โThe Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is set to captivate cricket enthusiasts worldwide with its 18th edition, featuring exhilarating matches, top-tier talent, and unforgettable moments.
IPL 2025 Overview
The IPL is a premier Twenty20 cricket league in India, organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The 2025 season will feature ten teams competing in 74 matches from March 22 to May 25, 2025. The tournament will be held across 13 cities in India, with Kolkata hosting both the opening ceremony and the final.
Participating Teams
The ten teams competing in IPL 2025 are:โ
- Chennai Super Kingsโ
- Delhi Capitalsโ
- Gujarat Titansโ
- Kolkata Knight Ridersโ
- Lucknow Super Giantsโ
- Mumbai Indiansโ
- Punjab Kingsโ
- Rajasthan Royalsโ
- Royal Challengers Bangaloreโ
- Sunrisers Hyderabad
Tournament Format
The teams are divided into two groups of five. Each team will play twice against the teams in their group and the team in the same row in the other group, and once against the remaining four teams in the other group. After the group stage, the top four teams based on aggregate points will qualify for the playoffs. The playoffs consist of Qualifier 1, Eliminator, Qualifier 2, and the Final.โ
Complete Match Schedule
โHere is the detailed match schedule for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, presented in a table format with dates, teams, venues, and start times:โ
| Match No. | Date ( in 2025) | Day | Time (IST) | Home Team | Away Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 22 | Sat | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 2 | Mar 23 | Sun | 3:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rajasthan Royals | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| 3 | Mar 23 | Sun | 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 4 | Mar 24 | Mon | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Lucknow Super Giants | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
| 5 | Mar 25 | Tue | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Titans | Punjab Kings | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 6 | Mar 26 | Wed | 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata Knight Riders | ACA Stadium,ย Guwahati |
| 7 | Mar 27 | Thu | 7:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Lucknow Super Giants | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| 8 | Mar 28 | Fri | 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Royal Challengers Bangalore | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 9 | Mar 29 | Sat | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Titans | Mumbai Indians | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 10 | Mar 30 | Sun | 3:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
| 11 | Mar 30 | Sun | 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings | ACA Stadium,ย Guwahati |
| 12 | Mar 31 | Mon | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata Knight Riders | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 13 | Apr 1 | Tue | 7:30 PM | Lucknow Super Giants | Punjab Kings | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| 14 | Apr 2 | Wed | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Gujarat Titans | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 15 | Apr 3 | Thu | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 16 | Apr 4 | Fri | 7:30 PM | Lucknow Super Giants | Mumbai Indians | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| 17 | Apr 5 | Sat | 3:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Delhi Capitals | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 18 | Apr 5 | Sat | 7:30 PM | Punjab Kings | Rajasthan Royals | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh |
| 19 | Apr 6 | Sun | 3:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Lucknow Super Giants | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 20 | Apr 6 | Sun | 7:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Gujarat Titans | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| 21 | Apr 7 | Mon | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 22 | Apr 8 | Tue | 7:30 PM | Punjab Kings | Chennai Super Kings | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh |
| 23 | Apr 9 | Wed | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Titans | Rajasthan Royals | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 24 | Apr 10 | Thu | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Delhi Capitals | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 25 | Apr 11 | Fri | 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 26 | Apr 12 | Sat | 3:30 PM | Lucknow Super Giants | Gujarat Titans | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| 27 | Apr 12 | Sat | 7:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Punjab Kings | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| 28 | Apr 13 | Sun | 3:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| 29 | Apr 13 | Sun | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Mumbai Indians | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 30 | Apr 14 | Mon | 7:30 PM | Lucknow Super Giants | Chennai Super Kings | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| 31 | Apr 15 | Tue | 7:30 PM | Punjab Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh |
| 32 | Apr 16 | Wed | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Rajasthan Royals | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 33 | Apr 17 | Thu | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 34 | Apr 18 | Fri | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Punjab Kings | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 35 | Apr 19 | Sat | 3:30 PM | Gujarat Titans | Delhi Capitals | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 36 | Apr 19 | Sat | 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Lucknow Super Giants | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| 37 | Apr 20 | Sun | 3:30 PM | Punjab Kings | Royal Challengers Bangalore | New PCA Stadium, New Chandigarh |
| 38 | Apr 20 | Sun | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 39 | Apr 21 | Mon | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Gujarat Titans | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 40 | Apr 22 | Tue | 7:30 PM | Lucknow Super Giants | Delhi Capitals | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| 41 | Apr 23 | Wed | 7:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai Indians | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| 42 | Apr 24 | Thu | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Rajasthan Royals | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 43 | Apr 25 | Fri | 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Sunrisers Hyderabad | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 44 | Apr 26 | Sat | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Punjab Kings | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 45 | Apr 27 | Sun | 3:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Lucknow Super Giants | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 46 | Apr 27 | Sun | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 47 | Apr 28 | Mon | 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Gujarat Titans | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| 48 | Apr 29 | Tue | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Kolkata Knight Riders | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 49 | Apr 30 | Wed | 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Punjab Kings | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 50 | May 01 | Thu | 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Mumbai Indians | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| 51 | May 02 | Fri | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Titans | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 52 | May 03 | Sat | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Chennai Super Kings | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 53 | May 04 | Sun | 3:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Rajasthan Royals | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 54 | May 04 | Sun | 7:30 PM | Punjab Kings | Lucknow Super Giants | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala |
| 55 | May 05 | Mon | 7:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Delhi Capitals | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| 56 | May 06 | Tue | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Gujarat Titans | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 57 | May 07 | Wed | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai Super Kings | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 58 | May 08 | Thu | 7:30 PM | Punjab Kings | Delhi Capitals | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala |
| 59 | May 09 | Fri | 7:30 PM | Lucknow Super Giants | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| 60 | May 10 | Sat | 7:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata Knight Riders | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| 61 | May 11 | Sun | 3:30 PM | Punjab Kings | Mumbai Indians | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala |
| 62 | May 11 | Sun | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Gujarat Titans | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 63 | May 12 | Mon | 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Rajasthan Royals | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 64 | May 13 | Tue | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Sunrisers Hyderabad | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 65 | May 14 | Wed | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Titans | Lucknow Super Giants | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 66 | May 15 | Thu | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Capitals | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 67 | May 16 | Fri | 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Punjab Kings | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| 68 | May 17 | Sat | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Kolkata Knight Riders | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 69 | May 18 | Sun | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Titans | Chennai Super Kings | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 70 | May 18 | Sun | 7:30 PM | Lucknow Super Giants | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| 71 | May 20 | Tue | 7:30 PM | TBD (Qualifier 1) | TBD (Qualifier 1) | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| 72 | May 21 | Wed | 7:30 PM | TBD (Eliminator) | TBD (Eliminator) | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| 73 | May 23 | Fri | 7:30 PM | TBD (Qualifier 2) | TBD (Qualifier 2) | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 74 | May 25 | Sun | 7:30 PM | TBD (Final) | TBD (Final) | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
How to Watch IPL 2025 Live Streaming for Free
Watching IPL 2025 live is possible through various platforms, some of which offer free streaming options. Below are the primary methods to access live matches:โ
JioHotstar
JioHotstar is the official digital streaming partner for IPL 2025, providing live coverage of all matches. To access free live streaming:โ
Jio Customers: If you are a Jio user, you can watch IPL 2025 matches live by recharging with a plan of โน299 or more. This plan includes a subscription to JioHotstar, allowing access to live IPL matches. โ
Non-Jio Customers: Non-Jio users can subscribe to JioHotstar by purchasing a subscription plan. Various plans are available to suit different preferences and budgets.โ
Official IPL App
The official IPL app offers live scores, match highlights, and exclusive content. While it may not provide live streaming of full matches, it is a valuable resource for staying updated. The app is free to download and is available on both Android and iOS platforms. โ
Fancode
FanCode continues to provide live scores, match schedules, player statistics, and match highlights for IPL 2025. While it does not offer live streaming of the matches, it remains a valuable resource for staying updated on IPL 2025 events.
SonyLIV
SonyLIV is another platform that may offer live streaming of IPL 2025 matches. While it typically requires a subscription, there may be promotional offers or free trials available during the IPL season. Check the SonyLIV app or website for the latest information.โ
ESPNcricinfo App
The ESPNcricinfo app provides live scores, ball-by-ball commentary, and detailed statistics. While it does not offer live streaming of matches, it is an excellent resource for real-time updates and in-depth analysis. The app is free to download on both Android and iOS platforms.โ
Cricbuzz App
Cricbuzz offers live scores, news, and analysis of IPL 2025 matches. Similar to ESPNcricinfo, it does not provide live streaming but is a valuable tool for staying informed. The app is free and available on multiple platforms.โ
PikaShow
PikaShow is a third-party app that offers live streaming of IPL matches. Users should exercise caution when using third-party apps, as they may not be officially licensed or secure. Ensure that you have proper security measures in place when using such apps.โ
ThopTV
ThopTV is another third-party app that provides access to live sports channels, including those broadcasting IPL matches. As with PikaShow, caution is advised when using third-party applications.
How to Download and Use These Apps
For Android Users:
Step 1 : Open the Google Play Store on your device.โ
Step 2 : Search for “JioHotstar.”โ
Step 3 : Select the app and tap “Install.”โ
Step 4 : Once installed, open the app and log in or sign up.โ
Step 5 :Navigate to the live section to watch IPL matches.โ
For iOS Users:
Step 1 : Open the App Store on your device.โ
Step 2 : Search for “JioHotstar.”โ
Step 3 :Tap “Get” to install the app.โ
Step 4 : After installation, open the app and log in or register.โ
Step 5 : Access live IPL matches through the app’s interface.โโ
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