IPL 2025: RCB vs SRH match shifted to Lucknow due to Bengaluru rains

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) volition not play their last location fixture of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) astatine the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium aft all. The IPL has officially relocated Match No. 65—RCB vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), which was primitively scheduled for Friday (May 23) successful Bengaluru—to the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium successful Lucknow. 

The determination comes aft an urgent gathering betwixt BCCI and IPL officials connected Tuesday, prompted by a yellowish alert issued by the Indian Meteorological Department predicting “heavy to precise dense rainfall” successful Bengaluru until Thursday.

RCB volition play some their remaining league matches successful Lucknow -- against SRH connected May 23 and against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) connected May 27.

The determination comes aft RCB’s erstwhile fixture against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) was washed retired without a shot being bowled owed to relentless rain. Since then, thunderstorms and wide waterlogging person gripped the city, leaving nary country for different high-profile fixture to beryllium risked nether akin conditions.

On Tuesday, the Board of Control for Cricket successful India (BCCI) besides issued a ceremonial connection confirming the afloat playoff docket for IPL 2025 and finalised the 2 venues for the 4 cardinal games.

“The Board of Control for Cricket successful India (BCCI) announced the docket for the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Playoffs connected Tuesday.

After 70 action-packed league-stage matches filled with energy, drama, thrill, and entertainment; the spotlight volition displacement to the New PCA Stadium successful New Chandigarh arsenic it gears up to big the much-awaited Qualifier 1 - featuring the top-two ranked sides connected Thursday (May 29) followed by an engrossing Eliminator clash connected Friday (May 30),” the connection read.

The Narendra Modi Stadium successful Ahmedabad volition big the 2nd qualifier connected June 1 and the last connected June 3. The IPL last was primitively scheduled for May 25, but the tourney was paused for a week betwixt May 9 and May 17 owed to rising geopolitical tensions betwixt India and Pakistan. This forced the BCCI to rejig the full playoff calendar and venue allocation.

Hyderabad and Kolkata were initially acceptable to big the 4 playoff matches, but the operation of upwind risks and rescheduling owed to the impermanent suspension forced the IPL Governing Council to opt for caller venues. “Similar to the playoffs stage, an further 1 hr volition beryllium allocated to the playing conditions for the remaining matches of the league stage, starting Tuesday (May 20),” the IPL further confirmed successful its statement.

This clause—13.7.3 of the IPL playing conditions—extends the full waiting clip for a lucifer to beryllium completed from 60 minutes to 120 minutes.

This determination is aimed astatine maximising the chances of getting a effect successful weather-affected matches arsenic the league enters its important last week.

With the caller playoff venues locked successful and flexibility added to the lucifer window, attraction present turns to the conflict for the last playoff spot.

Punjab Kings (PBKS), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), and Gujarat Titans (GT) person already sealed qualification. Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians (MI) and Delhi Capitals (DC) are going neck-and-neck for the 4th and last berth successful the knockouts.

(This communicative was taken from a syndicated provender and was lone edited for benignant by Gujarat Samachar Digital team)