Picture Credit: BCCI/IPL
The highly anticipated Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 schedule has been released by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday, February 16, wherein the opening match of the season is slated to go down in exactly five weeks time. Rajasthan Royals (RR), the inaugural champions, are slated to take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their opening match of the IPL 2025 season at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on March 23.
This will be the 18th edition of the IPL, where 10 teams from different cities will lock horns to get their hands on the title on May 25. A total of 74 matches will be played throughout the season including 70 matches in the league stages. The top four teams will qualify for the playoffs stage of the tournament. The first qualifier and the Eliminator will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on May 20 and 21 respectively, while the second qualifier is scheduled to be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 23, followed by the final at the same ground on May 25.
RR IPL 2025 Schedule
Under the leadership of Sanju Samson, Rajasthan Royals have made the playoffs twice in the last three seasons, but they failed to make it through to the final on either occasion. In the year 2025, RR will be looking to start off their IPL campaign on a high against SRH away before pushing themselves to win enough matches in the league stage, to ensure qualification to the playoff stage.
Let’s have a look at RR’s full schedule for IPL 2025:
|
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
|
March 23, 2025 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Hyderabad |
|
March 26, 2025 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
Guwahati |
|
March 30, 2025 |
Chennai Super Kings |
Guwahati |
|
April 5, 2025 |
Punjab Kings |
Mullanpur |
|
April 9, 2025 |
Gujarat Titans |
Ahmedabad |
|
April 13, 2025 |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
Jaipur |
|
April 16, 2025 |
Delhi Capitals |
Delhi |
|
April 19, 2025 |
Lucknow Super Giants |
Jaipur |
|
April 24, 2025 |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
Bengaluru |
|
April 28, 2025 |
Gujarat Titans |
Jaipur |
|
May 1, 2025 |
Mumbai Indians |
Jaipur |
|
May 4, 2025 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
Kolkata |
|
May 12, 2025 |
Chennai Super Kings |
Chennai |
|
May 16, 2025 |
Punjab Kings |
Jaipur |
Following their opening match in Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals will travel to their second home in Guwahati at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, to play against Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings, to compete in three matches in April. RR will be playing their first of five matches in Jaipur on April 13 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, while their heated rivalry against Punjab Kings will come to a head twice, with their final league stage match on May 16 at home versus them.
