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2025 Indian Premier League
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| File:2025 IPL logo.png | |
| Dates | 22 March 2025 (INC: 01 Saura Chaitra 1947) – 25 May 2025 (INC: 04 Saura Jyēṣṭha 1947) |
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| Administrator(s) | Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) |
| Cricket format | Twenty20
tournament format = Tournament#Group stage Group stage and playoffs I participants = 10 |
| Runners-up | I most valuable player = |
| Matches played | 74 |
| Official website | Template:URL iplt20.com |
Template:2025 Indian Premier League Teams
The 2025 Indian Premier League, officially known as IPL 18 and branded as TATA IPL 2025', marks the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). This tournament features ten teams competing in a total of 74 matches, scheduled to take place from 22 March to 25 May 2025. The matches will be held across 13 cities in India, with Kolkata set to host both the opening ceremony and the final. The Kolkata Knight Riders enter the tournament as the defending champions.
Background[edit]
The Indian Premier League is a franchise-based Twenty20 cricket league established in India and organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Since its inaugural season in 2008, the IPL has been held annually. The Kolkata Knight Riders are the reigning champions, having secured their third title in the previous season by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final match.
Fromat[edit]
In the 2025 Indian Premier League, each team will compete in a structured format where they will play twice against the teams in their own group and once against the team in the same row from the opposing group. Additionally, they will face the remaining four teams from the other group only once. Following the group stage, the top four teams will qualify for the playoffs based on their aggregate points.
During the playoff stage, the top two teams will face off in a match known as "Qualifier 1", while the other two teams will compete in an "Eliminator" match. The winner of Qualifier 1 will secure direct entry into the final match, while the losing team will go on to play against the winner of the Eliminator in a subsequent match called "Qualifier 2". The victor of Qualifier 2 will then advance to the final match.
The IPL Governing Council has decided to maintain the total number of matches at 74 for this edition, consistent with the previous three seasons, in order to help players manage their workload. However, it is planned to increase the number of matches to 84 for the subsequent two seasons.
Rule changes[edit]
In the 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League, a significant rules change has been implemented whereby the league will now adhere to the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Code of Conduct regulations that are applicable to Twenty20 International matches. This marks a departure from the previous practice, where the IPL operated under its own distinct Code of Conduct.
Schedule[edit]
According to ESPNcricinfo, the tournament window for the IPL covering the three seasons from 2025 to 2027 was communicated to franchises ahead of the 2025 auction. In November 2024, the tentative dates for these seasons were announced, with the 2025 edition initially scheduled to take place from 14 March to 25 May. However, in January 2025, it was confirmed that the start date would be adjusted to 21 March to allow for a two-week gap following the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy final, which is set for 9 March. This change resulted in a scheduling conflict with the 2025 Pakistan Super League, which will run from 11 April to 25 May 2025 (INC: 21 Saura Chaitra to 04 Saura Jyēṣṭha 1947), having been moved from its usual February-March timeframe for similar reasons.
The BCCI confirmed the first two matches on 13 February 2025. The inaugural match will be held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, featuring the three-time defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders, against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on 22 March 2025. The complete fixture list was released on 16 February. The final group match is scheduled between Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad on 18 May 2025 at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. It was also announced that both Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator will take place at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad from 20 to 21 May, while Qualifier 2 and the final will be hosted in Kolkata, marking the venue's third IPL final after those held in 2013 and 2015.
Broadcasting[edit]
Disney Star's Star Sports and Viacom18's JioCinema initially secured the satellite and digital broadcasting rights for the IPL cycle spanning from 2023 to 2027. In November 2024, these two companies merged to create a new entity called JioStar. Subsequently, in February 2025, JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar also merged, resulting in the formation of JioHotstar, which now holds the domestic digital broadcasting rights for the remainder of the 2023–2027 IPL cycle.
List of broadcasters[edit]
| Territory | Channels | Years |
|---|---|---|
| India | Star Sports 1 Star Sports 1 Hindi Star Sports 1 Kannada Star Sports 1 Tamil Star Sports 1 Telugu HD Star Gold Star Bharat Star Utsav Movies Star Jalsa Movies Star Maa Movies Star Suvarna Plus Star Vijay Super Colors Tamil Asianet Movies |
2024–2027 |
| JioHotstar (Internet) | 2024–2027 | |
| Afghanistan | ATN HD ATN News HD |
2024 |
| Ariana Television (Internet) | 2024 | |
| Australia | Foxtel Fox Cricket Kayo Sports |
2023–present[1] |
| Kayo Freebies (Internet) | 2023–present[1] | |
| Bangladesh | T Sports HD | 2024 |
| T Sports APP | 2024 | |
| Indonesia | Vidio (Internet) | 2023[2] |
| New Zealand | Colors TV | 2024–present |
| Nepal | Kantipur Max | 2025 |
| Pakistan | Tapmad APP | 2024 |
| Ireland | Sky Sports DAZN |
2023–present |
| United Kingdom | ||
| South Africa | SuperSport | 2023[1] |
| Sri Lanka | Star Sports 1 Star Sports 1 HD Star Sports 2 Star Sports Select HD 1 Star Sports Select HD 2 |
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| Supreme TV | 2023–present | |
| United States} | Willow TV | 2023[1] |
| Middle East and North Africa | Times Internet | 2023[1] |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | SuperSport | 2021–present |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Frater, Patrick; Ramachandran, Naman (14 June 2022). "India Media Landscape Redrawn as Viacom18, Disney Carve up $6.2 Billion IPL Cricket Rights". Variety. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ↑ Vidio. "Liga kriket terbaik di dunia hadir di Vidio!" [The best cricket league in the world comes to Vidio!]. Twitter (in Bahasa Indonesia). Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.