A file of the IPL 2025 match.© BCCI
According to several media reports, including media reports covered by news agencies, PTI, Ani and Ians were suspended. The main decision was taken after the escalation of tensions on the border between India and Pakistan. It was a cloud of uncertainty looming on the future of the continuous version since the cancellation of Thursday’s match between the Punjab and Delhi kings in the middle of Darmsala in the wake of the alerts of the air raid in the neighboring cities in Jamo and Pathankot.
“It doesn’t seem nice that cricket continues during the country’s war,” BCCI official told PTI.
The development comes in the aftermath of the unfortunate accident on Thursday night at the Himachal Pradesh Stadium (HPCA), where the expected match between PBKS and DC was canceled. The spectators were informed of the cancellation and asked the building to be evacuated, while both teams were accompanied to their hotel.
Soon after, Punjab kings confirmed the development through their official handle on social media and publishing, “the match has been canceled.”
Meanwhile, the Indian army succeeded during the intertwined night on May 8 and May 9 in hunting and responding to multiple attacks by Pakistan along the western border and control line (LOC) in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Indian army said: “The Pakistani Armed Forces launched multiple attacks using drones and other ammunition along the entire western border on the intertwined night on 08 and 09 May 2025. Pak forces also resorted to many violations of violations (CFV) along the yeast control line and Kashmir. For the nation.
The Indian Armed Forces also succeeded in neutralizing the Pakistani army’s attempts to a large-scale drone and the missile attack on many Indian military facilities across North and West India during the night of May 7-8, and the air defense system in Lahore was neutralized.
With PTI and Ani inputs
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