The match has been rescheduled due to Rama Navami festivities which will be nationwide, and authorities are unsure if they can provide proper security for the IPL game that night.
New Delhi: Indian Premier League 2024 matches 31 and 32 which will be played between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals respectively was scheduled to be played on April 16 and 17 respectively has now been rescheduled as KKR vs RR will be played on 16th April and GT vs DC will be played on April 17.
The match has been rescheduled due to Rama Navami festivities which will be nationwide, and authorities are unsure if they can provide proper security for the IPL game that night.
KKR Vs RR and GT Vs DC have been rescheduled.
– KKR Vs RR (originally on 17th) will now be played on 16th April.
– GT Vs DC (originally on 16th) will now be played on 17th April. pic.twitter.com/JoBC8jEI88
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 2, 2024
“The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the rescheduling of two TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 matches.The fixture between Kolkata Knight Riders & Rajasthan Royals, which was earlier scheduled to take place on April 17, 2024 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata will now be played a day prior on April 16, 2024.The Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad was earlier scheduled to host the match between Gujarat Titans & Delhi Capitals on April 16, 2024. The fixture will now be played on April 17, 2024” said BCCI in a release.
BCCI have announced the schedule for IPL in two phases. The board have released the programme for the 21 games and the schedule for the second phase will be announced after the announcement of the general election dates.
Kolkata have already won their two matches of IPL and they are currently in Visakhapatnam where they face Delhi Capitals on April 3.