Breaking | IPL 2025 suspended amid rising India-Pakistan tensions

The IPL 2025 was on Friday suspended indefinitely due to the escalating India-Pakistan tensions.

Earlier, on Thursday, the IPL 2025 match between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC) in Dharamshala was suspended midway, following the air raid alerts near Jammu and Kashmir. Taking to X:

🚨 IPL 2025 HAS BEEN SUSPENDED 🚨

Due to ongoing tension between India vs Pakistan this decision has been taken.#IPL2025 | #IPL | #IndiavsPakistan pic.twitter.com/6igwyx2Xms

— Indian Cricket Team (@incricketteam) May 9, 2025

“It does not look nice that cricket goes on while the country is at war,” a BCCI official told PTI, confirming the suspension of the high-profile league, which was to wind up on May 25 in Kolkata.

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India launched missile attacks on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, a fortnight after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed.

In reply to the Pahalagam terror attack on April 22, India launched their missiles in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).

Previously, on Thursday, amid the air raid alarms and following the reports of explosion sounds in Jammu, several districts in India were put under a blackout. The districts, namely, include Pathankot, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur and Mohali.

On the other hand, after the Indian missiles were launched in Lahore, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) moved the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to the UAE.

On May 9, the IPL 2025 was set to enter the clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium B Ground.

Currently, the match between RCB and LSG stands suspended.

Twelve league matches and four knockout games, including the final in Kolkata, were left to be played at the time of suspension.

Currently, Gujarat Titans (GT) enjoys the top spot on the IPL 2025 points table with 16 points. RCB is placed in the second position with 16 points, followed by Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians (MI) with 16 and 14 points, respectively.

The fifth place is in the name of Delhi Capitals (DC), which has 14 points to its name.

(With PTI Inputs)

This article first appeared on Mid Day