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The floodlights were turned off after 10.1 overs into the Punjab Kings-Delhi Capitals clash in Dharamsala on May 8 after blackout protocols were followed in nearby mountain areas and towns near the border amid then-escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. The IPL was suspended for a week.
The 2025 edition of the IPL is set to resume on May 17. However, the tournament spilling over into June may affect the overseas players' availability, given that the England-West Indies ODI series clashes with the playoffs and there is just a one-week gap between the IPL and WTC finals.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will kick off the final phase of the IPL, which resumes on May 17 in Bengaluru against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Contrary to the reports, six venues have been earmarked to host the remainder of the games, but a few teams have missed out on home matches.
BCCI, on Monday (May 12), announced the revised IPL 2025 schedule. The tournament will now conclude on June 3, nine days later than the earlier schedule. With the WTC scheduled on June 11, the players from Australia and South Africa are unlikely to return.
The 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will resume on May 17. The playoffs will get underway on May 29 with the final scheduled to take place on June 3. A total of six venues will host the remaining matches of the season.
Cricket Australia (CA) is likely to come to its players' rescue if they don't go back to India to complete the rest of the IPL. After a few days of escalating tensions at the border between India and Pakistan, a ceasefire was achieved and the BCCI has swiftly moved into planning for rescheduling.
Gujarat Titans players have trained for over three hours on Sunday, May 11, as the team sources confirmed. The likes of Shubman Gill, Kagiso Rabada, Sherfane Rutherford and Mohammed Siraj, among others, had hit the nets.
Punjab Kings head coach and the Australian players have deboarded the flight after India and Pakistan announced a ceasefire. Reportedly, it wasn't easy for them, given that the luggage was loaded, but the franchise made important calls to handle the situation.
The BCCI officials are expected to release the revised IPL schedule on Monday. All the franchises have been alerted to call back all the players. Meanwhile, the final of the tournament could be shifted from Kolkata to Ahmedabad.
Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood is likely to miss the remainder of the IPL 2025, after picking up a shoulder niggle. The cash-rich tournament is reportedly to begin on May 16, and Hazlewood might not risk it ahead of the WTC final.
