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The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is set to resume with a revised schedule after the ceasefire between India and Pakistan.
The tensions between India and Pakistan reached fever-pitch following an attack last month in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) town of Pahalgam that killed 26 tourists.
However, the situation returned to normal after an immediate ceasefire on Saturday, following days of deadly jet fighter, missile, drone and artillery attacks.
Due to the growing tensions, IPL was postponed indefinitely, leading to the return of overseas players to their home countries.
The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI), in a statement, shared the details of IPL resumption.
“The tournament suspended on May 9 will continue on Saturday, May 17, with an updated schedule as the event will take place across seven venues,” BCCI confirmed in a statement on Monday.
The tournament’s remaining 17 matches will be played in Bengaluru, Jaipur, Delhi, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, and Mumbai, while the final will be played on 3 June.
Meanwhile, the eliminator and final dates will be announced in due course.
Notably, the match between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC) that was called off midway on 8 May will be played again. The last league game will be between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on May 27 in Lucknow.
It is noteworthy to mention that the latest IPL schedule also squeezes the gap between the IPL final and the World Test Championship (WTC) final to just seven days, with Australia and South Africa set to contest the Test world title from June 11 at Lord’s.
Due to the aforementioned reason, the return of Australian Test players who are set to feature in the WTC final is highly unlikely.
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