IPL 2025: RCB-SRH clash venue shifted to Lucknow; playoffs to take place in Mullanpur, Ahmedabad

NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on May 23 has been shifted from M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru to Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.

“The TATA IPL Match No. 65 between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) has been relocated to the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, due to unfavourable weather conditions in Bengaluru”, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said in a statement.

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New Chandigarh
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Presenting the 2⃣ host venues for the #TATAIPL 2025 playoffs pic.twitter.com/gpAgSOFuuI

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RCB have already qualified for the playoffs with 17 points and still have two matches to play. They are currently sitting in the second spot with eight wins, three losses and one no result. On the other hand, the Hyderabad-based franchise have been eliminated from the ongoing 18th edition of the cash-rich league. They are currently placed at the eighth spot, with four wins, seven losses and a no result.

Last Saturday, the highly-anticipated clash between the Rajat Patidar-led side and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL 2025 was abandoned due to persistent rain in Bengaluru. As the match number 58 of the ongoing competition was abondoned, Knight Riders were knocked out of the tournament. They are now placed on sixth in the points table with five wins and six defeats, they have 13 points.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday finalised two venues, Mullanpur and Ahmedabad, for the IPL 2025 playoffs. “After 70 action-packed league-stage matches filled with energy, drama, thrill and entertainment, the spotlight will shift to the New PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh as it gears up to host the much-awaited Qualifier 1 — featuring the top-two ranked sides on Thursday, May 29, followed by an engrossing Eliminator clash on Friday, May 30”, Saikia asserted.

“The excitement will elevate further as Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, the world’s largest cricket stadium in the world will host an electrifying Qualifier 2 and the grand Final. The Qualifier 2, to be played between the loser of Qualifier 1 and the winner of the Eliminator, will take place on Sunday, June 1. The highly-anticipated summit clash, which will crown the winner of the 18th Season of Tata IPL, is set to be played on Tuesday, June 3”, the statement concluded. (ANI)