, D Chameera, K Yadav |
Gujarat | S Gill, J Buttler, K Kushagra, A Rawat, S Rutherford, G Phillips | N Sindhu, M Lomror, W Sundar, A Khan, S Kishore, J Yadav, K Janat, B. S Sudarshan, S Khan | K Rabada, M Siraj, P Krishna, M Suthar, G Coetzee, G S Brar, I Sharma, K Khejroliya, R Tewatia, R Khan |
Hyderabad | I Kishan, A Taide, A Manohar, A Varma, S Baby, H Klaasen, T Head | H Patel, B Carse, K Mendis, A Sharma, N K Reddy | M Shami, R Chahar, A Zampa, S Singh, Z Ansari, J Unadkat, E Malinga, P Cummins |
Kolkata | R Singh, Q De Kock, R Gurbaz, A Raghuvanshi, R Powell, M Pandey, L Sisodia, A Rahane | V Iyer, A Roy, M Ali, R Singh, A Russell | A Nortje, V Arora, M Markande, S Johnson, U Malik, H Rana, S Narine, V Chakaravarthy |
Lucknow | R Pant, D Miller, A Markram, A Juyal, H Singh, M Breetzke, N Pooran | M Marsh, A Samad, S Ahamad, Y Chaudhary, R Hangargekar, A Kulkarni, A Badoni | A Khan, A Deep, M. Siddharth, D Singh, A Singh, S Joseph, P Yadav, M Yadav, M Khan, R Bishnoi |
Mumbai | R Sharma, S Yadav, R Minz, R Rickelton, S Krishnan, B John Jacobs, N. T Varma | N Dhir, W Jacks, M Santner, R Angad Bawa,V Puthur, H Pandya | T Boult, K Sharma, D Chahar, A Ghazanfar, A Kumar, R Topley, V S Penmetsa, A Tendulkar, L Williams, J Bumrah |
Punjab | S Iyer, N Wadhera, V Vinod, J Inglis, H Pannu, P Avinash, P Singh, S Singh | M Stoinis, G Maxwell, H Brar, M Jansen, A Omarzai, P Arya, A Hardie, M Khan, S Shedge | A Singh, Y Chahal, V V Kumar, Y Thakur, L Ferguson, K Sen, X Bartlett, P Dubey |
Rajasthan | S Samson, S Dubey, V Suryavanshi, K Rathore, S Hetmyer, Y Jaiswal, D Jurel, R Parag | N Rana, Y Singh | J Archer, M Theekshana, W Hasranga, A Madhwal, K K Singh, T Deshpande, F Farooqi, K Maphaka, A Sharma, S Sharma |
The 18th edition of the I.P.L is scheduled to take place from March 22 to May 25, 2025. The tournament will feature 10 teams competing across 13 venues in India, with a total of 74 matches, including 12 double-headers. Afternoon matches are set to begin at 3:30 PM IST, while evening matches will start at 7:30 PM IST.
Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
22-Mar-25 | Kolkata vs Bengaluru | Kolkata | 19:30 |
23-Mar-25 | Hyderabad vs Rajasthan | Hyderabad | 15:30 |
23-Mar-25 | Chennai vs Mumbai | Chennai | 19:30 |
24-Mar-25 | Delhi vs Lucknow | Vizag | 19:30 |
25-Mar-25 | Gujarat vs Punjab | Ahmedabad | 19:30 |
26-Mar-25 | Rajasthan vs Kolkata | Guwahati | 19:30 |
27-Mar-25 | Hyderabad vs Lucknow | Hyderabad | 19:30 |
28-Mar-25 | Chennai vs Bengaluru | Chennai | 19:30 |
29-Mar-25 | Gujarat vs Mumbai | Ahmedabad | 19:30 |
30-Mar-25 | Delhi vs Hyderabad | Vizag | 15:30 |
30-Mar-25 | Rajasthan vs Chennai | Guwahati | 19:30 |
31-Mar-25 | Mumbai vs Kolkata | Mumbai | 19:30 |
Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
01-Apr-25 | Lucknow vs Punjab | Lucknow | 19:30 |
02-Apr-25 | Bengaluru vs Gujarat | Bengaluru | 19:30 |
03-Apr-25 | Kolkata vs Hyderabad | Kolkata | 19:30 |
04-Apr-25 | Lucknow vs Mumbai | Lucknow | 19:30 |
05-Apr-25 | Chennai vs Delhi | Chennai | 15:30 |
05-Apr-25 | Punjab vs Rajasthan | Chandigarh | 19:30 |
06-Apr-25 | Kolkata vs Lucknow | Kolkata | 15:30 |
06-Apr-25 | Hyderabad vs Gujarat | Hyderabad | 19:30 |
07-Apr-25 | Mumbai vs Bengaluru | Mumbai | 19:30 |
08-Apr-25 | Punjab vs Chennai | Chandigarh | 19:30 |
09-Apr-25 | Gujarat vs Rajasthan | Ahmedabad | 19:30 |
10-Apr-25 | Bengaluru vs Delhi | Bengaluru | 19:30 |
11-Apr-25 | Chennai vs Kolkata | Chennai | 19:30 |
12-Apr-25 | Lucknow vs Gujarat | Lucknow | 15:30 |
12-Apr-25 | Hyderabad vs Punjab | Hyderabad | 19:30 |
13-Apr-25 | Rajasthan vs Bengaluru | Jaipur | 15:30 |
13-Apr-25 | Delhi vs Mumbai | Delhi | 19:30 |
14-Apr-25 | Lucknow vs Chennai | Lucknow | 19:30 |
15-Apr-25 | Punjab vs Kolkata | Chandigarh | 19:30 |
16-Apr-25 | Delhi vs Rajasthan | Delhi | 19:30 |
17-Apr-25 | Mumbai vs Hyderabad | Mumbai | 19:30 |
18-Apr-25 | Bengaluru vs Punjab | Bengaluru | 19:30 |
19-Apr-25 | Gujarat vs Delhi | Ahmedabad | 15:30 |
19-Apr-25 | Rajasthan vs Lucknow | Jaipur | 19:30 |
20-Apr-25 | Punjab vs Bengaluru | Chandigarh | 15:30 |
20-Apr-25 | Mumbai vs Chennai | Mumbai | 19:30 |
21-Apr-25 | Kolkata vs Gujarat | Kolkata | 19:30 |
22-Apr-25 | Lucknow vs Delhi | Lucknow | 19:30 |
23-Apr-25 | Hyderabad vs Mumbai | Hyderabad | 19:30 |
24-Apr-25 | Bengaluru vs Rajasthan | Bengaluru | 19:30 |
25-Apr-25 | Chennai vs Hyderabad | Chennai | 19:30 |
26-Apr-25 | Kolkata vs Punjab | Kolkata | 19:30 |
27-Apr-25 | Mumbai vs Lucknow | Mumbai | 15:30 |
27-Apr-25 | Delhi vs Bengaluru | Delhi | 19:30 |
28-Apr-25 | Rajasthan vs Gujarat | Jaipur | 19:30 |
29-Apr-25 | Delhi vs Kolkata | Delhi | 19:30 |
30-Apr-25 | Chennai vs Punjab | Chennai | 19:30 |
Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
01-May-25 | Rajasthan vs Mumbai | Jaipur | 19:30 |
02-May-25 | Gujarat vs Hyderabad | Ahmedabad | 19:30 |
03-May-25 | Bengaluru vs Chennai | Bengaluru | 19:30 |
04-May-25 | Kolkata vs Rajasthan | Kolkata | 15:30 |
04-May-25 | Punjab vs Lucknow | Dharamshala | 19:30 |
05-May-25 | Hyderabad vs Delhi | Hyderabad | 19:30 |
06-May-25 | Mumbai vs Gujarat | Mumbai | 19:30 |
07-May-25 | Kolkata vs Chennai | Kolkata | 19:30 |
08-May-25 | Punjab vs Delhi | Dharamshala | 19:30 |
09-May-25 | Lucknow vs Bengaluru | Lucknow | 19:30 |
10-May-25 | Hyderabad vs Kolkata | Hyderabad | 19:30 |
11-May-25 | Punjab vs Mumbai | Dharamshala | 15:30 |
11-May-25 | Delhi vs Gujarat | Delhi | 19:30 |
12-May-25 | Chennai vs Rajasthan | Chennai | 19:30 |
13-May-25 | Bengaluru vs Hyderabad | Bengaluru | 19:30 |
14-May-25 | Gujarat vs Lucknow | Ahmedabad | 19:30 |
15-May-25 | Mumbai vs Delhi | Mumbai | 19:30 |
16-May-25 | Rajasthan vs Punjab | Jaipur | 19:30 |
17-May-25 | Bengaluru vs Kolkata | Bengaluru | 19:30 |
18-May-25 | Gujarat vs Chennai | Ahmedabad | 15:30 |
18-May-25 | Lucknow vs Hyderabad | Lucknow | 19:30 |
Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
20-May-25 | Qualifier 1 | Hyderabad | 19:30 |
21-May-25 | Eliminator | Hyderabad | 19:30 |
23-May-25 | Qualifier 2 | Kolkata | 19:30 |
25-May-25 | Final | Kolkata | 19:30 |
Get ready for I.P.L 2025 as teams gear up under the leadership of their star captains. From seasoned veterans to emerging leaders, each captain plays a crucial role in guiding their team to victory.
I.P.L Team | Team Captain |
Chennai | R Gaikwad |
Delhi | Axar Patel |
Gujarat | S Gill |
Kolkata | A Rahane |
Lucknow | R Pant |
Mumbai | H Pandya |
Punjab | S Iyer |
Rajasthan | S Samson |
Bengaluru | R Patidar |
Hyderabad | P Cummins |
The I.P.L 2025 mega auction took place on November 24 and 25, 2024, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, bringing significant changes to team compositions with updated player retention rules. These adjustments had a major impact on how franchises structured their squads and managed their budgets.
One of the biggest talking points was Chennai’s approach to the auction, particularly regarding MS Dhoni’s participation. Confirming earlier speculations, Dhoni chose to continue with Chennai for the 2025 season, aiming to make the most of the remaining years of his cricketing career. This decision was met with excitement from both fans and the franchise.
With the auction now concluded, teams have finalized their line-ups, setting the stage for what promises to be an intense and competitive I.P.L 2025 season.
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Q1. Will Dhoni play in I.P.L 2025?
Ans. Yes, Dhoni will play in I.P.L 2025
Q2. What is the first match of I.P.L 2025?
Ans. The first match of I.P.L 2025 is scheduled between Kolkata and Bengaluru at the Eden Gardens.
Q3. Which I.P.L team is looking dangerous in 2025?
Ans. As the I.P.L 2025 season is yet to commence the most dangerous looking teams in I.P.L 2025 are Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai & Gujarat based on their team compositions after the mega auction.
Q4. Where is the Final of I.P.L 2025?
Ans. The I.P.L 2025 final match will be held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 25th May 2025
Q5. Is Kohli playing in I.P.L 2025?
Ans. Yes, Kohli is playing in I.P.L 2025.
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