2025 Indian Premier League | |
Administrator: | Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) |
Cricket Format: | Twenty20 |
Tournament Format: | Group stage and playoffs |
Host: | India |
Participants: | 10 |
Previous Year: | 2024 |
Previous Tournament: | 2024 Indian Premier League |
Next Year: | 2026 |
Next Tournament: | 2026 Indian Premier League |
The 2025 Indian Premier League (also known as IPL 18 and branded as TATA IPL 2025) will the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in India, organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The tournament will feature ten teams competing in 74 matches. It will be held across 13 cities in India, with Kolkata hosting the opening ceremony and the final. Kolkata Knight Riders are the defending champions, having won their third title during the previous season after beating Sunrisers Hyderabad.[1]
The format is as 2022, unlike 2023, with changes in group order. Each team will be playing twice against the teams in their group, against the team in the same row in the other group, and once against the remaining four teams in the other group.[2] [3] After the group stage, the top four teams based on aggregate points qualified for the playoffs. In this stage, the top two teams compete with each other (in a match titled "Qualifier 1"), as do the remaining two teams (in a match titled "Eliminator"). While the winner of Qualifier 1 directly qualified for the final match, the losing team has another chance to qualify for the final match by competing against the winning team of the Eliminator match (in a match titled "Qualifier 2"). The winner of this subsequent Qualifier 2 match will move on to the final match. The team that wins the final match will be crowned the Indian Premier League winners.[4]
The same 10 teams from the previous season.
See main article: List of 2025 Indian Premier League personnel changes.
The Tata Group renewed their contract as the title sponsors of the Indian Premier League for a tenure of 5 years (2024–28) for — the highest-ever sponsorship amount in the history of the league. The TATA Group previously held the title sponsorship rights for the IPL in 2022 and 2023.[5]
Star Sports is the official TV broadcaster of the season, while JioCinema is the official digital broadcaster.[6]