KKR IPL 2025 Schedule: The custom of defending champions hosting the opening match of the next IPL season has continued as the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be kicking off the IPL 2025 with a match at home, the Eden Gardens. The defending champions will be hosting a high-octane affair against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on March 22, the starting date of the new IPL season.
Meanwhile, the rematch of the IPL 2024 final—KKR vs SRH—will be on April 3. The Hyderabad outfit would be rearing to have their revenge of the IPL 2024 final, where they were beaten all ends up. The Knight Riders are in Group A alongside CSK, RR, RCB, & PBKS. Hence, they will play two games against each of these teams along with SRH. KKR will play just one match against the likes of MI, GT, DC, and LSG.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) IPL 2025 Schedule
| Match No | Match Day | Date | Day | Start | Home | Away | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | March 22 | Sat | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Kolkata |
| 6 | 5 | March 26 | Wed | 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata Knight Riders | Guwahati |
| 12 | 10 | March 31 | Mon | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai |
| 15 | 13 | April 3 | Thu | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata |
| 19 | 16 | April 6 | Sun | 3:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Lucknow Super Giants | Kolkata |
| 25 | 21 | April 11 | Fri | 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai |
| 31 | 25 | April 15 | Tue | 7:30 PM | Punjab Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders | New Chandigarh |
| 39 | 31 | April 21 | Mon | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Gujarat Titans | Kolkata |
| 44 | 36 | April 26 | Sat | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Punjab Kings | Kolkata |
| 48 | 39 | April 29 | Tue | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi |
| 53 | 44 | May 4 | Sun | 3:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata |
| 57 | 47 | May 7 | Wed | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata |
| 60 | 50 | May 10 | Sat | 7:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata Knight Riders | Hyderabad |
| 68 | 57 | May 17 | Sat | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Kolkata Knight Riders | Bengaluru |
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Squad for IPL 2025
Batters: Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Luvnith Sisodia, Ajinkya Rahane.
All-Rounders: Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell.
Bowlers: Anrich Nortje, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Spencer Johnson, Umran Malik, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy.
