IPL 2025 schedule released: RCB vs KKR on March 22; Check all fixtures, dates and venues

The much-anticipated Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is set to begin on March 22, with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) taking on 2024 champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the opening clash.

The tournament, featuring some of the biggest cricketing stars, will culminate in the final on May 25 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

One of the most awaited fixtures of the season will be the El Clásico of IPL—Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Mumbai Indians (MI)—which is scheduled for March 23 and April 20. The two most successful franchises will once again lock horns in high-voltage encounters.


The season is set to feature 70 league matches across 13 venues in India. The playoffs are set to begin on May 20, concluding the 65-day journey on May 25.

Date	Match	Venue
March 22	RCB vs KKR	Eden Gardens
March 23	SRH vs RR	Hyderabad
March 23	CSK vs MI	Chennai
March 24	DC vs LSG	Vizag
March 25	GT vs PBKS	Ahmedabad
March 26	RR vs KKR	Guwahati
March 27	SRH vs LSG	Hyderabad
March 28	CSK vs RCB	Chennai
March 29	GT vs MI	Ahmedabad
March 30	DC vs SRH	Vizag
March 30	RR vs CSK	Guwahati
March 31	MI vs KKR	Mumbai
April 1	LSG vs PBKS	Lucknow
April 2	RCB vs GT	Bengaluru
April 3	KKR vs SRH	Kolkata
April 4	LSG vs MI	Lucknow
April 5	CSK v DC	Chennai
April 5	PBKS vs RR	New Chandigarh
April 6	SRH vs GT	Hyderabad
April 7	MI vs RCB	Mumbai
April 8	KKR vs LSG	Kolkata
April 8	PBKS vs CSK	New Chandigarh
April 9	GT vs RR	Ahmedabad
April 10	RCB vs DC	Bengaluru
April 11	CSK vs KKR	Chennai
April 12	LSG vs GT	Lucknow
April 12	SRH vs PBKS	Hydearabd
April 13	RR vs RCB	Jaipur
April 13	DC vs MI	Delhi
April 14	LSG vs CSK	Lucknow
April 15	PBKS vs KKR	New Chandigarh
April 16	DC vs RR	Delhi
April 17	MI vs SRH	Mumbai
April 18	RCB vs PBKS	Bengaluru
April 19	GT vs DC	Ahmedabad
April 19	RR vs LSG	Jaipur
April 20	PBKS vs RCB	New Chandigarh
April 20	MI vs CSK	Mumbai
April 21	KKR vs GT	Kolkata
April 22	LSG vs DC	Lucknow
April 23	SRH vs MI	Hyderabad
April 24	RCB vs RR	Bengaluru
April 25	CSK vs SRH	Chennai
April 26	KKR vs PBKS	Kolkata
April 27	MI vs LSG	Mumbai
April 27	DC vs RCB	Delhi
April 28	RR vs GT	Jaipur
April 29	DC vs KKR	Delhi
April 30	CSK vs PBKS	Chennai
May 1	RR vs MI	Jaipur
May 2	GT vs SRH	Ahmedabad
May 3	RCB vs CSK	Bengaluru
May 4	KKR vs RR	Kolkata
May 4	PBKS vs LSG	Dharamsala
May 5	SRH vs DC	Hyderabad
May 6	MI vs GT	Mumbai
May 7	KKR vs CSK	Kolkata
May 8	PBKS vs DC	Dharamsala
May 9	LSG vs RCB	Lucknow
May 10	SRH vs KKR	Hyderabad
May 11	PBKS vs MI	Dharamsala
May 12	DC vs GT	Delhi
May 12	CSK vs RR	Chennai
May 13	RCB vs SRH	Bengaluru
May 14	GT vs LSG	Ahmedabad
May 15	MI vs DC	Mumbai
May 16	RR vs PBKS	Jaipur
May 17	RCB vs KKR	Bengaluru
May 18	GT vs CSK	Ahmedabad
May 18	LSG vs SRH	Lucknow
May 20	Qualifier 1	Hyderabad
May 21	Eliminator	Hyderabad
May 23	Qualifier 2	Kolkata
May 25	Final	Kolkata