2025 Indian Premier League
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| Dates | 22 March – 25 May 2025 |
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| Administrator(s) | Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and playoffs |
| Participants | 10 |
| Matches | 74 |
| Official website | iplt20 |
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Note: Teams are listed per the playing order. |
The 2025 Indian Premier League (also known as IPL 18 and branded as TATA IPL 2025) will be the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League. The tournament will feature ten teams competing in 74 matches from 22 March to 25 May 2025. It will held across 13 cities in India, with Kolkata hosting the opening ceremony and the final as the Kolkata Knight Riders are the defending champions.
Background
The Indian Premier League is a franchise Twenty20 cricket league held in India, organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). It is held annually since the first edition in 2008.[1] Kolkata Knight Riders are the defending champions, having won their third title in the previous season after beating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final.[2][3]
Format
Each team will play twice against the teams in their group and the team in the same row in the other group, and once against the remaining four teams in the other group. After the group stage, the top four teams based on aggregate points will qualify for the playoffs.[4] In this stage, the top two teams compete with each other (in a match titled "Qualifier 1"), as do the remaining two teams (in a match titled "Eliminator"). While the winner of Qualifier 1 directly qualifies for the final match, the losing team will compete against the winning team of the Eliminator match (in a match titled "Qualifier 2"). The winner of this subsequent Qualifier 2 match will move on to the final match.[5] The IPL Governing Council decided to keep the number of matches to 74 for this edition as it was in the previous three seasons to help the cricketers balance their workload, however it will be increased to 84 for the next two seasons.[6]
Rule changes
A rules change for this edition means that the league will follow the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Code of Conduct regulations used for Twenty20 International matches. The IPL had previously used its own Code of Conduct.[7]
Schedule
According to ESPNcricinfo, the dates of the tournament window for the three seasons between 2025 and 2027 were sent to franchises ahead of the 2025 auction.[8] In November 2024, the tentative dates for the three seasons were announced, with the 2025 edition set to take place from 14 March to 25 May.[9][10] In January 2025, it was announced that the 2025 season would commence on 21 March to allow for a two-week gap after the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy final scheduled to take place on 9 March.[11] This led to a clash with the 2025 Pakistan Super League taking place from 11 April to 25 May 2025,[12][13] which was moved from its typical February-March window for the same reason.[14]
The first two matches were confirmed by the BCCI on 13 February 2025, with the inaugural match being hosted at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata between the three-time defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru on 22 March 2025.[15] The complete fixtures were announced on 16 February.[16] The last group match will be played between Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad on 18 May 2025 at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. It is announced that both Qualifier 1 and Eliminator would be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad from 20 to 21 May, and that Qualifier 2 and final would be played in Kolkata, with the venue hosting its third IPL final after 2013 and 2015.[17]
Broadcasting
Disney Star's Star Sports and Viacom18's JioCinema had initially acquired the satellite and digital broadcasting rights for the 2023–2027 IPL cycle.[18] In November 2024, the two companies merged to form JioStar.[19][20] In February 2025, JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar merged to form JioHotstar, which now holds the domestic digital broadcasting rights for the remainder of the 2023–2027 cycle.[21][22]
Teams
The same 10 teams from the previous season will compete.
| Group | Team | 2024 performance[23] | Head coach[24] | Captain[24] |
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| A | Chennai Super Kings | 5th |
Stephen Fleming | Ruturaj Gaikwad |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Champions |
Chandrakant Pandit | Ajinkya Rahane[25] | |
| Punjab Kings | 9th |
Ricky Ponting | Shreyas Iyer[26] | |
| Rajasthan Royals | 3rd |
Rahul Dravid | Sanju Samson[a] | |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 4th |
Andy Flower | Rajat Patidar[28] | |
| B | Delhi Capitals | 6th |
Hemang Badani | Axar Patel[29] |
| Gujarat Titans | 8th |
Ashish Nehra | Shubman Gill | |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 7th |
Justin Langer | Rishabh Pant[30] | |
| Mumbai Indians | 10th |
Mahela Jayawardene | Hardik Pandya[b] | |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Runners-up |
Daniel Vettori | Pat Cummins |
Squads
The following players were retained or signed by their respective teams for the tournament.[32][24]
Personnel changes
Player retention started on 31 October 2024 with each franchise allowed to retain players ahead of the auction.[40] Heinrich Klaasen became the most expensive retained player in IPL history, earning ₹23 crore (US$2.6 million), while Virat Kohli became the most expensive retained Indian player for ₹21 crore (US$2.4 million) respectively.[41]
The BCCI announced the player auction list in November,[42][43] and the Mega Auction was held on 24 and 25 November at the Abadi Al Johar Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[44][45] A record-breaking 1,574 players registered for the auction.[46] Mallika Sagar served as the auctioneer for the second year.[47]
Punjab Kings entered the Mega Auction with ₹110.5 crore (US$13 million), the highest purse in IPL history.[48] During the auction, the record for the most expensive player, which was previously held by Mitchell Starc ₹24.75 crore (US$2.8 million), was broken twice. First, Shreyas Iyer was sold to Punjab for ₹26.75 crore (US$3.1 million),[49][50] before Rishabh Pant was sold to Lucknow Super Giants for ₹27 crore (US$3.1 million).[51][52] Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest player sold in IPL history at the age of 13 years, being bought by Rajasthan Royals for ₹1.1 crore (US$130,000).[53][54]
Venues
The league stage will be played at 13 stadiums across India. The opening match will be at Eden Gardens. The HPCA Cricket Stadium will host three Punjab Kings home games, the Barsapara Cricket Stadium will host two Rajasthan Royals matches and Delhi Capitals will play two home matches at the ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium.[55][56] The first two matches of the playoffs will be played in Hyderabad, with Kolkata hosting the other playoff matches, including the final.[57]
| Ahmedabad | Bengaluru | Chennai | Delhi | Dharamshala |
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| Gujarat Titans | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Chennai Super Kings | Delhi Capitals | Punjab Kings |
| Narendra Modi Stadium | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | Arun Jaitley Stadium | HPCA Cricket Stadium |
| Capacity: 132,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 39,000 | Capacity: 35,200 | Capacity: 21,200 |
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| Guwahati | Hyderabad | |||
| Rajasthan Royals | Sunrisers Hyderabad | |||
| Barsapara Cricket Stadium | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 46,000 | Capacity: 55,000 | |||
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| Jaipur | Kolkata | |||
| Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||
| Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Eden Gardens | |||
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 68,000 | |||
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| Lucknow | Mullanpur | Mumbai | Visakhapatnam | |
| Lucknow Super Giants | Punjab Kings | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Capitals | |
| BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium | Wankhede Stadium | ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium | |
| Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 38,000 | Capacity: 33,108 | Capacity: 27,500 | |
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League stage
Points table
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | A | Chennai Super Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | B | Delhi Capitals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | B | Gujarat Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to Eliminator |
| 4 | A | Kolkata Knight Riders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | B | Lucknow Super Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 6 | B | Mumbai Indians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 7 | A | Punjab Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 8 | A | Rajasthan Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 9 | A | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 10 | B | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Match summary
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
Fixtures
Playoffs
The playoffs will be held from 20 to 25 May 2025. Qualifier 1 and Eliminator will be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. Qualifier 2 and the Final will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.[15]
Bracket
| Qualifier 2 | Final | ||||||||||||
| 20 May 2025 – Hyderabad | 25 May 2025 – Kolkata | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1st placed team | Q1W | Winner of Qualifier 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 2nd placed team | 23 May 2025 – Kolkata | Q2W | Winner of Qualifier 2 | |||||||||
| Q1L | Loser of Qualifier 1 | ||||||||||||
| Eliminator | EW | Winner of Eliminator | |||||||||||
| 21 May 2025 – Hyderabad | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 3rd placed team | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 4th placed team | ||||||||||||
Qualifier 1
Eliminator
Qualifier 2
Final
Statistics
Orange Cap
| Runs | Player | Team | Inns. | HS | SR | 100s | 50s |
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Purple Cap
| Wickets | Player | Team | Inns. | BBI | 4W | 5W |
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Notes
- ^ Riyan Parag will be the captain of Rajasthan Royals for the first 3 games.[27]
- ^ Suryakumar Yadav will be the captain of Mumbai Indians for the first match against Chennai Super Kings as Hardik was punished for slow over-rate in their last league stage game in IPL 2024 and so will be banned for one match.[31]
- ^ Umran Malik got ruled out the season due to an injury, and he was replaced by Chetan Sakariya.[34]
- ^ a b Allah Ghazanfar got ruled out the season due to a back injury, and he was replaced by Mujeeb Ur Rahman.[35]
- ^ a b Lizaad Williams got ruled out the season due to a knee injury, and he was replaced by Corbin Bosch.[36]
- ^ a b Brydon Carse got ruled out the season due to a toe injury, and he was replaced by Wiaan Mulder.[38]
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