IPL 2025 Current Affairs :
IPL 2025 Current Affairs and Match Updates: highlights key news, match schedules, and player updates for the 2025 IPL season.
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IPL 2025 Teams with other important details
| Teams | Captains | Coaches | Home ground | IPL titles | Owners |
| Chennai Super Kings Cricket Team (CSK) | Ruturaj Gaikwad | Stephen Fleming | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 5 (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023) | Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd (subsidiary of India Cements) |
| Delhi Capitals Cricket Team (DC) | Axar Patel | Hemang Badani | Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi | 0 | GMR Sports Pvt Ltd, JSW Sports Pvt Ltd |
| Gujarat Titans Cricket Team (GT) | Shubman Gill | Ashish Nehra | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | 1 (2022) | CVC Capital Partners |
| Kolkata Knight Riders Cricket Team (KKR) | Ajinkya Rahane | Chandrakant Pandit | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 3 (2012, 2014, 2024) | Knight Riders Sports Private Ltd |
| Lucknow Super Giants Cricket Team (LSG) | Rishabh Pant | Justin Langer | BR SABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | 0 | RPSG Group |
| Mumbai Indians Cricket Team (MI) | Hardik Pandya | Mahela Jayawardene | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 5 (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020) | Indiawin Sports Private Limited (Reliance Industries Ltd) |
| Punjab Kings Cricket Team (PK) | Shreyas Iyer | Ricky Ponting | PCA New Stadium, Mullanpur | 0 | KPH Dream Cricket Private Ltd |
| Rajasthan Royals Cricket Team (RR) | Sanju Samson | Sangakkara | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 1 (2008) | The Royals Sports Group |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru Cricket Team (RCB) | Rajat Patidar | Andy Flower | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 0 | Diageo India Private Limited |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad Cricket Team (SRH) | Pat Cummins | Daniel Vettori | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | 1 (2016) | Sun TV Network |
Important Points IPL 2025
- TATA IPL has achieved a New Champion, Royal Challenger Bangalore has won the TATA IPL title for the first time by defeating Punjab Kings by 6 runs.
- Winning team- Royal Challengers Bangalore/ Captain- Rajat Patidar
- Runner- up team- Punjab Kings/ Captain- Shreyas Iyer.
- Final match ‘Player of the Match’- Krunal Pandya (Royal Challenger Bangalore) 2 wickets for 17 runs in 4 overs Where was the final match played- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Some Important Questions related to IPL 2025
In which city will ‘IPL 2025’ be inaugurated on 22 March?
Ans: Kolkata
Important points:
- The 2025 IPL season (18th edition) starts on March 22, with the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders taking on Royal Challengers Bangalore.
- The opening ceremony of IPL 2025 will be held in Eden Gardens in Kolkata on March 22.
- Renowned singer Shreya Ghosal and actress Disha Patani will headline the performances at the opening ceremony in Kolkata, which will be graced by Jay Shah, the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), and other esteemed guests.
When it’s 18 years of IPL, it calls for a dazzling celebration like never before! 🥳
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 19, 2025
Who better than the sensational Disha Patani to set the stage ablaze? 💃
Don’t miss the electrifying Opening Ceremony of the #TATAIPL 18! 🤩 @DishPatani pic.twitter.com/3TeHjOdz67
Important Awards IPL 2024
| S. No. | Award | Player/ Team |
| 1 | Most Valuable Player Award | Sunil Narine (KKR) |
| 2 | Fair play team of the Season | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 3 | Catch of the Season | Ramandeep Singh (KKR) |
| 4 | Most Fours of the season | Travis Head (SRH) with 64 fours |
| 5 | Ultimate Fantasy of the Season | Sunil Narine |
| 6 | Most Sixes of the season | Abhishek Sharma (SRH) with 42 sixes |
| 7 | Electric Striker of the Season | Jake Fraser- McGurk (DC) |
| 8 | Emerging Player of the Season | Nitish Kumar Reddy (SRH) |
Who is the title sponsor for IPL 2025?
Ans: Tata
(Facts- Tata Group renewed its contract as the Title Sponsor of the Indian Premier League for a 5- year (2024-2028) tenure for ₹2500 crore- the highest ever sponsorship amount in the history of the league.
Tata Group also previously had the title sponsorship of IPL in 2022, 2023 and 2024.)
Which organization organizes IPL in India?
Ans: BCCI
Important points:
BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) Establishment- 1928, Headquarter- Mumbai, President- Roger Binny
In which year was the first edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) held?
Ans: 2008
Important points:
Facts- The 2008 Indian Premier League season was the inaugural season of the IPL, which was established by the BCCI in 2007.
2008 IPL facts: Champion- Rajasthan Royals (1st title)
Runner up- Chennai Super Kings
Who is the chairman of ‘IPL’ at present?
Ans: Arun Dhumal
Which Team Won the IPL 2024 Title?
Ans: Kolkata Knight Riders (3rd Title)
Important Points: KKR Captain- Shreyas Iyer
Runner Up: Sunrisers Hyderabad (captain- Pat Cummins)
Who has become the most expensive player in IPL history?
Ans: Rishabh Pant (Lucknow Super Giants– ₹27 Crores )
Who has won the ‘Orange Cap’ given in IPL 2024?
Ans: Virat Kohli (RCB)
Important Points: Orange Cap is given to the players who scored the most runs. Virat Kohli has scored 741 runs.
What is the new name of IPL team Delhi Daredevils?
Ans: Delhi Capitals
Important Points:
New Names of other teams:
- New name of Kings XI Punjab- Punjab Kings
- Deccan Chargers new name- Sunrisers Hyderabad
- New name of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)- Royal Challengers Bangaluru
Which two teams played the 1000th match in IPL history?
Ans: Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians
Due to the slow over-rate rule restriction, which team’s captain will miss the first match of IPL 2025 against Chennai Super Kings?
Ans: Mumbai Indians
Important Points:
- Due to violation of slow over rate rule, Mumbai Indians Captain Hardik Pandya was not able to play in the first match of IPL 2025 against Chennai Super Kings.
- Rule- Hardik Pandya was banned for one match for slow over rate last season, which has now come into the effect.
Who is the first player to score centuries in two consecutive IPL matches?
Ans: Shikhar Dhawan
Important Points:
- Players who scored centuries in two consecutive IPL matches- Jos Buttler, Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, and Shubhman Gill.
- Most centuries in IPL (2008-2024)- Virat Kohli (8 centuries).
- Most runs in a single IPL season (2008-2024)- Virat Kohli (973).
- First hat-trick in IPL history – Lakshmipathy Balaji (Chennai Super Kings) in 2008.
- Most wickets in a single IPL season- Harshal Patel (32 wickets) in 2021.
- Record of playing most matches in IPL (2008-2024)- MS Dhoni (264)
Who became the first impact player in IPL history under the new rules in 2023?
Ans: Tushar Deshpande
Who has won the ‘Purple Cap’ in IPL 2024?
Ans: Harshal Patel
Important Point: Purple cap is given to the players taking the most wickets. Harshal Patel took a total 24 Wickets
Who hold the record of hitting most sixes in history of IPL?
Ans: Chris Gales
Important Points: Chris Gayle holds the record for hitting the most sixes in the history of IPL. Gayle has hit 357 sixes in 142 matches of IPL.
