The Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings was called off due to security reasons. This was after the floodlights at the HPCA stadium in Dharamsala started to get switched off. According to IANS, Arun Dhumal, IPL Chairman said that the decision was taken as a precautionary measure, based on the red alert issued in Jammu.
According to PTI, the match had to be called off following air raid alerts in nearby areas, which forced a blackout in the hill town. The Punjab side was 122 for 1 in 10.1 overs when the lights went out which at first was attributed to floodlight failure. But later the teams and the spectators were evacuated from the stadium for their security.
This was right after DC snapped Punjab’s opening partnership between Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya who were going great guns, posting a 122-run first wicket partnership.
The partnership was broken when T Natarajan picked Arya for a 30-ball 74 runs. Captain Shreyas Iyer was the new man in but due to the floodlight issue, he and both sets of players and umpires left the field as the spectators waited for the issue to get resolved.
IPL 2025: The match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals has been called off as a precautionary measure, based on the red alert issued in Jammu, said Arun Dhumal, IPL Chairman to IANS pic.twitter.com/eYShtjgxnj
— IANS (@ians_india) May 8, 2025
Earlier, the toss of the IPL match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was delayed due to rain. Punjab Kings need a win in this match to become the first team to qualify for the playoffs while Delhi Capitals will also look for a victory to keep them in contention.
Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas won the toss and elected to bat against Delhi Capitals in a rain-delayed Indian Premier League match here on Thursday. The match was delayed by an hour but no overs have been lost. PBKS fielded an unchanged side, while DC made one change replacing Vipraj Nigam with Madhav Tiwari.
(With agency inputs)
