Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal reportedly has requested the organisers to move his franchise’s all-important Indian Premier League 2025 match against Mumbai Indians in the wake of a possible washout due to inclement weather predictions in the city. The virtual knockout MI vs DC clash will be played on Wednesday in Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.
According to a report by ESPNcricinfo, Jindal’s request came after the May 23 fixture between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and SunRisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru was shifted to Lucknow after RCB’s last match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium was washed out. There are rain predictions for the MI vs DC game in Mumbai on Wednesday as well.
“The IPL Match No. 65 between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) has been relocated to the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, due to unfavourable weather conditions in Bengaluru,” the BCCI said in the statement.
The BCCI has also increased the extra time to complete matches to 120 minutes from the existing one hour. The step has been taken considering the unpredictable weather. Previously, 120 minutes of extra time was only reserved for play-offs and not the league games.
The encounter on Wednesday (May 21) is crucial for both the fourth-placed MI and the fifth-placed DC. A win will all but guarantee the last playoff spot, which is up for grabs. MI sit with 14 points from 12 games while DC — after being thrashed in their last home game against table-toppers Gujarat Titans by 10 wickets — have 13 points in 12 matches.
Asking for a change in venue, Jindal wrote an email to IPL saying, “The forecast in Mumbai is for heavy rains and there is a strong likelihood that the game will be washed out. Just as the game between RCB vs SRH has been moved out of Bengaluru in the quest for consistency and in the interest of the league it is my request that tomorrow’s game also be moved to a different location as we have known for the better part of 6 days that the forecast for 21st in Mumbai is for heavy showers,” said Jindal as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.
Earlier, GT’s 10-win took them alongside RCB and Punjab Kings in the playoffs, with only one spot remaining for qualification.
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The BCCI also announced on Tuesday the venues for the IPL 2025 playoffs and final, with the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad set to host the summit clash as well as Qualifier 2, while the New PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh, also known as the Mullanpur stadium, will host Qualifier 1 and Eliminator.
