PSL and IPL to Resume on This Date After Indo-Pak Ceasefire
Cricket returns as PSL and IPL resume following ceasefire, with matches set to continue despite questions over foreign player participation.
- Publish date: Tuesday، 13 May 2025
The Pakistan Super League (PSL) and the Indian Premier League (IPL) will resume on Saturday, May 17, after the ceasefire between Pakistan and India.
PSL
The Pakistani cricket board postponed it "indefinitely" on Thursday, May 8, because of the escalating tension between Pakistan and India.
The tournament was suspended after a drone fell near Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, which was due to host a game with foreign players from Australia, England, South Africa, West Indies, New Zealand, and Afghanistan.
The tournament has eight matches remaining with the final match scheduled on Sunday, May 18.
Foreign players were flown out after the tournament was suspended from a Rawalpindi airbase. However, it is unclear if these players will return to the tournament, which is likely to continue in Rawalpindi and Lahore.
IPL
The Indian Premier League's (IPL) remaining matches taking place across six different venues.
The tournament's organizers made the announcement on Monday, three days after the tournament was suspended because of tension between India and Pakistan.
The abandoned Punjab Kings-Delhi Capitals game will be replayed. It is unknown how many foreign players will return back after leaving the country because of regional tensions.
Remaining matches will take place in Bengaluru, Jaipur, Lucknow, Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
The last-round robin game is scheduled for May 27 and the first knockout matches will take place on May 29 and May 30. The second qualifier match will take place on June 1.
The final that was scheduled for May 25, will take place on June 3.
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