IPL 2025: RCB vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Match Shifted To Lucknow. BCCI Reveals Reason

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will not play their final home fixture of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium after all. The IPL has officially relocated Match No. 65—RCB vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), which was originally scheduled for Friday (May 23) in Bengaluru—to the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The decision comes after an urgent meeting between BCCI and IPL officials on Tuesday, prompted by a yellow alert issued by the Indian Meteorological Department predicting “heavy to very heavy rainfall” in Bengaluru until Thursday.

IANS had earlier reported the likely change, which now means RCB will play both their remaining league matches in Lucknow -- against SRH on May 23 and against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on May 27.

The move comes after RCB's previous fixture against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) was washed out without a ball being bowled due to relentless rain. Since then, thunderstorms and widespread waterlogging have gripped the city, leaving no room for another high-profile fixture to be risked under similar conditions.

On Tuesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also issued a formal statement confirming the full playoff schedule for IPL 2025 and finalised the two venues for the four key games.

“The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the schedule for the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Playoffs on Tuesday.

After 70 action-packed league-stage matches filled with energy, drama, thrill, and entertainment; the spotlight will shift to the New PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh as it gears up to host the much-awaited Qualifier 1 - featuring the top-two ranked sides on Thursday (May 29) followed by an