When is the First Match of IPL 2025? When & Where are the Playoffs and Final?
The Stage is set for the brand-new season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which will kick off on Saturday, 22nd March. This is the 18th Season of IPL. IPL has been the best T20 league across the Globe. There is no other league that comes close to the IPL. In the opening match of IPL 2025, the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are going to take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), who recently announced their new skipper, Rajat Patidar. This inaugural match will be on the home ground of the defending Champions, i.e. Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
IPL 2025 Schedule
On the other hand, the runner-up from last season, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will take the field on the second day, i.e. Sunday, 23rd March. SRH will be up against the champions of the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Rajasthan Royals (RR). This match will be a home game for SRH as the venue of this match is the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad. This game will be a day game and will start at 3:30 PM (IST).
IPL Match 19 postponed
Match number 19 of this IPL has been postponed after the Kolkata Police requested to postpone the match to the Cricket Association of Bengal due to the deployment of police personnel in the city on match day. Earlier, the match was scheduled for the 6th of April, which clashed with the Hindu Festival “Ram Navami,” after which BCCI accepted the request and postponed the match.
This match was between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. This match has been rescheduled for the 8th of April 2025. It will be a day game on a weekday.
IPL 2025 Schedule Venue
This season will also bring some new, exciting venues into play. Apart from the 10 usual venues ( i.e. Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Mohali, Delhi, Jaipur, Kolkata, and Hyderabad ), fans of Guwahati and Dharamsala will get some live action in their hometown.
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Rajasthan Royals have chosen Guwahati as their second home ground, and they will play two matches there. The first match will be against KKR on 26th March and the second one will be against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on 30th March, both will be night match. Dharamshala may host three matches as well as it will be the second home ground of Punjab Kings (PBKS).
When are the IPL 2025 Playoffs?
On the other hand, Qualifier 2 and the Finals are expected to be on the 23rd of May and 25th of May respectively, on the home ground of the KKR (Champions of IPL 2024), Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
| IPL Match | Date | Venue |
| Qualifier 1 | May 20 | Hyderabad |
| Eliminator | May 21 | Hyderabad |
| Qualifier 2 | May 23 | Kolkata |
| Final | May 25 | Kolkata |