The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will not play the final in the 2025 IPL at the M. Chinnaswamy after all. IPL has officially transferred match No. 65 – RCB against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), which was already scheduled to be on Friday (May 23) in Bangaluru – to Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari VajPaye Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The decision comes after an urgent meeting between BCCI officials and IPL on Tuesday, motivated by a yellow alert issued by the Indian Ministry of Airways, which predicted “very heavy rains” in Bangaluru until Thursday.
Ins earlier about the potential change, which now means that RCB will play both the remaining league matches in Lenawo – against SRH on May 23 and against LuckNow Super Giants (LSG) on May 27.
The move comes after a former RCB player was washed against Kolkata Knight Rides (KKR) without being organized by a ball due to uncompromising rain. Since then, thunderstorms and water blood have been widely captured on the city, and have not left any room for another high -level risk under similar circumstances.
On Tuesday, the Cricket Control Council in India (BCCI) also issued an official statement confirming the full qualifying schedule for the IPL 2025 and the final touches on the two places for the four main games.
The Cricket Control Council (BCCI) announced the qualifying schedule in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Tuesday.
After 70 matches in the league stage full of energy, drama, excitement and entertainment; The lights will turn to the new PCA stadium in New Chandigarh, where it is preparing to host the long-awaited qualifiers-which includes the first aspects of Thursday (May 29), followed by a remote struggle for spread on Friday (May 30), “read the statement.
Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmed Abad will host the second qualifying for June 1 and the final on June 3. The final date was set at the IPL on May 25, but the tournament was stopped for a week between 9 and 17 May due to the high geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan. This forced BCCI to fully re -evaluate the qualifiers and customize the place.
Hyderabad and Kolkata were initially set to host the four qualifying matches, but the combination of weather risks and a schedule due to temporary suspension forced the IPL board to choose new places. “Like the qualifying stage, an additional one hour will be allocated to the playing conditions for the remaining matches for the league stage, starting on Tuesday (May 20),” IPL confirmed in its statement.
This item – 13.7.3 of IPL playing conditions – extends to the total waiting time to complete the match from 60 minutes to 120 minutes.
This step aims to maximize opportunities to obtain a result in the weather matches as the league entered the last decisive week.
With the closure of the new qualifiers and flexibility that has been added to the match window, attention is now turning into the battle for the final match.
Punjab kings (PBKS), Royal Challeners Bengaluu (RCB), and Gujarat Titans (GT) already closed qualifications. Meanwhile, the Indians (MI) and Delhi (DC) walk the neck and neck for the fourth and last dance in the knockout.
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