IPL 2025 Live Updates: Final likely in Narendra Modi Stadium; Hazlewood could miss RCB matches – Firstpost

IPL 2025 Restart LIVE Updates: Three days after suspending the Indian Premier League due to the armed conflict between India and Pakistan, the BCCI unveiled a revised schedule for the remaining games of the ongoing season that would take place in the window between 17 May and 3 June. Bengaluru, Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Lucknow will be hosting the remaining league matches, with the BCCI yet to take a call on whether the playoffs will take place in Hyderabad and Kolkata as planned or not. Follow our LIVE blog for more updates.
Cricket Australia has made it clear that it will support its players in case they decide not to go back to India for the remainder of IPL 2025. There are reports that players like Mitchell Starc and Travis Head are unwilling to return.
CA said on Tuesday that they are also in touch with the BCCI over the issue.
“Cricket Australia will support players in their individual decisions whether to return to India or not,” CA said in a statement.
“Team management will work through the preparation implications for the World Test Championship final for those players who choose to play in the remaining IPL matches.
“We are maintaining communication with the Australian Government and BCCI around security arrangements and safety.”
Australia captain Cummins leads Sunrisers Hyderabad and his presence will be crucial for the franchise in their remaining matches, even if they have already been eliminated from the playoffs race. The availability of other Australians including Cummins’ SRH teammate Travis Head as well as Delhi Capitals’ Mitchell Starc and Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Josh Hazlewood remains doubtful.
Additionally, David Warner will be returning to Pakistan for the remaining Pakistan Super League matches. The former Australian opener captains Karachi Kings in the PSL.
Here are the dates and venues for the remaining matches of the 2025 Indian Premier League:
League matches (Timings in IST)
Saturday, 17 May (7: 30 PM) – Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Bengaluru
Sunday, 18 May (3:30 PM) – Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings, Jaipur
Sunday, 18 May (7:30 PM) – Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans, Delhi
Monday, 19 May (7:30 PM) – Lucknow Super Giants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Lucknow
Tuesday, 20 May (7:30 PM) – Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, Delhi
Wednesday, 21 May (7:30 PM) – Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals, Mumbai
Thursday, 22 May (7:30 PM) – Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants, Ahmedabad
Friday, 23 May (7:30 PM) – Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – Bengaluru
Saturday, 24 May (7:30 PM) – Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals, Jaipur
Sunday, 25 May (3:30 PM) – Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings, Ahmedabad
Sunday, 25 May (7:30 PM) – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi
Monday, 26 May (7:30 PM) – Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians
Tuesday, 27 May (7:30 PM) – Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Playoffs (venues yet to be finalised)
Thursday, 29 May (7:30 PM) – Qualifier 1
Friday, 30 May (7:30 PM) – Eliminator
Sunday, 1 June (7:30 PM) – Qualifier 2
Tuesday, 3 June (7:30 PM) – Final
The return of key players such as Delhi Capitals’ Mitchell Starc and Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Josh Hazlewood for the remaining matches of the season is doubtful, especially since both teams are still in the race to the playoffs with RCB on the verge of sealing their qualification. The two pacers will also be hoping to keep themselves fresh for the ICC World Test Championship final, in which Australia defends its title against South Africa.
Australia captain Pat Cummins, however, is likely to return to India to lead Sunrisers Hyderabad, who are already eliminated, in their remaining matches.
The playoffs will be taking place from 29 May to 3 June according to the revised schedule. Qualifier 1 will take place on Thursday, 29 May and followed by the Eliminator on Friday, 30 May. Qualifier 2 takes place on Sunday, 1 June with the final taking place on a Tuesday (3 June) instead of a weekend slot.
Hyderabad and Kolkata were originally scheduled to host the playoffs this season after Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad finished as the winners and runners-up respectively last season. The BCCI, however, did not mention the venues for the playoffs in the revised schedule and is expected to take a call in the coming days.
IPL 2025 Restart LIVE Updates: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ended the suspense on the resumption of the Indian Premier League on Monday by unveiling a revised schedule for the remaining matches of the season. The BCCI had suspended the 18th IPL season for a week on Friday due to the armed conflict between India and Pakistan, which had resulted in the match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in Dharamsala getting called off halfway into the PBKS innings.
The BCCI conducted a meeting to discuss the resumption of the league a day after India and Pakistan arrived at a ceasefire agreement, and on Monday unveiled a revised schedule – in which the remaining matches would take place from 17 May to 3 June.
Bengaluru, Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai, Lucknow and Ahmedabad will be hosting the remaining league matches while the BCCI is yet to take a call on the venues for the playoffs, which get underway from 29 May. Hyderabad and Kolkata were originally scheduled to host the playoffs and could still be in contention.
The revised schedule includes two double-headers, both taking place on Sundays (18 and 25 May).
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