IPL 2025 suspended: How does it affect the remaining matches and playoff races. Cricket news
In a major development, the Control Board for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced suspension of the 2025 Indian Premier League for a period of one week with immediate effect. The announcement was made on Friday, 9 May, and comes in view of the increasing concerns raised by many franchisees. As a result, the scheduled conflict between Lucknow Super Giants And Royal Challengers Bangalore It has been officially closed in Lucknow. The stability between the day earlier Punjab kings And the capitals of Delhi were also postponed in Dharmasala. While issuing a formal statement, BCCI Honorary Secretary Devjit Saikia said, “The Control Board for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to suspend the remaining IPL 2025 running with immediate effect for a week. The new programs and venue of the tournament will be declared after a compromise with the relevant officials. “The decision was taken by the IPL Governing Council after a fixed consultation with all the major stakeholders, after the representation of most of the franchisees, who expressed the concerns and feelings of their players, and also the ideas of broadcaster, sponsors and fans.
The recently postponed match between Punjab and Delhi was the 58th match of the league stage. This means that the 12 league matches played in the IPL 2025 season have still been included with the playoffs. Overall, 70 league matches were scheduled this year. The league stage was originally to end with the double-header on 18 May. The Penaltimet game would have painted Titans of Gujarat at Chennai Super Kings in the 69th match, followed by Lucknow Super veterans to face Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 70th and final league stability of the season.Quiz: Who is that IPL player? The playoffs were set to start immediately after the league stage, the qualifier was scheduled for 1 Tuesday, 20 May, followed by the eliminator on 21 May. The qualifier was to be played on May 23, 2, and the Grand Finale was slated for Sunday, 25 May. For the current points table, the Gujarat Titans topped themselves with 16 points out of 11 matches, claiming the highest net run rate of +0.793. His heels are hot Royal Challengers Bangalore, with 16 points out of 11 matches, but slightly behind at net run rate with +0.482. Punjab Kings, who have played one game more, are third with 16 points out of 12 matches and third with a net run rate of +0.376.The Indians of Mumbai sit fourth with 14 points out of 12 matches and an impressive net run rate of +1.156, providing them a strong advantage in terms of a tie. Delhi Capital, currently fifth, also has 14 points from 12 games, but +0.362 has a slightly lower pure run rate, which makes every upcoming match important for their merit expectations. Kolkata Knight Riders ranks sixth out of 12 matches with 11 points and a net run rate of +0.193. They live in hunting, but will require results to go on their way. Below them, Lucknow Super Veterans have 10 points from 11 games with a negative net run rate of -0.469, which severely affects their opportunities. They now find themselves in the winning field.
Sunrisers Hyderabad has conducted a tough campaign, managing only 7 points out of 11 matches -With an NRR of -192, effectively ends their playoff expectations. Rajasthan Royals are also out of controversy, with 6 points out of 12 matches and NRR of -0.718. The shocking thing is that Chennai Super Kings mark the bottom of the table with 6 points out of 12 matches and marking the disappointing season for the five -time champion with a net run rate of 0.992.
