Operation Sindoor: IPL Confirms Venue Change, Punjab Kings To Host Mumbai Indians At Narendra Modi Stadium In Ahmedabad

IPL 2025: The IPL 2025 match between the Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians has been shifted to the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The match was supposed to be held in Dharamsala, but in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor, the BCCI decided to change the venue.

Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians IPL 2025 Match Shifted

As per Cricbuzz, Mumbai Indians will now travel to Ahmedabad on Thursday evening. An IPL statement confirmed the development.

“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 venue change has been necessitated due to logistical challenges.”

The match will take place at 3:30 PM IST. Punjab's match against Delhi Capitals in Dharamsala went ahead as per the schedule. Shreyas Iyer's team was supposed to host three matches at the HPCA Stadium this season, against Lucknow Super Giants (May 3), Delhi Capitals (May 8), and Mumbai Indians (May 11).

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India Launched Operation Sindoor To Avenge Pahalgam Attack

Following the horrific terrorist attack that killed 26 civilians at Pahalgam in Jammu & Kashmir on April 22, tensions escalated between Indian and Pakistan. Early on Wednesday morning, the Indian Armed Forces executed "Operation Sindoor," which aimed to eliminate nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and the PoK. In a formal announcement, the Ministry of Defence verified the development. The operation, which targeted important sites in Bahawalpur, Muridke, and Sialkot, is said to have killed over 100 militants, including terror camps and hideouts of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).