IPL 2025 Schedule / IPL's entire schedule announced, know when, who and where the matches will take place?

IPL 2025 Schedule: Cricket fans were eagerly waiting for the IPL 2025 schedule, and now the wait is over. The BCCI has announced the venues, teams, and dates for all matches. On Sunday, February 16, the board made this announcement, according to which the opening match of the 18th season will be played between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). This match will take place on March 22 at the historic Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. After 17 years, these two teams will face each other in the IPL opener. The last time they played the opening match was in 2008, the inaugural season of IPL. This time, the IPL will be held over 65 days, featuring 74 matches, including playoffs and the final, across 13 venues. Out of these, 70 matches will be in the group stage.

Key Matches in IPL 2025:

March 23: CSK vs MI - The Biggest Clash!

IPL 2025 will begin on Saturday, March 22, with three matches scheduled in the first two days. The day after the opener, on March 23, two major matches will take place:

1. Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals – 3:30 PM

2. Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians – 7:30 PM (Blockbuster Match)

CSK’s Major Journey in IPL 2025

In IPL, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Mumbai Indians (MI), and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have the biggest fan base. Keeping this in mind, BCCI has scheduled two matches each for CSK against RCB and MI.

• MI vs CSK Matches:
  • March 23: Chepauk Stadium, Chennai

  • April 20: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

• RCB vs CSK Matches:
  • March 28: Chepauk Stadium, Chennai

  • May 3: Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

IPL 2025 Knockouts and Final Matches

This season, after the 70 group stage matches, the top 4 teams will qualify for the playoffs. The knockout schedule is as follows:

• Qualifier 1: May 20

• Eliminator: May 21

• Qualifier 2: May 23

• Final: May 25 (Title Match)

IPL History: Who Has Won the Most Titles?

The IPL started in 2008, and 17 seasons have been played so far. The most successful teams are:

• Chennai Super Kings (CSK) – 5-time champions

• Mumbai Indians (MI) – 5-time champions

• Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) – 3-time champions

• Rajasthan Royals (RR) – 1-time champion

• Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) – 1-time champion

• Gujarat Titans (GT) – 1-time champion

• Deccan Chargers (DC) – 1-time champion