Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2025 Matches Dates and Fixtures List: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will start Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 under new captain Rajat Patidar at the Eden Gardens on March 22 against the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the season-opener.

The IPL 2025 season will kick off with a high-octane clash between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Eden G

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the opening match of IPL 2025. ESPNcricinfo has learned the season opener will be played at Eden Gardens on March 22 and the IPL final will be played on May 25.

NEW DELHI, (ANI)- The ‘Mecca of Indian Cricket’, Eden Gardens will mark both the commencement and the conclusion of the 18th season of the Indian Premier League 2025, by hosting the tournament opener between defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru on March 22 and the final on May 25.

The highly anticipated opening match of IPL 2025 will take place between KKR and RCB next month. Read to know more!

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will play each other twice in the 2025 IPL, Mumbai Indians will not have any away match against RCB and KKR. The 10 teams in the 2025 IPL have been divided into two groups of five teams each.

Eden Gardens, the home ground of IPL 2024 champions Kolkata Knight Riders, will host both the tournament opener of IPL 2025 on March 22 and the final on May 25. It will also host Qualifier 2 on May 23.