When will the new dates of IPL 2025 be announced? Know here

 Amid India-Pakistan tensions, the BCCI has canceled the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League. 57 matches were successfully played in the tournament while the 58th match was stopped midway due to security. Now the BCCI will announce the dates and venues of its re-schedule as to when and where the remaining matches will be played.

There are a total of 13 matches left in the league stage of IPL 2025, including the Punjab vs Delhi match canceled on Thursday. 3 out of 10 teams are officially out of the playoff race while there is no team whose playoff ticket is confirmed. After 58 matches, Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore are at the first and second positions respectively in the points table with 16-16 points.

Punjab Kings are at the third position with 15 points and Mumbai Indians are at the fourth position with 14 points. Delhi (13 points), KKR (11 points) and Lucknow (10 points) involved in the playoff race are at the fifth, sixth and seventh positions respectively.

When will the reschedule of IPL 2025 be announced?

IPL has been stopped in the league stage. Now the remaining matches will be held only after the situation becomes normal. Its dates can be announced soon. One option is to hold the remaining matches in an empty stadium, while it can also be shifted. However, BCCI will not take any hasty decision right now.

Which teams still have matches left in IPL 2025

• 58: PBKS vs DC
• 59: LSG vs RCB
• 60: SRH vs KKR
• 61: PBKS vs MI
• 62: DC vs GT
• 63: CSK vs RR
• 64: RCB vs SRH
• 65: GT vs LSG
• 66: MI vs DC
• 67: RR vs PBKS
• 68: RCB vs KKR
• 69: GT vs CSK
• 70: LSG vs SRH

Which teams have qualified for the playoffs in IPL 2025?

So far no team has officially qualified for the playoffs. A total of 7 teams are still hoping to make it to the playoffs.

Teams to be eliminated from IPL 2025 playoffs?

A total of 3 teams are out of the playoff race. First Chennai Super Kings and then Rajasthan Royals were out. Sunrisers Hyderabad was the third team to be out of the playoff race.

This year IPL 2025 and PSL 2025 were being played in one window. The world's biggest cricket league IPL started from 22 March and PSL started from 11 April. After remaining unsold in the IPL auction, players like David Warner, Kane Williamson, Jason Holder, Rassie van der Dussen chose PSL. Amidst India-Pakistan tension, the organization of PSL has also been stopped in Pakistan, it has been shifted to Dubai.

Rajasthan Royals replace injured Nitish Rana with Luan-Dre Pretorius in the team

 Rajasthan Royals (RR) have signed Luan-Dre Pretorius to replace Nitish Rana, who is ruled out of the rest of IPL 2025 due to injury. The South African will join RR for Rs 30 lakh.

The 19-year-old Pretorius is a powerful left-handed opening batsman and wicketkeeper. He is yet to make his international debut but was the leading run-scorer in SA20 2025 with 397 runs in 12 matches at a strike rate of 166.80. His 97 off 51 balls for Paarl Royals against Sunrisers Eastern Cape was one of the best knocks of the season. After his stint in SA20, he was signed by Hampshire for his first county stint in the Vitality Blast.

Last year, he was South Africa's leading run-scorer in the 2024 Under-19 World Cup.

As far as Rana is concerned, he put up two notable performances for RR this season. He scored 81 off 36 balls against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Guwahati and 51 off 28 balls against Delhi Capitals (DC) in Delhi. RR have been eliminated from the tournament along with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and CSK. They have won only three of their 12 matches in 2025 and are ninth in the ten-team tournament.

Rajasthan Royals remaining matches

The Rajasthan Royals team has played 12 matches and has won only three matches. Now they have to play their next match against Chennai Super Kings on 12 May. Rajasthan will end its campaign by playing a match against Punjab Kings on 16 May. Their remaining matches will be against CSK in Chennai on May 12 and against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Jaipur on May 16.

Devdutt Padikkal Ruled Out, Mayank Agarwal was included in the team in his place

 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have suffered a setback in IPL 2025, as top-order batsman Devdutt Padikkal has been ruled out of the remainder of the season due to a hamstring injury. The Bengaluru-based franchise, sitting second on the points table just behind Gujarat Titans on the basis of net run rate, acted immediately and replaced Padikkal with Mayank Agarwal for the remainder of the tournament.

Padikkal, who had a disappointing last IPL season, found his form this season batting at No. 3 for RCB. He scored 247 runs in 10 matches at a strike rate of 150.61 - his best performance in any IPL season - and also hit two half-centuries before the season ended midway due to injury.

Mayank Agarwal has been included in the team in place of Padikkal

In his place, RCB has included experienced player Mayank Agarwal in the team. 34-year-old Agarwal has participated in 127 IPL matches in his career and has scored one century and 13 half-centuries. Agarwal started his IPL journey with RCB and has since represented several franchises.

His performance with Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024 was quiet and he scored just 64 runs in four matches. After remaining unsold in the last auction, Agarwal has now joined RCB for a fee of Rs 1 crore and is expected to show something special at the end of the season.

Rohit Sharma Test Retirement : Top 5 Innings, Test Cricket Career

Rohit Sharma has announced his retirement from Test cricket. This is a big setback for the Indian team before the England tour. The Indian team will go to England after IPL 2025. A series of 5 Test matches will be played between India and England on this tour. The Test series will start from June 20. With this series, the Indian team will start the new World Test Championship cycle.

Rohit wrote on Instagram, Hello everyone, I just wanted to let you know that I am retiring from Test cricket. It has been a great honour for me to represent my country in the white jersey. Thank you all for the love and support I have received over the years. I will continue to represent India in the ODI format.

Rohit Sharma Test career

Rohit Sharma played 67 Tests in his career. During this time, he scored 4301 runs in 116 innings at an average of 40.57 and a strike rate of 57.05. Rohit scored 12 centuries along with 18 half-centuries in Tests. His best score in this format was 212. Rohit Sharma has also taken 2 wickets in Tests.

Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, India played 24 Tests and won 12 matches. Team India had to face defeat in 9. Also 3 matches were drawn. Under Rohit's captaincy, India faced a humiliating defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. Australia defeated India 3-1 in its home. Earlier, New Zealand defeated India 3-0 in Tests.

CSK signs Urvil Patel to replace injured Vansh Bedi

 Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have suffered a major blow in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 as their young wicketkeeper-batsman Vansh Bedi has been ruled out of the entire tournament due to a ligament tear in his left ankle. CSK have replaced him with Gujarat's explosive wicketkeeper-batsman Urvil Patel at a base price of Rs 30 lakh.

Chennai had called Urvil and Ayush Mhatre for trials in the middle of the season. Mhatre was also included in the team in place of captain Rituraj Gaikwad, but Urvil has got a place now. Urvil has previously been a part of the IPL team Gujarat Titans in 2023 as well. However, he did not get a chance to play a single match then.

Vansh Bedi Injury Update

Vansh Bedi, who was bought by CSK for Rs 55 lakh, was supposed to make his debut in the last match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), but he got injured at the last moment and was replaced by Deepak Hooda. CSK, which is already out of the playoff race with just 2 wins in 11 matches, can now give a chance to young players like Urvil in their remaining three matches.

Urvil Patel Cricket Career

Urvil scored 315 runs in 6 innings of the last Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at a strike rate of 230 and an average of 78.75. Urvil's team Gujarat could not make it to the knockout stage, but he hit the most 29 sixes in 6 matches. Urvil remained unsold in the IPL mega auction, the very next day of the auction he scored a century in 28 balls against Tripura in Indore. This was the least number of balls scored by an Indian player in T20. Then he scored a century in 36 balls in the tournament. Urvil has so far scored 1162 runs in 47 T20 matches at a strike rate of more than 170.

CSK and SRH performance in IPL 2025

Chennai is out of the 18th season of IPL. Hyderabad is also almost out of the tournament. For this reason, both the teams are preparing a new team in view of the preparation for the next season. Both the teams included replacement players in the squad. CSK has made 3 players a part of the team as a replacement, out of which Mhatre and Dewald Brevis have also got a chance to play the match. Chennai still has 3 matches left, so it is possible that Urvil also gets a chance.

SRH signs Harsh Dubey to replace Smran Ravichandran

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have signed all-rounder Harsh Dubey for Rs 30 lakh to replace injured Smaran Ravichandran for IPL 2025. 22-year-old Harsh Dubey is a left-arm spin-bowling all-rounder who set the record for most wickets in a season for Vidarbha in the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy with 69 wickets and scored 476 runs, for which he was named the best player of the tournament. He has 127 wickets and 941 runs in 16 T20, 20 List-A and 18 first-class matches.

Best bowling performance by captain in the IPL

 Very few fast bowlers have played the role of captain in the Indian Premier League (IPL), as teams often prefer batsmen or all-rounders for leadership. However, some fast bowlers have led their teams and performed remarkably with the ball while captaining. Below is an analysis of the top fast bowler captains in IPL history, based on their bowling performance during their captaincy tenures based on data and records available till IPL 2025.

1. Hardik Pandya - 5/36 vs LSG, 2025

Hardik Pandya is back on top of the list of best bowling figures by a fast bowler as captain in IPL history. The Mumbai Indians captain produced a record-breaking spell of 5/36 in four overs against Lucknow Super Giants away from home in IPL 2025. He took 5/36 against Lucknow Super Giants, helping restrict them to a competitive 203 and showcased his ability to perform even in adverse conditions.

2. Shane Watson - 3/13 vs SRH, 2014

Veteran all-rounder and one of the best overseas players in IPL history, Shane Watson, has also joined this illustrious list. While leading Rajasthan Royals, Watson had a stellar performance against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ahmedabad in 2014. The star all-rounder broke the momentum by dismissing the dangerous Shikhar Dhawan, which led to the team collapsing. RR eventually restricted SRH to a low score, with Watson impressive with figures of 3/13.

3. Hardik Pandya – 3/17 vs RR, 2022

Hardik has been reappointed as the fast bowling allrounder cum captain of the IPL winning side. In the 2022 final against Rajasthan Royals, he performed with the ball in match-winning fashion, taking three wickets including key players Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler, ensuring Gujarat Titans' maiden title.

4. Pat Cummins - 3/19 vs DC, 2025

Pat Cummins took 3 for 19 against Delhi Capitals in a must-win home match in IPL 2025, the fourth-best performance by a fast bowler bowling captain in the IPL. Opening the attack, Cummins led from the front, completely demolishing Delhi's top order and putting Sunrisers Hyderabad in a strong position after being asked to bowl first.

5 biggest opening partnerships for Mumbai Indians in IPL

 Mumbai Indians have always had some explosive openers. These pairs have given many great starts to the team and have registered their names in the IPL record books. On Thursday night in Jaipur, another pair added their name to this special list. During the 50th match of IPL 2025 against Rajasthan Royals, Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton batted brilliantly and made a big opening partnership, which made it to the top 5 opening partnerships of Mumbai Indians ever.

1. Dwayne Smith and Sachin Tendulkar (163* Run) vs RR, Jaipur, 2012

In 2012, Mumbai Indians achieved a record target of 162 runs without losing any wicket. Sachin Tendulkar and Dwayne Smith. Smith scored an unbeaten 87 off 58 balls with the help of 10 fours and 3 sixes, while Tendulkar held one end by scoring 58* off 51 balls. Both of them faced the challenges of bowlers like Shane Watson, Brad Hogg and Shaun Tait bravely. The special thing about this partnership was that they achieved the target easily. Royals tried their best, but there was no answer and MI won the match by 10 wickets.

2. Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar (127 Run) vs KKR, Gqebarha, 2009

During the South African edition of the IPL in 2009, Mumbai Indians legends Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya gave Mumbai a solid start, with Jayasuriya scoring 52 off 32 balls with 4 sixes while Tendulkar scored a brilliant 68 off 45 balls. Their 127-run partnership helped Mumbai post 187/6. In response, KKR could only manage 95 runs.

3. Michael Hussey and Lendl Simmons (120 Run) vs RR, Ahmedabad, 2014

In 2014, Lendl Simmons and Michael Hussey shared a 120-run partnership in which they scored 62 runs in 51 balls with the help of 6 fours and 2 sixes. Hussey scored 56 runs in 39 balls. MI finished the innings at 178/3, which they defended comfortably with disciplined bowling and won by 25 runs.

4. Quinton de Kock and Ishan Kishan ( 116* Run) vs CSK, Sharjah, 2020

Great chase against Chennai Super Kings in the 2020 season. Playing at Sharjah ground, MI had a target of 115 runs and they achieved it in great style. Ishan Kishan was in great form and scored 68* runs in 33 balls with the help of 6 fours and 5 sixes. Quinton de Kock supported him well by scoring 46* runs. MI won by scoring 116 runs without losing a single wicket with 7.4 overs remaining.

5. Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton (116 Run) vs RR, Jaipur, 2025

Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag won the toss and decided to bowl first. MI openers Rohit Sharma and Riyan Rickelton gave a great start and shared a 116-run partnership in 12 overs. Rickelton played an aggressive innings of 61 runs (7 fours, 3 sixes) in 38 balls, while Rohit Sharma scored 53 runs (9 fours) in 36 balls. The duo scored 58/0 in the powerplay and then added runs quickly. Rickelton completed his half-century in 29 balls, while Rohit completed his half-century in 31 balls.