
Sanju Samson will continue to lead Rajasthan Royals. Photo: BCCI
The BCCI on Sunday (February 16) announced IPL 2025's schedule. Defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will kick off their title defence against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on March 22. The 74-match season will be played across 13 different centres. There will be a total of 12 double-headers. The final is scheduled to be played on May 25.
Rajasthan Royals (RR), who haven't won the elusive title since 2008, will once aim to end their drought. They have only played one IPL final since 2008. Led by Sanju Samson, RR lost to Gujarat Titans in the final 3 years ago.
RR made a big addition to their coaching staff before the IPL 2025 mega-auction and re-signed India's T20 World Cup-winning head coach, Rahul Dravid. Dravid coached Team India from November 2021 to June 2024.
RR will once again be top title contenders and they have what it takes to lift the trophy. Here, we have a look at the full list of matches RR will play in the league stage of IPL 2025 -
Date |
Opponent |
Venue and time (in IST) |
March 23 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Hyderabad from 3:30 PM |
March 26 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
Guwahati from 7:30 PM |
March 30 |
Chennai Super Kings |
Guwahati from 7:30 PM |
April 5 |
Punjab Kings |
Mullanpur from 7:30 PM |
April 9 |
Gujarat Titans |
Ahmedabad from 7:30 PM |
April 13 |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
Jaipur from 3:30 PM |
April 16 |
Delhi Capitals |
Delhi from 7:30 PM |
April 19 |
Lucknow Super Giants |
Jaipur from 7:30 PM |
April 24 |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
Bengaluru from 7:30 PM |
April 28 |
Gujarat Titans |
Jaipur from 7:30 PM |
May 1 |
Mumbai Indians |
Jaipur from 7:30 PM |
May 4 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
Kolkata from 3:30 PM |
May 12 |
Chennai Super Kings |
Chennai from 7:30 PM |
May 16 |
Punjab Kings |
Jaipur from 7:30 PM |
RR will play their first 2 home matches in Guwahati. They will play their last 5 home matches in Jaipur. RR are in Group A along with Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders.
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