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The IPL 2025 match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians has been moved from Dharamshala to Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium due to airport closures.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Mumbai Indians (MI) has been relocated from Dharamshala to the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad due to logistical challenges. The match, scheduled for Sunday, May 11, will still begin at 3:30 PM IST as originally planned.
"TATA IPL Match No. 61 between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians, originally scheduled to be played in Dharamshala on Sunday, May 11, has been relocated to the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad," the BCCI said in a statement.
This venue change was necessitated by the closure of airports in Dharamshala, Chandigarh, and Amritsar until May 10, following Operation Sindoor. The Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) secretary, Anil Patel, confirmed that the BCCI requested the change, and it was accepted.
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Notably, this was supposed to be PBKS's last game of the season in Dharamshala, their second home venue. The team is currently on course to make their first IPL playoffs since 2014.
The match has been shifted as Dharamshala is located near the India-Pakistan border, so there might be a threat at this venue, so there is a chance that the Punjab-based franchise will play their remaining home matches at a different place.
Earlier on Wednesday, according to the BCCI sources, the PBKS-MI clash was set to take place at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai as the Airport in Dharmshala has been closed.
"The match between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings shifted to Mumbai from Dharmshala, as the Airport of Dharmshala has been closed, and the match was scheduled on May 11," a BCCI source told ANI.
On Wednesday, the Indian Armed Forces successfully struck nine terror targets using special precision munitions in a coordinated operation called Operation Sindoor, destroying four in Pakistan, including Bahawalpur, Muridke, Sarjal, and Mehmoona Joya, and five in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).
The operation was jointly carried out by the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force, with the mobilisation of assets and troops. The strikes on all nine targets were successful, sources further revealed. The Indian forces selected the locations to target top Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) leaders involved in sponsoring terrorist activities in India. This was India's deepest strike inside Pakistan's undisputed territory since 1971. This marks New Delhi's most significant military action within Pakistani territory in over five decades.
