The 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) will resume on Saturday, May 17, with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) taking on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed on Monday, May 12. 17 matches are set to be played across six venues, with the final set to be played on June 03. The venues of the playoff matches will be announced later.
In an official statement, the Board confirmed that they decided to restart IPL 2025 tournament after 'extensive consultations with government and security agencies, and all major stakeholders.'
IPL 2025 revised schedule
Date | Time | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
May 17 | 7:30 PM | RCB vs KKR | Bengaluru |
May 18 | 3:30 PM | RR vs PBKS | Jaipur |
May 18 | 7:30 PM | DC vs GT | Delhi |
May 19 | 7:30 PM | LSG vs SRH | Lucknow |
May 20 | 7:30 PM | CSK vs RR | Delhi |
May 21 | 7:30 PM | MI vs DC | Mumbai |
May 22 | 7:30 PM | GT vs LSG | Ahmedabad |
May 23 | 7:30 PM | RCB vs SRH | Bengaluru |
May 24 | 7:30 PM | PBKS vs DC | Jaipur |
May 25 | 3:30 PM | GT vs CSK | Ahmedabad |
May 25 | 7:30 PM | SRH vs KKR | Delhi |
May 26 | 7:30 PM | PBKS vs MI | Jaipur |
May 27 | 7:30 PM | LSG vs RCB | Lucknow |
May 29 | 7:30 PM | Qualifier 1 | TBC |
May 30 | 7:30 PM | Eliminator | TBC |
June 1 | 7:30 PM | Qualifier 2 | TBC |
June 3 | 7:30 PM | Final | TBC |
The revised schedule sees only two doubleheaders played on both the Sundays. Qualifier 1 and Eliminator are set to be played on May 29 and 30, respectively. The second qualifier will be played on June 01, with the final on June 03. Earlier, some reports had mentioned that the remainder of the IPL 2025 tournament could be played out in South cities - Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad. However, the board has finalized Delhi, Lucknow, Jaipur, Mumbai and Ahmedabad instead, apart from Bengaluru.
IPL's new schedule will see the likes of CSK, PBKS, and SRH not get any home matches. All the teams had one home game left in the remainder of the IPL 2025 season. The called-off game between PBKS vs DC will be replayed from ball one in Jaipur on May 24. Apart from that game, PBKS will also play their remaining two games in Jaipur.
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MI, who are in contention for a playoff spot, will get to play their final home match at the iconic Wankhede Stadium against DC on May 21.
Question mark remains on foreign players availability
Notably, one major question remains: will the foreign players who returned home after IPL 2025 was suspended for one week return? Already there are talks are going on that the Capitals Mitchell Starc might not return. Also, there will also be a spotlight on Test players of Australia and South Africa in particular with the World Test Championship (WTC) Final set to be played on June 11 to 15, which is only one week away after the IPL final gets over.
