The IPL 2025 schedule has sparked controversy, with a questionable scheduling decision forcing Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) to play two crucial matches within just 36 hours while traveling between their respective home grounds.
RCB vs PBKS – A Grueling Back-to-Back Schedule
- April 18, 7:30 PM IST: RCB vs PBKS in Bengaluru
- April 20, 3:30 PM IST: PBKS vs RCB in New Chandigarh
This scheduling blunder means both teams will have to play a high-stakes match, travel overnight, and then compete again in just a 36-hour gap—a situation that could impact player fitness, performance, and recovery.
While other teams have at least 48-72 hours between matches, PBKS and RCB are among the few teams forced into rapid turnaround games involving significant travel. This could raise injury risks and affect player workload management, a key factor in modern cricket.
The scheduling has already drawn criticism from fans and analysts, with many calling for the BCCI to reconsider the fairness of fixtures, especially for teams required to play back-to-back games with minimal rest and excessive travel.
Complete IPL 2025 Schedule:
March 2025
- March 22, 2025 (Saturday), 7:30 PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Kolkata)
- March 23, 2025 (Sunday), 3:30 PM – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals (Hyderabad)
- March 23, 2025 (Sunday), 7:30 PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians (Chennai)
- March 24, 2025 (Monday), 7:30 PM – Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants (Visakhapatnam)
- March 25, 2025 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM – Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings (Ahmedabad)
- March 26, 2025 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Guwahati)
- March 27, 2025 (Thursday), 7:30 PM – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants (Hyderabad)
- March 28, 2025 (Friday), 7:30 PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Chennai)
April 2025
- April 1, 2025 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM – Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings (Lucknow)
- April 2, 2025 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM – Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans (Bengaluru)
- April 3, 2025 (Thursday), 7:30 PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Kolkata)
- April 4, 2025 (Friday), 7:30 PM – Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians (Lucknow)
- April 5, 2025 (Saturday), 3:30 PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals (Chennai)
- April 5, 2025 (Saturday), 7:30 PM – Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals (New Chandigarh)
- April 6, 2025 (Sunday), 3:30 PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants (Kolkata)
- April 6, 2025 (Sunday), 7:30 PM – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Titans (Hyderabad)
- April 7, 2025 (Monday), 7:30 PM – Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Mumbai)
- April 8, 2025 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM – Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings (New Chandigarh)
- April 9, 2025 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM – Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals (Ahmedabad)
- April 10, 2025 (Thursday), 7:30 PM – Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals (Bengaluru)
- April 11, 2025 (Friday), 7:30 PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Chennai)
- April 12, 2025 (Saturday), 3:30 PM – Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans (Lucknow)
- April 12, 2025 (Saturday), 7:30 PM – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings (Hyderabad)
- April 13, 2025 (Sunday), 3:30 PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Jaipur)
- April 13, 2025 (Sunday), 7:30 PM – Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians (Delhi)
- April 14, 2025 (Monday), 7:30 PM – Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings (Lucknow)
- April 15, 2025 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM – Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (New Chandigarh)
- April 16, 2025 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM – Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals (Delhi)
- April 17, 2025 (Thursday), 7:30 PM – Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Mumbai)
- April 18, 2025 (Friday), 7:30 PM – Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings (Bengaluru)
- April 20, 2025 (Sunday), 3:30 PM – Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (New Chandigarh)
- April 20, 2025 (Sunday), 7:30 PM – Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings (Mumbai)
- April 21, 2025 (Monday), 7:30 PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans (Kolkata)
- April 22, 2025 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM – Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals (Lucknow)
- April 23, 2025 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians (Hyderabad)
- April 24, 2025 (Thursday), 7:30 PM – Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals (Bengaluru)
- April 25, 2025 (Friday), 7:30 PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Chennai)
May 2025
- May 20, 2025 (Tuesday), 7:30 PM – Qualifier 1 (Hyderabad)
- May 21, 2025 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM – Eliminator (Hyderabad)
- May 23, 2025 (Friday), 7:30 PM – Qualifier 2 (Kolkata)
- May 25, 2025 (Sunday), 7:30 PM – Final (Kolkata)
