Hyderabad: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has decided against increasing the number of matches in the 2025 season so 74 fixtures will be played across the season according to a report by ESPNcricinfo. The number is ten less than the number of the matches they listed in 2022 when the media rights for the 2023-27 cycle were sold.
In the tender document for the new rights cycle, IPL had listed the number of matches for each season. It mentioned 74 games each in 2023 and 2024 while 84 matches each in 2025 and 2026. The tender also mentioned 94 matches in the IPL 2027.
However, the report says that IPL has decided not to have 84 matches for the IPL 2025 as it will help international players to manage their workload. Also, India are currently at the top of the World Test Championship (WTC) so they are favourites to make it to the final. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wants the Indian players to have enough rest to prepare for the crucial match.
BCCI Secretary Jay Shah had made a statement last month regarding the number of matches to be played in the IPL.
"We have not taken a call on organising 84 matches in IPL 2025 since we also have to factor the load on the players due to the increase in matches," Jay Shah, the outgoing BCCI secretary, told the Economic Times recently. "While it's (84 matches) part of the contract, it's up to the BCCI to decide whether to organise 74 or 84 matches,” he told the Economic Times.
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