IPL 2025 Schedule: Latest Updates and Key Highlights

The excitement for IPL 2025's 18th edition has reached its highest point as it awaits the officially announced schedule by the fans. Though the BCCI has revealed that IPL 2025 would start on 21 March, 2025, the official schedule for this is to come out within a week 

Key IPL 2025 News.
1. Date of Commencement and Last Venue
The tournament will start from 21 March, 2025: Rajeev Shukla, IPL chairman.
The last match would be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on May 25, 2025.

2. Home Ground Change for Two Teams
Two matches of Delhi Capitals will be played in Visakhapatnam (Vizag) instead of Delhi.
Rajasthan Royals will play two home games at a neutral venue, whose venue is to be decided yet.

🚨 IPL 2025 SCHEDULE WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK 🚨 (Sports Tak). pic.twitter.com/OQMA8iL6ul

— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) February 10, 2025

3. Playoff Venues
The first two playoff matches will be held at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.
The second playoff and the grand final will be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

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IPL 2025 Mega Auction Summary
The just concluded IPL 2025 Mega Auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia saw some intense bidding wars as franchises splurged ₹639.15 crore on 182 players.

Best Purchases of IPL 2025 Auction:

• Rishabh Pant- He is now the most costliest player in IPL history at a price of ₹27 crore
  
• Shreyas Iyer- He holds the second-costliest price at ₹26.75 crore
  
• Venkatesh Iyer (₹23.75 crore)

Sold but Unsold Players

• David Warner
  
• Prithvi Shaw
  
• Shardul Thakur