The money-spinning Indian Premier League will begin on March 22 with holders Kolkata Knight Riders to host Royal Challengers Bengaluru, India's cricket board said Sunday.

Kolkata's iconic Eden Gardens will be the venue for the opener and the final on May 25 with 74 matches to be played across 13 venues in the 18th edition of the hugely popular T20 tournament.

Ten teams will compete for the title as the world's top cricketers including Indian star Virat Kohli, Australia's Pat Cummins and Jos Buttler of England will join their respective teams in India's searing heat.

The IPL auction for this edition shattered records as Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player when he was sold for a record $3.2 million to Lucknow Super Giants, who later made him captain.

Shreyas Iyer, a title-winning skipper with Kolkata last season, was picked by Punjab Kings for 267.5 million rupees ($3.17 million) as the second-most expensive buy.

The IPL has generated billions in revenue since its inception in 2008, turning the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) into one of the richest governing bodies in sport.

The pioneering IPL helped make T20 cricket more popular, spawning copycat events worldwide.

IPL 2025 Fixtures 
All in Bangladesh Time 

Match    Date    Fixture    Time    Venue
1    March 22, Saturday    Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru   8:00 PM    Kolkata
2    March 23, Sunday    Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals    4:00 PM    Hyderabad
3    March 23, Sunday    Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians   8:00 PM    Chennai
4    March 24, Monday    Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants    8:00 PM    Visakhapatnam
5    March 25, Tuesday    Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings   8:00 PM    Ahmedabad
6    March 26, Wednesday    Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders    8:00 PM    Guwahati
7    March 27, Thursday    Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants    8:00 PM    Hyderabad
8    March 28, Friday    Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru   8:00 PM    Chennai
9    March 29, Saturday    Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians    8:00 PM    Ahmedabad
10    March 30, Sunday    Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad    4:00 PM    Visakhapatnam
11    March 30, Sunday    Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings    8:00 PM    Guwahati
12    March 31, Monday    Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders   8:00 PM    Mumbai
13    April 1, Tuesday    Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings   8:00 PM    Lucknow
14    April 2, Wednesday    Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans    8:00 PM    Bengaluru
15    April 3, Thursday    Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad   8:00 PM    Kolkata
16    April 4, Friday    Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians    8:00 PM    Lucknow
17    April 5, Saturday    Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals    4:00 PM    Chennai
18    April 5, Saturday    Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals   8:00 PM    New Chandigarh
19    April 6, Sunday    Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants   4:00 PM    Kolkata
20    April 6, Sunday    Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Titans    8:00 PM    Hyderabad
21    April 7, Monday    Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru    8:00 PM    Mumbai
22    April 8, Tuesday    Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings  8:00 PM    New Chandigarh
23    April 9, Wednesday    Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals  8:00 PM   Ahmedabad
24    April 10, Thursday    Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals    8:00 PM    Bengaluru
25    April 11, Friday    Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders    8:00 PM    Chennai
26    April 12, Saturday    Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans    4:00 PM    Lucknow
27    April 12, Saturday    Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings    8:00 PM    Hyderabad
28    April 13, Sunday    Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru    4:00 PM    Jaipur
29    April 13, Sunday    Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians    8:00 PM    Delhi
30    April 14, Monday    Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings    8:00 PM    Lucknow
31    April 15, Tuesday    Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders    8:00 PM    New Chandigarh
32    April 16, Wednesday    Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals    8:00 PMM    Delhi
33    April 17, Thursday    Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad    8:00 PM    Mumbai
34    April 18, Friday    Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings    8:00 PM    Bengaluru
35    April 19, Saturday    Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals    4:00 PM    Ahmedabad
36    April 19, Saturday    Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants   8:00 PM    Jaipur
37    April 20, Sunday    Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru   4:00 PM    New Chandigarh
38    April 20, Sunday    Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings    8:00 PM    Mumbai
39    April 21, Monday    Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans    8:00 PM    Kolkata
40    April 22, Tuesday    Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals    8:00 PM    Lucknow
41    April 23, Wednesday    Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians    8:00 PM    Hyderabad
42    April 24, Thursday    Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals   8:00 PM    Bengaluru
43    April 25, Friday    Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad   8:00 PM    Chennai
44    April 26, Saturday    Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings    8:00 PM    Kolkata
45    April 27, Sunday    Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants    4:00 PM    Mumbai
46    April 27, Sunday    Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru   8:00 PM    Delhi
47    April 28, Monday    Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans    8:00 PM    Jaipur
48    April 29, Tuesday    Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders    8:00 PM    Delhi
49    April 30, Wednesday    Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings    8:00 PM    Chennai
50    May 1, Thursday    Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians    8:00 PM    Jaipur
51    May 2, Friday    Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad    8:00 PM    Ahmedabad
52    May 3, Saturday    Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings    8:00 PM   Bengaluru
53    May 4, Sunday    Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals   4:00 PM    Kolkata
54    May 4, Sunday    Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants   8:00 PM    Dharamsala
55    May 5, Monday    Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals   8:00 PM    Hyderabad
56    May 6, Tuesday    Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Titans    8:00 PM    Mumbai
57    May 7, Wednesday    Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings    8:00 PM    Kolkata
58    May 8, Thursday    Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals   8:00 PM    Dharamsala
59    May 9, Friday    Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru    8:00 PM    Lucknow
60    May 10, Saturday    Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders    8:00 PM    Hyderabad
61    May 11, Sunday    Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians   4:00 PM    Dharamsala
62    May 11, Sunday    Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans   8:00 PM    Delhi
63    May 12, Monday    Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals   8:00 PM    Chennai
64    May 13, Tuesday    Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad    8:00 PM    Bengaluru
65    May 14, Wednesday    Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants   8:00 PM    Ahmedabad
66    May 15, Thursday    Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals    8:00 PM    Mumbai
67    May 16, Friday    Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings   8:00 PM    Jaipur
68    May 17, Saturday    Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders   8:00 PM    Bengaluru
69    May 18, Sunday    Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings    4:00 PM    Ahmedabad
70    May 18, Sunday    Lucknow Super Giants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad    8:00 PM    Lucknow
71    May 20, Tuesday    Qualifier 1   8:00 PM    Hyderabad
72    May 21, Wednesday    Eliminator    8:00 PM    Hyderabad
73    May 23, Friday    Qualifier 2    8:00 PM    Kolkata
74    May 25, Sunday    Final   8:00 PM    Kolkata