IPL 2025: Schedule, Venues, Key Rivalries, Play Offs and Groups
Last Updated at 17/02/2025
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
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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
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