IPL 2025: KKR vs LSG stays in Kolkata, however BCCI modifications date and timing of match

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Tremendous Giants’ match has not been taken away from hosts Kolkata. As an alternative, the match, initially scheduled to be performed on sixth April, will now be performed on April 8. Which means that April 8, Tuesday, will flip right into a double header for the Indian Premier League with KKR vs LSG being performed at 3:30 PM IST, whereas PBKS vs CSK, being performed at its authentic schedule of seven:30 PM.

The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) introduced the rescheduling of the match on Friday, March 28. The BCCI revealed that the choice was taken due to a request from Kolkata Police to the Cricket Affiliation of Bengal (CAB) relating to the deployment of personnel throughout town owing to festivities.

“The authorities have beneficial that the sport be moved to Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 3:30 PM, and the request has been accommodated accordingly. The remainder of the schedule stays unchanged.For readability, Sunday, April 6, will now be a single-header match day, with Sunrisers Hyderabad internet hosting Gujarat Titans at 7:30 PM (Match No. 20) as initially scheduled. Tuesday, April 8, can be a double-header match day, that includes the KKR vs. LSG fixture within the afternoon in Kolkata, adopted by Punjab Kings internet hosting Chennai Tremendous Kings (Match No. 22) in New Chandigarh within the night, as per the unique schedule,” the BCCI press launch learn on Friday.

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The KKR vs LSG match has been moved as a result of Ram Navami celebrations in Kolkata. Earlier, it was reported that the match could be moved out of Kolkata and could be given to Guwahati. Nevertheless, India Right now had reported that the CAB was making an attempt all the things in its palms to maintain the sport at house.

Whereas the KKR sport has remained at Kolkata, there may be separate controversy brewing at house for the defending champions. KKR have had a tense standoff with the pitch curator Sujan Mukherjee after captain Ajinkya Rahane didn’t like the truth that the house pitch didn’t swimsuit the strengths of the group.

“We might like to see the pitch serving to the spin bowlers, however once more, this wicket was beneath cowl for the final one-and-a-half days,” Rahane stated on the post-match press convention. “Each the spinners we’ve, the standard they’ve, they’ll bowl on any sort of wicket, and I’m certain they’re assured as effectively.”