Cricket: BCCI confirm IPL 2025 set to resume this weekend following Ind-Pak ceasefire
by Devesh Jaganath | by Cydias Aujard
New 2025 Indian Premier League schedule announced
After being suspended for a week due to the tensions between India and Pakistan in Kashmir, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Monday that the 2025 Indian Premier League will resume this weekend, May 17. The official statement read:
“After extensive consultations with government and security agencies, and with all the key stakeholders, the board has decided to proceed with the remainder of the season. The BCCI takes this opportunity to once again salute the bravery and resilience of India’s armed forces, whose efforts have enabled the safe return of cricket.”
The BCCI’s decision came shortly after Pakistan and India announced a ceasefire and following consultations with the Indian government. The first match will see RCB and KKR face off at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and our IPL predictions will be available ahead of the toss.
Given the league’s stoppage, the IPL season will end later than the originally planned date, which was May 25 in Kolkata. Now, the Playoffs are set to commence on May 29, while the final will be held on June 3.
The biggest issue stemming from the change of schedule is that the tournament will now directly overlap with the West Indies’ tour of England, which causes an issue for players from those teams if they reach the knockout stages of the IPL.
While England has yet to announce their squad for the Windies series, the likes of the RCB trio, Phil Salt, Jacob Bethell and Liam Livingstone, and the Mumbai Indians pair, Will Jacks and Reece Topley, are expected to be a part of the English team, but also seem likely to qualify for the knockout rounds in the IPL.
The team from the Caribbean, on the other hand, have made their squad selection for the tour of England, which features Sherfane Rutherford (GT), Shamar Joseph (LSG) and Romario Shepherd (RCB), all of whom also look destined to reach the Playoffs.
The Gujarat Titans are arguably the side least affected, as the majority of their team continued training as normal in Ahmedabad over the last week, while the Mumbai Indians have more time than others to assemble, with their next game scheduled to be played on May 21.
Revised IPL 2025 schedule:
| Date | Fixture | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-25 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs KKR | Bengaluru |
| 18-May-25 | Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings | Jaipur |
| 18-May-25 | Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans | Delhi |
| 19-May-25 | Lucknow Super Giants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Lucknow |
| 20-May-25 | Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals | Delhi |
| 21-May-25 | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals | Mumbai |
| 22-May-25 | Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants | Ahmedabad |
| 23-May-25 | RCB vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Bengaluru |
| 24-May-25 | Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals | Jaipur |
| 25-May-25 | Gujarat Titans vs CSK | Ahmedabad |
| 25-May-25 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs KKR | Delhi |
| 26-May-25 | Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians | Jaipur |
| 27-May-25 | Lucknow Super Giants vs RCB | Lucknow |
| 29-May-25 | Qualifier 1 | To be confirmed |
| 30-May-25 | Eliminator | To be confirmed |
| 1-June-25 | Qualifier 2 | To be confirmed |
| 3-June-25 | Final | To be confirmed |
Venues for the remainder of IPL matches following resumption
While the IPL will resume this weekend, the BCCI are still doing everything in their power to ensure the safety of players, officials and fans for the remainder of the tournament. As a result, they have decided to stage the rest of the competition across only six venues.
The six cities to host the final 13 group-stage matches include Bengaluru, Jaipur, Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow and Ahmedabad. Notably, this means that the Punjab Kings, Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad will not play at their respective home grounds again this season.
Additionally, the final was originally scheduled to take place at the iconic Eden Gardens, but it remains to be seen if that will be the case, with reports suggesting that the BCCI also have concerns around the weather forecast in Kolkata over the final week of the competition.
