IPL 2025: Big news for cricket fans, just a few days are left for the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 to begin. Cricket lovers have been waiting for this exciting tournament for a long time, which is now going to start from March 22. The first match of this season 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 the final match.
A total of 13 venues will host matches in IPL 2025
This time IPL matches will be played at 13 venues. These grounds include:
- Kolkata (Eden Gardens)
- Delhi (Arun Jaitley Stadium)
- Mumbai (Wankhede Stadium)
- Chennai (MA Chidambaram Stadium)
- Bengaluru (Chinnaswamy Stadium)
- Ahmedabad (Narendra Modi Stadium)
- Dharamsala (HPCA Stadium)
- Guwahati (Barsapara Stadium)
- Hyderabad (Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium)
- Jaipur (Sawai Mansingh Stadium)
- Lucknow (Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium)
- Mohali (Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium)
- Visakhapatnam
2-2 matches will be played in Visakhapatnam and Guwahati, while 4 matches will be played in Mohali and 3 in Dharamsala. Delhi has got the opportunity to host a total of 5 matches.
5 matches will be played in Delhi, know the complete schedule
This time the Delhi team will play a total of 14 league matches in IPL 2025, but they will get a chance to play only 5 matches at their home ground Arun Jaitley Stadium. Cricket lovers will get this golden opportunity to watch their favorite players live.
Schedule of matches to be played in Delhi:
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Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians (MI)
- Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025
- Time: 7:30 PM
- This will be Delhi Capitals’ first home match as they will face 5-time champions Mumbai Indians.
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Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals (RR)
- Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Time: 7:30 PM
- This will be Delhi’s second home match, in which they will face Rajasthan Royals.
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Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
- Date: Sunday, April 27, 2025
- Time: 7:30 PM
- In this match, Delhi will have to face stalwarts like Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis.
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Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
- Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
- Time: 7:30 PM
- Delhi’s fourth home match will be against two-time champion KKR.
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Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans (GT)
- Date: Sunday, May 11, 2025
- Time: 7:30 PM
- Delhi’s last home match will be against Gujarat Titans, which is expected to be a very exciting one.
All matches will be held in the evening at Arun Jaitley Stadium
All the 5 matches to be played in Delhi will start at 7:30 pm. There is a huge craze for IPL in Delhi, so the stadium is expected to be packed with fans in every match.
Eye on Delhi Capitals team
Delhi Capitals is entering the field with a strong team in IPL 2025. Under the leadership of Rishabh Pant, this team is ready to perform brilliantly. Delhi’s performance was not very good last season, but this time the players of the team are eager to perform better.
Delhi Capitals Key Squad:
- Captain: Rishabh Pant
- Key players: David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel, Anrich Norkhia, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Marsh, Shardul Thakur, Mukesh Kumar, Tristan Stubbs and Ishant Sharma
Delhi hopes that they will get tremendous support from the fans on their home ground and they will be able to make it to the playoffs.
Arun Jaitley Stadium: History and Features
Arun Jaitley Stadium, formerly known as Feroze Shah Kotla Stadium, is a historic cricket ground in Delhi. Many historic matches have been played in this stadium. The atmosphere here is always enthusiastic and the enthusiasm of the fans encourages the players.
The five matches to be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi in IPL 2025 are expected to be exciting. Delhi Capitals will have the advantage of playing on their home ground, but the opposition teams will also come into the field with full strength. This will be a golden opportunity for the cricket lovers of Delhi, where they will be able to watch their favorite players play live.
