The 18th edition of the Indian Premier League or TATA IPL 2025 is set to start in March 2025, and the BCCI has released the IPL 2025 schedule of all the matches that are going to be played in the upcoming season. The IPL 18 will begin on March 22, Saturday with a thrilling clash between the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. In the second contest, SRH will face RR, followed by the most anticipated clash between the Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians at Chennai.
In this article, we will see some of the very important dates related to the IPL and will also have a look at where you can watch the contest and the favourite teams and players for the upcoming season of the TATA IPL 2025.
When IPL 2025 Will Start?
As per the official schedule released by BCCI, the 18th season of the Indian Premier League will start on 22nd March. The tournament will run for more than 2 months during which a total of 74 contests will be played including 4 knockouts. The tournament will begin at the home ground of the Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata and the final of the tournament will also be played at the same venue on May 25, 2025.
Where to Watch IPL 2025?
The live telecast of all the matches of the IPL 2025 will be available on Star Sports while the live streaming of the tournament will also be available on Jio Hotstar. The fans will be able to enjoy the live action of the game through their smartphones on Jio Hotstar.
What are the Venues for IPL 2025?
The contests in the IPL 2025 will be played at more than 10 venues in India and the list of IPL 2025 venues is given below:
- MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati
- Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
- Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur
- BRSABV Ekana Stadium, Lucknow
- Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
- M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
- ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
Which is the Favourite Team to Win IPL 2025?
The IPL 2025 schedule has been released and now the fans are eagerly waiting for the IPL 18 to start. A total of 10 teams will fight against each other to lift the trophy and the battle is going to be extremely tough as the squad of all the sides looks balanced and rigid. The Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians are among the sides with the highest number of IPL titles, so their chances of becoming champions are always more when compared to other sides.
However, the other franchises like Lucknow Super Giants, Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad are also looking very strong. The Kolkata Knight Riders are coming after winning the last season of the IPL and thus they will try their best to maintain the same momentum in the upcoming season too. Overall, all the teams participating in IPL 2025 have a good squad and thus fans can expect nail-biting encounters between the teams from March 22, onwards.
Is Dhoni Playing in IPL 2025?
The biggest question that is revolving in the mind of cricket fans is whether MS Dhoni will play in the upcoming season of IPL or not. Dhoni led CSK to five IPL victories in the years 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023 and also emerged as one of the most successful captains in the history of the Indian Premier League. It’s around six years since he played his last international game for India due to which the fans were very worried regarding his participation in the upcoming edition of the IPL.
The good news for the fans is that, he will be playing for the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025 and is ready to give his best for the side. In IPL 2024, he stepped down as CSK’s captain and Ruturaj Gaikwad led the side in the previous season, and will be the captain of the side in the upcoming season too. In IPL 2024, CSK finished at 5th place in the IPL points table by winning 7 out of a total of 14 matches, but in IPL 2025, the side will try their best to lift the trophy for the sixth time.
