IPL 2025 Schedule, Teams, and Key Matches You Can’t Miss

IPL 2025

IPL is the heartbeat of cricket in India. The Indian Premier League was first launched in 2008 and made a major impact on the cricketing world. It has innovated the T20 match in an entertaining format. BCCI, inspired by the European football league, launched the first-ever IPL in 2008. IPL has a great economic impact on India. It brings in foreign investments, broadcasting revenue, and creates jobs. IPL is a game that has a global influence, as many top players are not only from India but also from various other countries, including Australia, England, South Africa, etc., who participate in this match. The greatest achievement of IPL is nurturing young Indian cricket talents. Every year, IPL brings India together in its most celebrated form.

IPL 2025 Schedule, Teams, and Key Matches

The IPL tournament starts on March 22, 2025, in the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.  This season has a list of 74 matches, which are spread over 65 days across 13 venues.

Teams

The 18th edition of the tournament will be played between the below 10 teams.

1. Chennai Super Kings is led by MS Dhoni and has players like Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dubey, Rituraj Gaikwad, Rahul Tripathi, Gurpreet Singh, etc.
2. Delhi Capitals has Axar Patel as the captain and has players like KL Rahul, Jake Fraser, Kuldeep Yadav, etc.
3. Gujarat Titans with captain Shubham Gill and prominent players like Jos Buttler, Ishaan Sharma, Glenn Phillips, etc.
4. Kolkata Knight Riders, popularly known as the KKR, with the captain Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Moeen Ali, etc.
5. Mumbai Indians with captain Hardik Pandya and other players like Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Verma, Deepak Chauhan, Arjun Tendulkar, Will Jack, etc.
6. Lucknow Super Giants with captain Rishabh Pant and prominent players like David Miller, Nicholas Pooran, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Akash Deep, Himmat Singh, Prince Yadav, etc.
7. Punjab Kings with captain Shreyas Iyer, and some of the other players are Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Singh, Pravin Dubey, etc.
8. Rajasthan Royals with captain Sanju Samson and players like Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Rana, Shubham Dubey, Kunal Rathore, etc.
9. Royal Challengers Bangalore with captain Rajat Patidar and prominent players like Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Tim David, Swapnil Singh, Abhinandan Singh, etc.
10. Sunrisers Hyderabad with captain Pat Cummins, prominent players like Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Mohammad Shami, Nitesh Reddy, Ishan Kishan, Ankit Verma, Zeeshan Ansari, etc.

Schedule and Matches