IPL 2025: Schedule, Venues, Key Rivalries, Play Offs and Groups

IPL Schedule 2025

IPL 2025 will kick off at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on the 22nd of March and the final will be played at the same venue on the 25th of May. The marquee T20 tournament will be played across 65 days and feature as many as 12 double-headers. The double-headers are days when two IPL games are played, one in the afternoon and the second at night.

IPL 2025 Venues

The 10 teams will play their games in IPL 2025 across 13 venues. Apart from the 10 venues in the respective home cities, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals, and Punjab Kings will play some of their games in their second home ground.

IPL 2025 Groups

The 10 IPL teams are spread across two groups which has a high impact on the overall standings. These teams are divided into groups in order to decide which teams will play each other twice or once. 

In this instance, KKR placed in Group 1 will play the other four Group 1 teams and SRH twice. KKR will play the rest four teams from the opposite group only once. 

Key Rivalries and dates

Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
 

Undoubtedly the biggest rivalry in the Indian Premier League history is the one shared by the two most successful teams. Both Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) have won the title five times each. The matches between the two sides are always highly anticipated and are built up like a final. Players like Jasprit Bumrah, MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, and Suryakumar Yadav, among others, will be featured in this clash.

Head to head

MI (20 wins), CSK (17 wins)

Previous match

CSK won by 20 runs at Wankhede Stadium

IPL 2025 Fixture

• CSK vs MI, 23rd March, 7:30 PM at Chepauk in Chennai

• MI vs CSK, 20th April, 7:30 PM at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
 

Defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on the opening night of the IPL 2025. Interestingly the two teams kicked IPL in the inaugural season as well in 2008. Brendon McCullum blasted 158 which ignited the rivalry between the two sides. Nine years another chapter was added to the conflict between the two sides as RCB was bowled out for 49 runs which is the lowest ever team total.

Head to head

KKR (20 wins), RCB (14 wins)

Previous match

KKR won by one run at Eden Gardens in Kolkata

IPL 2025 Fixture

• KKR vs RCB, 22nd March, 7:30 PM at Eden Gardens in Kolkata

• RCB vs KKR, 17th May, 7:30 PM at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru

Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) features some of the biggest names in the history of the league. Former skippers, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli, even though are not leading their respective sides they will still draw in huge numbers of fans in the stadium as well as audiences from home. The rivalry between two sides went a noth higher in their previous meeting in IPL 2024.

Head to head

CSK (21 wins), RCB (11 wins)

Previous match

RCB won by 27 runs at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru

IPL 2025 Fixture

• CSK vs RCB, 28th March, 7:30 PM at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai

• RCB vs CSK, 3rd May, 7:30 PM at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru

Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) is a closely-contested rivalry. The two teams have suffered varying success in the tournament. However, MI only holds the bragging rights in the head-to-head record by a small margin. The match is built up heavily thanks to the fan bases of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. The two have been arguably India’s greatest batters in the last decade and a half.

Head to head

MI (19 wins), RCB (14 wins)

Previous match

MI won by seven wickets runs at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai

IPL 2025 Fixture

• MI vs RCB, 7th April, 7:30 PM at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai