Kolkata Knight Riders will begin their Indian Premier League campaign against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Eden Gardens on March 22.
The squad will be captained by Ajinkya Rahane, with Venkatesh Iyer being named his deputy. KKR won their third IPL title last season under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer by beating Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Umran Malik has been ruled out of the tournament due to injury and will be replaced by Chetan Sakariya.
Kolkata Knight Riders IPL Fixtures 2025
Mar 22, Saturday| Eden Gardens, Kolkata vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 7:30 pm IST
Mar 26, Wednesday | Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati vs Rajasthan Royals | 7:30 pm IST
Mar 31, Monday | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai vs Mumbai Indians | 7:30 pm IST
Apr 3, Thursday | Eden Gardens, Kolkata vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 7:30 pm IST
Apr 6, Sunday| Eden Gardens, Kolkata vs Lucknow Super Giants | 3:30 pm IST
Apr 11, Friday | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai vs Chennai Super Kings | 7:30 pm IST
Apr 15, Tuesday | New PCA Stadium, New Chandigarh vs Punjab Kings | 7:30 pm IST
Apr 21, Monday | Eden Gardens, Kolkata vs Gujarat Titans | 7:30 pm IST
Apr 26, Saturday| Eden Gardens, Kolkata vs Punjab Kings | 7:30 pm IST
Apr 29, Tuesday | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi vs Delhi Capitals | 7:30 pm IST
May 4, Sunday | Eden Gardens, Kolkata vs Rajasthan Royals | 3:30 pm IST
May 7, Wednesday | Eden Gardens, Kolkata vs Chennai Super Kings | 7:30 pm IST
May 10, Saturday| Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 7:30 pm IST
May 17, Saturday | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 7:30 pm IST
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 22 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Kolkata | 19:30 |
| March 26 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Rajasthan Royals | Guwahati | 19:30 |
| March 31 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | 19:30 |
| April 3 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata | 19:30 |
| April 6 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Lucknow Super Giants | Kolkata | 15:30 |
| April 11 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | 19:30 |
| April 15 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Punjab Kings | Chandigarh | 19:30 |
| April 21 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Gujarat Titans | Kolkata | 19:30 |
| April 26 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Punjab Kings | Kolkata | 19:30 |
| April 29 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi Capitals | Delhi | 19:30 |
| May 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata | 15:30 |
| May 7 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata | 19:30 |
| May 10 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Hyderabad | 19:30 |
| May 17 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Royal Challengers Bengluru | Bengaluru | 19:30 |