IPL 2025 Schedule: Season to start on March 21 in Kolkata, ultimate set for Might 25 | Cricket Information – Occasions of India

NEW DELHI: The 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will kick off on March 21 at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens, every week later than initially introduced, with the ultimate scheduled for Might 25 on the similar venue, as per a report on Cricbuzz.
This replace comes after the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) adjusted the schedule from its earlier proposed dates of March 14 to Might 25, 2025. The BCCI proposed the sooner dates forward of the IPL public sale in Jeddah final yr. Nonetheless, it’s now instructed that the dates have been a reserved window for the season and never the precise schedule for the 2025 version.
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The change can be reportedly linked to the Champions Trophy ultimate on March 9, with solutions that broadcasters sought a later begin to keep away from overlap with the worldwide occasion. Nonetheless, broadcasting sources have denied making any such request.
In keeping with custom, the Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2024 champions, will host each the opener and the ultimate at Eden Gardens. The Sunrisers Hyderabad, final season’s runners-up, will host two playoff video games.

The BCCI is anticipated to launch the entire schedule shortly following the election of Devjit Saikia as secretary and Prabhtej Singh Bhatia as treasurer throughout a Particular Basic Assembly in Mumbai on January 12.
In the meantime, BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla on Sunday revealed that the Indian squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy will probably be introduced on January 19.