IPL 2025: Full list of Indian Premier League season-opening matches

Defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will kick off its IPL 2025 campaign on Saturday against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

This will be the second time the two teams face off in an IPL opening match. In 2008, KKR dominated RCB with a massive 140-run victory, thanks to Brendon McCullum’s iconic 158* off 73 balls.

Here is a list of Indian Premier League season openers over the years:

• Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders (2008)- Kolkata Knight Riders won by 140 runs. (Chinnaswamy, Bangalore)
• Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians (2009)- Mumbai Indians won by 19 runs. (Newlands, Cape Town)
• Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders (2010) – Kolkata Knight Riders won by 11 runs. (Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai)
• Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (2011) – Chennai Super Kings won by two runs. (MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai)
• Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians (2012) – Mumbai Indians won by eight wickets. (MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai)
• Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils (2013) – Kolkata Knight Riders won by six wickets. (Eden Gardens, Kolkata)
• Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders (2014) – Kolkata Knight Riders won by 41 runs. (Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi)
• Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians (2015) – Kolkata Knight Riders won by seven wickets. (Eden Gardens, Kolkata)
• Mumbai Indians vs Rising Pune Supergiant (2016) – Rising Pune Supergiant won by nine wickets. (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai)
• Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (2017) – Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 35 runs. (Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad)
• Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings (2018) – Chennai Super Kings won by one wicket. (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai)
• Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (2019) – Chennai Super Kings won by seven wickets. (MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai)
• Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings (2020) – Chennai Super Kings won by five wickets. (Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi)
• Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (2021) – Royal Challengers Bangalore won by two wickets. (MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai)
• Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (2022) – Kolkata Knight Riders won by six wickets. (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai)
• Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings (2023) – Gujarat Titans won by five wickets. (Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad)
• Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2024) – Chennai super Kings won by six wickets. (MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai)