The IPL body has announced the schedule for the upcoming season of 2025 Indian Premier League. The title holders, Kolkata Knight Riders will be taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the opening fixture of the season which is scheduled for 22nd March.
This is going to be a heated clash, despite the fact that Kolkata is the overwhelming favourite to win this opening game against RCB.
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Then comes the big match for SRH as they will be taking on Rajasthan Royals, and what is their first game of the tournament. This game will have an early start as it will be played at 3:30 PM on 23rd March.
Then comes the biggest game of the league stages in the Indian Premier League in the form of the coming together of Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. This is one of the two times that these two heavy weights will be clashing in this year's IPL.
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Rightly referred to as the El Classico of cricket, this is the most anticipated match in the league stage. It will be played at 8 PM on 23 March.
Sunrisers Hyderabad, look like the strongest team on paper with every department, including batting, bowling and game finishing attributes looking extremely positive. They would be the team to beat this IPL season.
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SRH, Mumbai, and Chennai will start the tournament as the title favourites this time and it has to be seen how they would actually fare once the tournament starts on 22 March.