Indian Premier League, also known as IPL is one the most highly anticipated cricket tournament in the world. Set to begin on March 22 at the Eden Garden stadium in Kolkata, the 18th season of the tournament will feature ten teams competing against one another in T20 format.IPL 2025’s opening ceremony will commence at 6 PM and see performances by Bollywood actor Disha Patani, singer Shreya Ghoshal and Punjabi sensation Karan Aujla. This will be followed by a match between the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). The stream will go live on JioHotstar at 5:30 PM.How to watch IPL 2025 on TV and mobile?If you are interested in watching the cricket tournament on the big screen, it will be televised live on the Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 HD and Star Sports Select.Story continues below this adHowever, those interested in watching on mobile devices like smartphones and tablets and desktop will need an active JioHotstar subscription.For those unaware, the mobile ad-supported JioHotstar plan costs Rs 149 for 3 months. However, this plan only lets you watch IPL 2025 on a single device. In case you want to stream IPL 2025 on two devices, the cheapest plan that lets you do so is the Super ad-supported plan which costs Rs 299 for 3 months or Rs 899 per year.Cheapest Jio, Airtel and Vi prepaid with free JioHotstar subscriptionIf you already have an active Jio prepaid plan, the cheapest way to watch IPL 2025 is by opting for the Rs 100 plan, which comes with 90 days of JioHotstar membership and 15GB of mobile data.Like Jio, Airtel also has an add-on prepaid plan that offers free JioHotstar subscription. Priced at Rs 100, this plan comes with 30 days of JioHotstar membership and just 5GB of mobile data. Alternatively, users can also go with the Rs 195 plan that comes with 90 days of free JioHotstar and 15GB data.Story continues below this adThose on Vi can have two options to watch IPL 2025. You can either with the Rs 101 plan, which lets you watch content on the platform for three months and offers 5GB of data. If you want more data, consider the Rs 169 plan that comes with 8GB data and three months of JioHotstar subscription.
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