IPL 2025 Live Streaming for Free: How to Watch Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL Match on Mobile and Smart TV
The 18th edition of the most popular cricket tournament is finally here! Yes, we are talking about the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The season, spanning from March 22 to May 25, 2025, promises breathtaking matches as we have 10 teams vying to be this year’s champions. The 18th edition of the tournament will include two groups, including Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Punjab Kings (PBKS), and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Group A. Group B includes Mumbai Indians (MI), Gujarat Titans (GT), Delhi Capitals (DC), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). So, if you are wondering where you can watch all the cricketing action online for free, then you have come to the right place. In this article, we will discuss IPL 2025 live streaming details, how to watch it for free in India, the full schedule, and more. So, without further ado, let’s get started.
IPL 2025: Opening Match Details
Here’s the detail of the opening match of the ICC Champion Trophy 2025:
Match Date Time Venue Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru March 22, 2025 7:30 PM IST Eden Gardens, Kolkata
KKR Squad: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Umran Malik
RCB Squad: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethel, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee
How to Watch IPL 2025 KKR vs RCB Live Stream on Mobile and Smart TV in India?
Jiostar is the official streaming partner for the IPL 2025. This simply means that users can watch all IPL matches on the JioHotstar application or website. Interestingly, the company has confirmed that users can watch the matches in nine different languages: English, Hindi, Marathi, Haryanvi, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada. The live streaming on JioHotstar will be complemented by four multi-cam feeds.
However, it is important to note that the company does not offer free live streaming of the matches. This is why one needs to buy a subscription in order to watch the IPL 2025 livestream. These are as follows:
JioHotstar Mobile: The plan comes with a price tag of Rs. 149 for three months or Rs. 499 for one year. Users will get 720p video quality streaming, though you can watch it on one mobile device at a time. JioHotstar Super: The membership costs Rs. 299 for three months or Rs. 899 per year. Users will get a Full HD 1080p quality streaming experience. One can watch the content on both mobile and other platforms on two devices at a time. JioHotstar Premium: Lastly, the Premium subscription plan comes with a price tag of Rs. 299 per month, Rs. 499 for three months, or Rs. 1,499 for one year. The plan offers 4K 2160p video quality. Moreover, one can watch the content on four devices at a time.How to Watch KKR vs RCB IPL 2025 Live Streaming for Free?
Although JioHotstar does not currently offer free live streaming on its platform, there are prepaid plans from different operators that offer complimentary subscriptions to the OTT platform. Reliance Jio, Airtel, and Vodafone Idea offer a range of prepaid plans with up to 90 days of access to the JioHotstar Mobile plan. You can recharge these plans and watch all the IPL matches at no additional cost, without paying for a JioHotstar subscription. Check out the plans here:
Reliance Jio Rs 949: The plan offers 84 days of validity, offers 2GB of data per day, unlimited voice calls, unlimited 5G data for eligible customers, 100 SMS/day, and JioHotstar Mobile subscription for 84 days. Rs 100: You get 90 days of validity and 5GB of data, along with a JioHotstar subscription (Mobile/TV) for 90 days. Rs 195: The data voucher offers 90 days of validity and provides 15GB of data along with a JioHotstar Mobile subscription for 90 days.Airtel Rs 100: The plan comes with 30 days of validity, offers 5GB data, and 30 days of JioHotstar subscription. Rs 195: You get 15GB of data, 90 days validity, and three months of JioHotstar subscription. Rs 301: This recharge voucher offers 28 days of validity, 1GB/day data, JioHotstar subscription for three months. Rs 398: Airtel offers 28 days of validity, 2GB/day data, unlimited 5G data, JioHotstar subscription for 28 days, with this plan. Rs 549: The prepaid plan offers 28 days of validity, 2.5GB data per day, unlimited 5G data, and three months of JioHotstar subscription. Rs 1,029: The operator offer 84 days validity, 2GB data per day, unlimited 5G data, and three months of JioHotstar subscription. Rs 3,999: The prepaid plan offers 365 days of validity, 2.5GB data per day, unlimited 5G data, and one year of JioHotstar subscription.Vodafone Idea Rs 101: The data recharge plan offers 30 days of validity, 5GB data, and three months of JioHotstar subscription. Rs 151: This voucher provides 4GB of data, 30 days of validity, and three months of JioHotstar subscription. Rs 239: You get 28 days of validity, 2GB data, and 1 month of JioHotstar subscription. Rs 169: Vi’s data voucher offers 30 days of validity, 8GB data, and three months of JioHotstar subscription. Rs 469: This plan gets you 28 days of validity, 2.5GB/day data, JioHotstar subscription for three months. Rs 994: You get 84 days of validity, 2GB/day data, JioHotstar subscription for three months. Rs 3,699: The prepaid plan offers 365 days of validity, 2GB data per day, and one year of JioHotstar subscription.Where to Watch IPL 2025 Live Telecast on TV?
In India, users can watch all IPL 2025 matches on Star Sports Network. The platform has already confirmed that the live broadcast of the matches will take place in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada languages. Check out the list of channels that will showcase all the IPL 2025 matches along with their channel number for different DTH operators:
Channel Name TATA Play Airtel Digital TV Dish TV Videocon D2H Sun Direct Star Sports First 497 303 2349 431 504 Star Sports 1 455 277 603 401 500 Star Sports 1 HD 454 278 602 923 982 Star Sports 2 457 279 605 403 501 Star Sports 2 HD 456 280 604 924 986 Star Sports 3 458 306 649 436 510 Star Sports 1 Hindi 460 281 607 407 517 Star Sports 1 Hindi HD 459 282 606 925 991 Star Sports 1 Kannada 1645 974 – 689 516 Star Sports 1 Telugu 1446 928 – 750 515 Star Sports 1 Telugu HD 1445 – – – – Star Sports 1 Tamil 1551 803 – 521 513 Star Sports 1 Tamil HD 1550 – – – 995 Star Sports Select 1 464 283 646 429 508 Star Sports Select 1 HD 463 300 645 929 987 Star Sports Select 2 466 284 648 430 511 Star Sports Select 2 HD 465 301 647 930 988 IPL 2025: List of Stadium and Venue
The venues for the IPL 2025 2025 are as follows:
Eden Gardens, Kolkata Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium, Chandigarh Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, DharamshalaIPL 2025 Full Schedule Match No. Date Team Matches Time Venue 1 March 22nd KKR vs RCB 7:30 PM Eden Gardens, Kolkata 2 March 23rd SRH vs RR 3:30 PM Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 3 March 23rd CSK vs MI 7:30 PM MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 4 March 24th DC vs LSG 7:30 PM ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam 5 March 25th GT vs PBKS 7:30 PM Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad 6 March 26th RR vs KKR 7:30 PM Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati 7 March 27th SRH vs LSG 7:30 PM Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 8 March 28th CSK vs RCB 7:30 PM MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 9 March 29th GT vs MI 7:30 PM Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad 10 March 30th DC vs SRH 3:30 PM ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam 11 March 30th RR vs CSK 7:30 PM Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati 12 March 31st MI vs KKR 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 13 April 1st LSG vs PBKS 7:30 PM Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow 14 April 2nd RCB vs GT 7:30 PM M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 15 April 3rd KKR vs SRH 7:30 PM Eden Gardens, Kolkata 16 April 4th LSG vs MI 7:30 PM Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow 17 April 5th CSK vs DC 3:30 PM MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 18 April 5th PBKS vs RR 7:30 PM Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium, Chandigarh 19 April 6th KKR vs LSG 7:30 PM Eden Gardens, Kolkata 20 April 6th SRH vs GT 7:30 PM Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 21 April 7th MI vs RCB 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 22 April 8th PBKS vs CSK 7:30 PM Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium, Chandigarh 23 April 9th GT vs RR 7:30 PM Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad 24 April 10th RCB vs DC 7:30 PM M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 25 April 11th CSK vs KKR 7:30 PM MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 26 April 12th LSG vs GT 3:30 PM Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow 27 April 12th SRH vs PBKS 7:30 PM Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 28 April 13th RR vs RCB 3:30 PM Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 29 April 13th DC vs MI 7:30 PM Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi 30 April 14th LSG vs CSK 7:30 PM Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow 31 April 15th PBKS vs KKR 7:30 PM Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium, Chandigarh 32 April 16th DC vs RR 7:30 PM Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi 33 April 17th MI vs SRH 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 34 April 18th RCB vs PBKS 7:30 PM M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 35 April 19th GT vs DC 3:30 PM Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad 36 April 19th RR vs LSG 7:30 PM Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 37 April 20th PBKS vs RCB 3:30 PM Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium, Chandigarh 38 April 20th MI vs CSK 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 39 April 21st KKR vs GT 7:30 PM Eden Gardens, Kolkata 40 April 22nd LSG vs DC 7:30 PM Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow 41 April 23rd SRH vs MI 7:30 PM Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 42 April 24th RCB vs RR 7:30 PM M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 43 April 25th CSK vs SRH 7:30 PM MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 44 April 26th KKR vs PBKS 7:30 PM Eden Gardens, Kolkata 45 April 27th MI vs LSG 3:30 PM Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 46 April 27th DC vs RCB 7:30 PM Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi 47 April 28th RR vs GT 7:30 PM Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 48 April 29th DC vs KKR 7:30 PM Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi 49 April 30th CSK vs PBKS 7:30 PM MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 50 May 1st RR vs MI 7:30 PM Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 51 May 2nd GT vs SRH 7:30 PM Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad 52 May 3rd RCB vs CSK 7:30 PM M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 53 May 4th KKR vs RR 3:30 PM Eden Gardens, Kolkata 54 May 4th PBKS vs LSG 7:30 PM Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala 55 May 5th SRH vs DC 7:30 PM Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 56 May 6th MI vs GT 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 57 May 7th KKR vs CSK 7:30 PM Eden Gardens, Kolkata 58 May 8th PBKS vs DC 7:30 PM Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala 59 May 9th LSG vs RCB 7:30 PM Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow 60 May 10th SRH vs KKR 7:30 PM Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 61 May 11th PBKS vs MI 3:30 PM Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala 62 May 11th DC vs GT 7:30 PM Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi 63 May 12th CSK vs RR 7:30 PM MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 64 May 13th RCB vs SRH 7:30 PM M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 65 May 14th GT vs LSG 7:30 PM Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad 66 May 15th MI vs DC 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 67 May 16th RR vs PBKS 7:30 PM Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 68 May 17th RCB vs KKR 7:30 PM M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 69 May 18th GT vs CSK 3:30 PM Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad 70 May 18th LSG vs SRH 7:30 PM Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow 71 May 20th Qualifier 1 7:30 PM Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 72 May 21st Eliminator 7:30 PM Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 73 May 23rd Qualifier 2 7:30 PM Eden Gardens, Kolkata 74 May 25th Final 7:30 PM Eden Gardens, Kolkata Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What time will IPL 2025 matches begin?
IPL 2025 matches during the week will start at 7.30 pm IST. On the weekend, the matches will begin at 3:30 PM IST and 7:30 PM IST, respectively.
How can I watch IPL 2025 matches online in India?
You can watch all the matches on the JioHotstar application or website.
Which teams are competing in the IPL 2025?
There are 10 IPL teams competing for the title. The list is as follows:
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Mumbai Indians (MI) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Rajasthan Royals (RR) Delhi Capitals (DC) Punjab Kings (PBKS) Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Gujarat Titans (GT)
