Indian Premier League Schedule
- 2025 IPL Dates & Schedule
- How To Stream 2025 IPL Matches
- Teams & Format
- Key Teams & 2025 Season Prospects
- History, Winners & Key Players
- IPL Betting Sites
The 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) is the 18th iteration of a competition that throws together the best T20 batsmen, bowlers and fielders in the men's game. The result is a tournament that sees the ball sailing out of stadiums, wickets splintered and stunning catches on the boundary coming as standard.
With massive Indian superstars like Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and MS Dhoni playing alongside overseas diamonds like Jos Buttler, Pat Cummins and Glenn Maxwell, it is no wonder why the IPL has become the main event in domestic T20 cricket.
2025 IPL Dates & Schedule
- Start Date: March 14, 2025
- End Date: May 25, 2025
- Venue: Matches are being held across stadiums in India, including the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Eden Gardens in Kolkata, and Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
How To Stream 2025 IPL Matches
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Teams & Format
Founded in 2008 by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the IPL has looked to represent cities and states from across India via 10 sides that are crammed with world class talent. No side has been able to completely dominate the competition, with this simply underlining how competitive the tournament is.
The 2025 season has seen a shake up in the format of the competition. The 10 teams have been split into two groups. Sides from Group A will play the other four teams in their group twice. They will also play the team in the same row in the other group twice, and once against the other four.
At the end of the group-stage, the top two sides will play in Qualifier 1. The winner of this match will go straight into the Grand Final. The loser of Qualifier 1 will play the winner of the Eliminator (contested by the sides finishing in third and fourth). The winner of Qualifier 2 will move into the Grand Final.
The groups for the 2025 IPL are as follows:
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Rajasthan Royals | Gujarat Titans |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | Delhi Capitals |
| Punjab Kings | Lucknow Super Giants |
Key Teams & 2025 Season Prospects
| Team Name | 2025 Season Performance/Prospects |
|---|---|
| Gujarat Titans | Exciting players with star overseas names like Jos Buttler and Rashid Khan playing for the Titans. |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Experienced squad that arrives for 2025 as the reigning champions. |
| Mumbai Indians | Traditionally a dominant force but looking to better their woeful 2024 season. |
| Chennai Super Kings | The joint-most decorated side in the tournament boasting veteran wicket-keeper MS Dhoni. |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | Competitive team with a mix of seasoned and young players with legend Virat Kohli starring. |
| Delhi Capitals | Inconsistent performances in recent years has seen DC struggle to contest. |
| Rajasthan Royals | Emerging team with promising talent but lacking the killer edge of their opponents. |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Runners-up in 2024, SRH are led by Australian bowler Pat Cummins. |
| Punjab Kings | Finished second from bottom in 2024, but PBKS are a stronger squad this year with Shreyas Iyer captaining the side. |
| Lucknow Super Giants | LSG are still looking to establish themselves as a dominant force in the IPL after their creation in 2022. |
History, Winners & Key Players
The IPL has seen a range of teams secure the title over the years:
- Mumbai Indians: 5 titles (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020)
- Chennai Super Kings: 5 titles (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 3 titles (2012, 2014, 2024)
- Rajasthan Royals: 1 title (2008)
- Deccan Chargers: 1 title (2009)
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 1 title (2016)
- Gujarat Titans: 1 title (2022)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings, Lucknow Super Giants, Rising Pune Supergiant, Gujarat Lions, Pune Warriors India and Kochi Tuskers Kerala (0 titles)
The 2024 final saw Kolkata Knight Riders defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets, securing their third IPL title.
The biggest name in the IPL and perhaps cricket is Virat Kohli. The Royal Challengers Bangalore legend has scored the most runs in IPL history and he shows no signs of slowing down. With the ball, Yuzvendra Chahal has snared 219 wickets, with the bowler no stranger to bundling the opposition batsmen out.
MS Dhoni is another name that has become synonymous with the competition. The Chennai Super Kings boast his vast experience, with the wicket-keeper batsman as comfortable whipping the bails off in a smart run-out as he is smashing sixes.
As far as the most expensive players in the history of the tournament, you need look no further than Rishabh Pant. The Lucknow Super Giants was bought in 2025 for 27 crore. This eclipsed the massive totals that Mitchell Starc (24.75 crore) and Sam Curran (18.5 crore) fetched in the 2024 and 2023 seasons respectively.
