IPL 2025: There are only a few days left for the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Cricket lovers have been waiting for a long time for the 18th season of this much-awaited tournament. IPL 2025 will start from March 22, in which the first match will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). The match will be held at the historic Eden Gardens, Kolkata, which will host 9 matches this time, including a qualifier and a final match.
This time IPL matches will be played in 13 different stadiums, including Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. A total of 5 IPL matches will be played in Delhi. Let us know what is the schedule of Delhi Capitals (DC) and which teams the team will have to face.
1. 5 matches will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi
Delhi team will play a total of 14 matches in the league stage, but it will get a chance to play only 5 matches on its home ground. Delhi Capitals will play their first home match on 13 April (Sunday). In this match, Delhi will face five-time champion Mumbai Indians (MI). This match is going to be very exciting as the Delhi team will try to perform well on their home ground.
After this, Delhi’s second match will be on 16 April (Wednesday), in which Delhi will face Rajasthan Royals (RR). Delhi fans will have to wait a long time for the next match as the third match will be played on 27 April, in which Delhi Capitals will face Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
2. All matches to be held in Delhi from 7:30 pm
All 5 matches to be played in Delhi will be in the evening. The fourth match will be played on 29 April, in which Delhi Capitals will face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). This match will also be very exciting for the audience as the teams of Kolkata and Delhi always give tough competition.
Delhi’s fifth and final home match will be on May 11 (Sunday), in which Delhi Capitals will face last season’s runner-up Gujarat Titans (GT).
There is a lot of enthusiasm among cricket lovers about these matches to be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium. The stadium is expected to be packed in every match as Delhi is not getting a chance to play many matches in its home ground.
3. Matches will be played on a total of 13 grounds in IPL 2025
This time matches will be played on 13 different grounds in IPL. Apart from Delhi, the other grounds on which matches will be played are:
- Kolkata (Eden Gardens) – will host 9 matches, including qualifiers and finals.
- Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Dharamsala, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur and Lucknow will also host matches.
- 4 matches will be played at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium in Mohali.
- There will be 2-2 matches in Guwahati and Visakhapatnam.
- 3 matches will be played in Dharamsala.
Delhi is getting a chance to play only 5 home matches, which has increased the importance of every match even more.
4. Delhi Capitals’ expectations and key players
This season of IPL 2025 is very important for Delhi Capitals. The team has many star players, who will give their best to win the trophy this time. The Delhi Capitals team includes big names like Rishabh Pant, David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh and Kuldeep Yadav.
The responsibility of the team’s batting will be on captain Rishabh Pant and explosive batsman David Warner. At the same time, Kuldeep Yadav and Anrich Norkhia will be the strength of the team in bowling.
Home ground advantage: It will be very important for Delhi to take advantage of the home ground, because winning at home can be important for the team to reach the playoffs.
A total of 5 matches will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi in IPL 2025. All the matches will start at 7:30 pm, so that the audience will get to see exciting matches. Delhi Capitals will have to perform brilliantly in their home ground this time, so that the team can make it to the playoffs.
Delhi fans will especially get a chance to see their team play against big teams like Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans. Now it remains to be seen how far Delhi Capitals is able to progress this time under the captaincy of Rishabh Pant.
