- IPL 2025 Start Date: March 22
- Opening Match: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Final Match: May 25 at the home venue of the IPL 2024 champions, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
- Total Matches: 74, played over a span of two months
- Venues: Matches will be held across 13 cities, including Visakhapatnam, Guwahati, and Dharamsala, apart from the usual IPL hubs like Mumbai, Chennai, and Bengaluru
- Key Matches:
- Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Mumbai Indians (MI) on March 23 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on March 28 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on April 20 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on May 3 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- Playoff Venues:
- Qualifier 1 & Eliminator: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
- Qualifier 2 & Final: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
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