The 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) began on March 22, with cricket fans thoroughly enjoying the high-octane action.
This season, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders began their title defense in the opening clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
For IPL 2025, The Sporting News brings you details of free telecasts and live streaming information for the competition.
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When will the IPL 2025 start?
The 2025 edition of IPL commenced on March 22.
IPL 2025: Free TV and Telecast details
The Star Network have acquired the rights to broadcast all the IPL 2025 matches. You can watch IPL 2025 on the Star Sports channels.
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Out of all the Star Network channels that would be telecasting the games, only Star Utsav Movies will be available for free on Dish.
Doordarshan (DD) may telecast some matches, but an official confirmation is still awaited.
Will IPL 2025 be streamed online for free?
Unlike previous years when JioCinema provided free IPL streaming, IPL 2025 will be streamed on the JioHotstar platform, which was formed after the merger of JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar.
Viewers will only be able to watch a few minutes of each match for free, after which a subscription will be required.
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Where will IPL 2025 matches be played?
IPL 2025 is being played across 13 venues. Ten of these will serve as home grounds for the respective franchises, while a few selected games will be hosted at additional locations.
Here is the list of IPL 2025 venues:
- Chennai - MA Chidambaram Stadium
- Ahmedabad - Narendra Modi Stadium
- Mumbai - Wankhede Stadium
- Bangalore - M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
- Delhi - Arun Jaitley Stadium
- Jaipur - Sawai Mansingh Stadium
- Hyderabad - Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
- Kolkata - Eden Gardens
- Lucknow - Ekana Cricket Stadium
- Mohali - Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium
- Vizag (selected games) - Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium
- Dharamsala (selected games) - HPCA Stadium
- Guwahati (selected games) - Barsapara Cricket Stadium
What are the match timings for IPL 2025?
Most IPL 2025 matches will start at 7:30 PM IST on regular matchdays. On double-header days, the first match will be played at 3:30 PM IST.