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The 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to begin on March 22, 2025, with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) facing Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The match will be preceded by a grand opening ceremony featuring Shreya Ghoshal, Karan Aujla, and Bollywood star Disha Patani.
Following the season opener, IPL 2025 will feature a double-header on the second day. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will take on Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the afternoon match, while Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will face Mumbai Indians (MI) in a high-stakes clash in the evening.
Teams and Squad Combinations for IPL 2025
Ahead of the season, all 10 franchises have undergone major changes due to the mega auction in Saudi Arabia last year. Here’s a look at the ideal playing XIIs (including Impact Players) for each team:
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
- Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock/Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Anrich Nortje, Varun Chakaravarthy, Mayank Markande/Anukul Roy
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
- Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Pat Cummins (c), Mohammed Shami, Harshal Patel, Adam Zampa, Rahul Chahar
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
- Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Sam Curran, R Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
Mumbai Indians (MI)
- Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Robin Minz (wk), Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Ryan Rickelton/Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c/wk), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Madhwal/Shubham Dubey
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
- Virat Kohli, Phil Salt (wk), Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal, Rasikh Dar
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
- Josh Inglis (wk), Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Musheer Khan, Harpreet Brar, Marco Jansen/Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Kuldeep Sen
Delhi Capitals (DC)
- KL Rahul (wk), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Faf du Plessis, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan, Sameer Rizvi/Mohit Sharma
Gujarat Titans (GT)
- Jos Buttler, Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Mahipal Lomror
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
- Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (c/wk), Mitchell Marsh, David Miller, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni/Arshin Kulkarni
With star players, fresh combinations, and intense rivalries, IPL 2025 promises to be another thrilling season. Fans can expect high-voltage action as teams battle for the championship.
