NEW DELHI: Two Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 matches have been rescheduled, according to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (
BCCI
).
The match between the Rajasthan Royals and the Kolkata Knight Riders, which was originally slated to take place at
Eden Gardens
in Kolkata on April 17, 2024, will now take place one day early on April 16, 2024.
The game between the Delhi Capitals and the Gujarat Titans was originally slated to take place on April 16, 2024, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
The new date of the match is April 17, 2024.
Three days after they will host the Lucknow Super Giants, KKR will play their third home game of the 17th IPL season. It has been reported that Kolkata Police has acknowledged their inability to provide sufficient security protection for the match.
On April 19, Bengal is scheduled to participate in the first round of the seven-phase general elections. On June 1, there will be voting in Kolkata.
The match should be moved forward by one day, to April 16, or rescheduled for one day, to April 18, according to the CAB's suggestion.
For their Wednesday match against the Delhi Capitals, KKR is currently in Visakhapatnam.
(With PTI inputs)
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