And the wait is over! One of the most loved and widely watched cricket tournaments is set to commence on March 22, with defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the season opener at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. This season, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will have a new captain, Rajat Patidar, leading the team in the Indian Premier League 2025. Five-time champions Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will kick off their campaigns against each other on March 23 at Chepauk. Rajasthan Royals will begin their season on the same day, facing last year's finalists, Sunrisers Hyderabad, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Kolkata will also host the final on May 25, while Hyderabad has been allotted Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator matches. Notably, the first-ever IPL match in 2008 was also played between KKR and RCB. Here is the full IPL 2025 schedule: March 22: Sat 7:30 PM - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Kolkata March 23: Sun 3:30 PM - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals, Hyderabad March 23: Sun 7:30 PM - Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, Chennai March 24: Mon 7:30 PM- Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants, Visakhapatnam March 25: Tue 7:30 PM Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings, Ahmedabad March 26: Wed 7:30 PM Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Guwahati March 27: Thu 7:30 PM Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants, Hyderabad March 28: Fri 7:30 PM Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Chennai March 29: Sat 7:30 PM Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians, Ahmedabad March 30: Sun 3:30 PM Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam March 30: Sun 7:30 PM Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings, Guwahati March 31: Mon 7:30 PM Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai April 1: Tue 7:30 PM Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings, Lucknow April 2: Wed 7:30 PM Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans, Bengaluru April 3: Thu 7:30 PM Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata April 4: Fri 7:30 PM Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians, Lucknow April 5: Sat 3:30 PM Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals, Chennai April 5: Sat 7:30 PM Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, New Chandigarh April 6: Sun 3:30 PM Kolkata Knight vs Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants, Kolkata April 6: Sun 7:30 PM Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Titans, Hyderabad April 7: Mon 7:30 PM Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers, Mumbai April 8: Tue 7:30 PM Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings, New Chandigarh April 9: Wed 7:30 PM Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals, Ahmedabad April 10: Thu 7:30 PM Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals, Bengaluru April 11: Fri 7:30 PM Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai April 12: Sat 3:30 PM Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans, Lucknow April 12: Sat 7:30 PM Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings, Hyderabad April 13: Sun 3:30 PM Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Jaipur April 13: Sun 7:30 PM Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians, Delhi April 14: Mon 7:30 PM Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow April 15: Tue 7:30 PM Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, New Chandigarh April 16: Wed 7:30 PM Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals, Delhi April 17: Thu 7:30 PM Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai April 18: Fri 7:30 PM Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings, Bengaluru April 19: Sat 3:30 PM Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals, Ahmedabad April 19: Sat 7:30 PM Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants, Jaipur April 20: Sun 3:30 PM Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, New Chandigarh April 20: Sun 7:30 PM Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai April 21: Mon 7:30 PM Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans, Kolkata April 22: Tue 7:30 PM Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals, Lucknow April 23: Wed 7:30 PM Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians, Hyderabad April 24: Thu 7:30 PM Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals, Bengaluru April 25: Fri 7:30 PM Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai April 26: Sat 7:30 PM Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, Kolkata April 27: Sun 3:30 PM Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants, Mumbai April 27: Sun 7:30 PM Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Delhi April 28: Mon 7:30 PM Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans, Jaipur April 29: Tue 7:30 PM _ Delhi Capitals Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi April 30: Wed 7:30 PM Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings, Chennai May 1: Thu 7:30 PM Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians, Jaipur May 2: Fri 7:30 PM Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Ahmedabad May 3: Sat 7:30 PM Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings, Bengaluru May 4 Sun 3:30PM- Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata May 4 Sun 7:30 PM Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants Dharamsala May 5 Mon 7:30 PM - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals, Hyderabad May 6 Tue 7:30 PM Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Titans, Mumbai May 7 Wed 7:30 PM Kolkata Knight vs Riders Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata May 8 Thu 7:30 PM Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals, Dharamsala May 9 Fri 7:30 PM - Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Lucknow May 10 Sat 7:30 PM -Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Hyderabad May 11 Sun 3:30 PM Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians, Dharamsala May 12 Sun 7:30 PM Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans, Delhi May 12 Mon 7:30 PM Chennai Super vs Kings Rajasthan Royals Chennai May 13 Tue 7:30 PM Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Bengaluru May 14 Wed 7:30 PM Gujarat Titans Lucknow vs Super Giants, Ahmedabad May 15 Thus 7:30 PM Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals, Mumbai May 16 Fri 7:30 PM Rajasthan Royals Punjab Kings Jaipur May 17: Sat 7:30 PM - Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Bengaluru May 16 Fri 7:30 PM -Rajasthan Royals Punjab Kings Jaipur May 17: Sat 7:30 PM - Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Bengaluru May 18: Sun 3:30 PM - Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings, Ahmedabad May 18: Sun 7:30 PM Lucknow Super Giants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Lucknow May 20: Tue 7:30 PM Qualifier 1 Hyderabad May 21: Wed 7:30 PM Eliminator Hyderabad May 23: Fri 7:30 PM Qualifier 2 Kolkata May 25: 25 Sun 7:30 PM Final Kolkata The IPL 2025 will be telecasted on the Star Sports Network and Sports 18. The IPL 2025 will be streamed for free on JioHotstar.