![IPL 2025 kicks off on March 22:SRK's KKR to host Virat Kohli's RCB in opening clash at Eden Gardens [Full schedule]](https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/811482/ipl-2025-kicks-off-march-22srks-kkr-host-virat-kohlis-rcb-opening-clash-eden-gardens-full.jpg?h=450&l=50&t=40 "IPL 2025 kicks off on March 22:SRK's KKR to host Virat Kohli's RCB in opening clash at Eden Gardens [Full schedule]")
And the wait is over! One of the most loved and widely watched cricket tournaments is set to commence on March 22, with defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the season opener at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
This season, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will have a new captain, Rajat Patidar, leading the team in the Indian Premier League 2025.
![IPL 2025 kicks off on March 22:SRK's KKR to host Virat Kohli's RCB in opening clash at Eden Gardens [Full schedule]](https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/811483/ipl-2025-kicks-off-march-22srks-kkr-host-virat-kohlis-rcb-opening-clash-eden-gardens-full.png?h=450&l=50&t=40 "IPL 2025 kicks off on March 22:SRK's KKR to host Virat Kohli's RCB in opening clash at Eden Gardens [Full schedule]")
Five-time champions Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will kick off their campaigns against each other on March 23 at Chepauk.
Rajasthan Royals will begin their season on the same day, facing last year's finalists, Sunrisers Hyderabad, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
Kolkata will also host the final on May 25, while Hyderabad has been allotted Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator matches. Notably, the first-ever IPL match in 2008 was also played between KKR and RCB.
Mark your calendars, folks! ??#TATAIPL 2025 kicks off on March 2️⃣2️⃣ with a clash between @KKRiders and @RCBTweets ??
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) February 16, 2025
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Here is the full IPL 2025 schedule:
March 22: Sat 7:30 PM - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Kolkata
March 23: Sun 3:30 PM - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals, Hyderabad
March 23: Sun 7:30 PM - Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, Chennai
![IPL 2025 kicks off on March 22:SRK's KKR to host Virat Kohli's RCB in opening clash at Eden Gardens [Full schedule]](https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/811484/ipl-2025-kicks-off-march-22srks-kkr-host-virat-kohlis-rcb-opening-clash-eden-gardens-full.jpg?h=450&l=50&t=40 "IPL 2025 kicks off on March 22:SRK's KKR to host Virat Kohli's RCB in opening clash at Eden Gardens [Full schedule]")
March 24: Mon 7:30 PM- Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants, Visakhapatnam
![IPL 2025 kicks off on March 22:SRK's KKR to host Virat Kohli's RCB in opening clash at Eden Gardens [Full schedule]](https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/811487/ipl-2025-kicks-off-march-22srks-kkr-host-virat-kohlis-rcb-opening-clash-eden-gardens-full.jpg?h=450&l=50&t=40 "IPL 2025 kicks off on March 22:SRK's KKR to host Virat Kohli's RCB in opening clash at Eden Gardens [Full schedule]")
March 25: Tue 7:30 PM Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings, Ahmedabad
March 26: Wed 7:30 PM Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Guwahati
March 27: Thu 7:30 PM Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants, Hyderabad
![IPL 2025 kicks off on March 22:SRK's KKR to host Virat Kohli's RCB in opening clash at Eden Gardens [Full schedule]](https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/811486/ipl-2025-kicks-off-march-22srks-kkr-host-virat-kohlis-rcb-opening-clash-eden-gardens-full.jpg?h=450&l=50&t=40 "IPL 2025 kicks off on March 22:SRK's KKR to host Virat Kohli's RCB in opening clash at Eden Gardens [Full schedule]")
March 28: Fri 7:30 PM Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Chennai
March 29: Sat 7:30 PM Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians, Ahmedabad
March 30: Sun 3:30 PM Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam
March 30: Sun 7:30 PM Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings, Guwahati
![IPL 2025 kicks off on March 22:SRK's KKR to host Virat Kohli's RCB in opening clash at Eden Gardens [Full schedule]](https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/811485/ipl-2025-kicks-off-march-22srks-kkr-host-virat-kohlis-rcb-opening-clash-eden-gardens-full.jpg?h=450&l=50&t=40 "IPL 2025 kicks off on March 22:SRK's KKR to host Virat Kohli's RCB in opening clash at Eden Gardens [Full schedule]")
March 31: Mon 7:30 PM Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai
April 1: Tue 7:30 PM Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings, Lucknow
April 2: Wed 7:30 PM Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans, Bengaluru
April 3: Thu 7:30 PM Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata
April 4: Fri 7:30 PM Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians, Lucknow
April 5: Sat 3:30 PM Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals, Chennai
April 5: Sat 7:30 PM Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, New Chandigarh
April 6: Sun 3:30 PM Kolkata Knight vs Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants, Kolkata
April 6: Sun 7:30 PM Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Titans, Hyderabad
April 7: Mon 7:30 PM Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers, Mumbai
April 8: Tue 7:30 PM Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings, New Chandigarh
April 9: Wed 7:30 PM Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals, Ahmedabad
April 10: Thu 7:30 PM Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals, Bengaluru
April 11: Fri 7:30 PM Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai
April 12: Sat 3:30 PM Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans, Lucknow
April 12: Sat 7:30 PM Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings, Hyderabad
April 13: Sun 3:30 PM Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Jaipur
April 13: Sun 7:30 PM Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians, Delhi
April 14: Mon 7:30 PM Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow
April 15: Tue 7:30 PM Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, New Chandigarh
April 16: Wed 7:30 PM Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals, Delhi
April 17: Thu 7:30 PM Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai
April 18: Fri 7:30 PM Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings, Bengaluru
April 19: Sat 3:30 PM Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals, Ahmedabad
April 19: Sat 7:30 PM Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants, Jaipur
April 20: Sun 3:30 PM Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, New Chandigarh
April 20: Sun 7:30 PM Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai
April 21: Mon 7:30 PM Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans, Kolkata
April 22: Tue 7:30 PM Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals, Lucknow
April 23: Wed 7:30 PM Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians, Hyderabad
April 24: Thu 7:30 PM Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals, Bengaluru
April 25: Fri 7:30 PM Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai
April 26: Sat 7:30 PM Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, Kolkata
April 27: Sun 3:30 PM Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants, Mumbai
April 27: Sun 7:30 PM Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Delhi
April 28: Mon 7:30 PM Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans, Jaipur
April 29: Tue 7:30 PM _ Delhi Capitals Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi
April 30: Wed 7:30 PM Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings, Chennai
May 1: Thu 7:30 PM Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians, Jaipur
May 2: Fri 7:30 PM Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Ahmedabad
May 3: Sat 7:30 PM Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings, Bengaluru
May 4 Sun 3:30PM- Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata
May 4 Sun 7:30 PM Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants Dharamsala
May 5 Mon 7:30 PM - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals, Hyderabad
May 6 Tue 7:30 PM Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Titans, Mumbai
May 7 Wed 7:30 PM Kolkata Knight vs Riders Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata
May 8 Thu 7:30 PM Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals, Dharamsala
May 9 Fri 7:30 PM - Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Lucknow
May 10 Sat 7:30 PM -Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Hyderabad
May 11 Sun 3:30 PM Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians, Dharamsala
May 12 Sun 7:30 PM Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans, Delhi
May 12 Mon 7:30 PM Chennai Super vs Kings Rajasthan Royals Chennai
May 13 Tue 7:30 PM Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Bengaluru
May 14 Wed 7:30 PM Gujarat Titans Lucknow vs Super Giants, Ahmedabad
May 15 Thus 7:30 PM Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals, Mumbai
May 16 Fri 7:30 PM Rajasthan Royals Punjab Kings Jaipur
May 17: Sat 7:30 PM - Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Bengaluru
May 16 Fri 7:30 PM -Rajasthan Royals Punjab Kings Jaipur
May 17: Sat 7:30 PM - Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Bengaluru
May 18: Sun 3:30 PM - Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings, Ahmedabad
May 18: Sun 7:30 PM Lucknow Super Giants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Lucknow
May 20: Tue 7:30 PM Qualifier 1 Hyderabad
May 21: Wed 7:30 PM Eliminator Hyderabad
May 23: Fri 7:30 PM Qualifier 2 Kolkata
May 25: 25 Sun 7:30 PM Final Kolkata
The IPL 2025 will be telecasted on the Star Sports Network and Sports 18. The IPL 2025 will be streamed for free on JioHotstar.
