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IPL suspends all matches for week

Move follows PSL decision to relocate games to United Arab Emirates

Fans gather outside Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium after organisers suspended the Indian Premier League for one week following the escalating military tensions with Pakistan, in Lucknow, India, May 9, 2025

THE Indian Premier League confirmed today that all its matches will be suspended with immediate effect for one week due to escalating tensions in the region.

The IPL’s announcement follows confirmation from the Pakistan Cricket Board that the Pakistan Super League season will be concluded in the United Arab Emirates.

Tensions have escalated sharply following Indian missile strikes that killed at least 26 people in disputed Kashmir last weekend, which Pakistan has vowed to avenge.

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