The Control Board for Cricket in India announced that the suspended IPL season would resume from May 17 at six places, the final scheduled for June 3. The decision came near Chandigarh on 8 May after the league stopped due to the border struggle with Pakistan, which led to a stadium blackout during Punjab Kings and Delly Capital.The board said, “The BCCI is pleased to declare IPL 2025 resume. After comprehensive consultation with the government and security agencies, and with all the major stakeholders, the board has decided to move forward with the remaining session,” the board said.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!On May 17, Royal Challengers, who faced Kolkata Knight Riders in Bengaluru, will resume again.
The revised schedule includes matches at six places: Bengaluru, Jaipur, Delhi, Lucknow, Ahmedabad and Mumbai. The playoff venue is yet to be announced.The playoff schedule is confirmed, with qualifiers 1 on 29 May, then the eliminator on 30 May. Qualifier 2 will be held on 1 June, which will be finalized on 3 June.The restructured schedule includes 17 matches, including two double-headers prescribed for Sunday.Conflict with international cricket
The IPL dates were overlaps with India A’s tour of England, where they are scheduled to play two four -day matches against Lions till May 30 and 6.This scheduling conflict is a possible challenge as many first-first testing players and contenders are likely to be selected to a squad in India. This selection is particularly important as it is before the senior team’s visit to England starting from June 20.BCCI is expected to address this scheduling overlap soon, India announced a team in the next few days.Some of the foreign players will also be affected by the players from Australia and South Africa, who will be due to joining the World Test Championship final at Lord’s from 11 May.
