Indian T20 League 2025

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) released the IPL 2025 schedule for all 74 matches on February 16, 2025. The 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will commence on March 22, 2025. Three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) lock horns with the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Eden Gardens in the tournament opener.

IPL 2025 format and rules

Each team will play 14 matches in the tournament's group stage: twice against teams in their group and one additional team from the other group. They will also play once against the remaining four teams in the other group. The top four teams make it to the playoffs, where Qualifier 1 pits the top two teams against each other, and the Eliminator pits the third and fourth teams. The team that wins Qualifier 1 advances to the final, while the team that loses gets another chance. In Qualifier 2, the team that lost Qualifier 1 will play against the winner of the Eliminator. The winner of this match will advance to the final. There are 74 matches in the tournament, with plans to make it 84 in the next two seasons.

New rules

In the 2025 season, the league will adhere to the T20 International Code of Conduct rules established by the International Cricket Council (ICC). In the past, the IPL had its own set of rules for behavior.

IPL 2025 schedule

The tentative dates for the IPL seasons from 2025 to 2027 were shared with the franchises before the 2025 auction, with the 2025 edition initially set for March 14 to May 25. However, to allow for a gap of two weeks following the ICC Champions Trophy final on March 9, the start date was moved to March 21 in January 2025. This adjustment caused an overlap with the 2025 Pakistan Super League, which was rescheduled to run from April 11 to May 25.

The BCCI confirmed after the Special General Meeting (SGM) in Mumbai on January 12 that the season opener would take place on 22 March at Eden Gardens, featuring the Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The final will be held in Kolkata, with Hyderabad hosting Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator, while Qualifier 2 and the championship match will take place in Kolkata.

IPL 2025 date, time, and venue

The IPL 2025 will start on 22 March 2025, with KKR taking on RCB at 19:30 IST in Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The group matches will continue to be played until 18 May 2025 at different venues. The last group stage match is scheduled between the Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad at BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, at 19:30 IST. The Qualifier 1 (20 May 2025), Eliminator (21 May 2025), Qualifier 2 (23 May 2025), and the Final (25 May 2025) will start at 19:30 IST on their respective dates. Qualifier 1 and Eliminator will be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad. Qualifier 2 and the Final will be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. (via the official website of IPL)

Details of IPL 2025 teams

On January 20, 2024, the BCCI granted the Indian Premier League's title sponsorship rights to the TATA Group for five years. The company extended its partnership with the BCCI for a record INR 2500 crores, marking the highest sponsorship deal in IPL history.

In 2022 and 2023, the TATA Group was the title sponsor. In addition, it is the title sponsor of the Women's Premier League as of March 2025.

Below is the detailed list of all 10 IPL teams with owners, sponsors, head coaches, captains, and their performances in 2024.

IPL 2025 Live-streaming and broadcasting

The BCCI sold the IPL media rights for the 2023-2027 seasons for a sum of INR 48,390.50 crore ($6.2 billion) across four different categories.

Disney Star's Star Sports and Viacom18's JioCinema initially secured the satellite and digital broadcasting rights for the 2023–2027 IPL cycle. JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar merged in February 2025 to form JioHotstar, which now holds the domestic digital rights for the remaining IPL seasons in this cycle. The two companies merged into JioStar in late 2024.

IPL 2025 Broadcasting and Telecast Details

IPL 2025 Sponsors

TATA is the title sponsor for IPL 2025.

Below is the complete list of IPL 2025 sponsors, including the official partners, title sponsor, strategic timeout partners, digital streaming partners, broadcasters, and umpire partners.

• IPL 2025 Title Sponsor- TATA
• Associate Partner- My11Circle, Angel One, and RuPay
• Official Broadcasters- Star Sports
• Official Digital Streaming Partners- JioHotstar
• Official Strategic Timeout Partner- CEAT
• Official Umpire Partners- Wonder Cement
• Official Orange & Purple Cap Partner - TBA