The Indian Premier League 2025 Qualifier 2 between the Punjab Kings and the Mumbai Indians faces the danger of being abandoned as the rain plays a dampener in Ahmedabad on the evening of June 1.
Following the campaign that the Kings had had and the way MI had bounced back from the initial setbacks, fans and fraternity were visibly excited to witness a clash to remember.
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However, despite shifting the venues from the Eden Gardens to the Narendra Modi Stadium to avoid any unnecessary delays due to rain, nothing has changed, as Ahmedabad faces similar issues due to early monsoon in India.
The fans have also expressed disappointment over the issue, as the shifting of venue has clearly not worked out well, as we wait for our second finalists. See what the fans had to say.
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With no balls bowled in the match, 2 hours after the scheduled 19:30 start, fans pointed out the fact of no rain in Kolkata as they show their disappointment.
Previously, Sourav Ganguly had also spoken about being confident of having the finals in Kolkata despite the forecast that initially showed rain in these dates.
The @BCCI shifted the #Qualifier2 from Kolkata to Ahmedabad because of rain. Now there is no rain in Kolkata but in Ahmedabad its raining heavily. And also Eden Gardens is far better stadium than this. #MIvsPBKS #IPLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/A2jqcnd010
— Shadab (@shadab_srk) June 1, 2025
Another fan spoke about the 'karma' for match being halted by rain after the shifting of venue.
BCCI shifted Semi-Final from OG Eden Gardens to Ahmedabad just because of rain chances.
— Selfless⁴⁵ (@SelflessCricket) June 1, 2025
Today Kolkata have clear weather, while Ahmedabad is under rain.
This is Karma done by God himself. pic.twitter.com/6pVucxtvsv
A journalist also pointed out the clear weather in Kolkata as he found the situation hilarious.
Completely unrelated to what's happening in Ahmedabad, here's a look at the current weather in Kolkata. 😂 pic.twitter.com/n2ZUCO8hk0
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) June 1, 2025
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Wtf is the point then to shift the venue from eden gardens to here if you're gonna face the same problem?
— Lisan Al Gareeb (@tafree_) June 1, 2025
Tbh Eden Gardens were robbed! https://t.co/66emg798Kp
🚨 RAIN IS BACK 🚨
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 1, 2025
- Bad news for Cricket fans....!!!!! pic.twitter.com/Sq4BnWis2y
Who will qualify for the final if PBKS vs MI is abandoned?
In case of a washout, according to the rules that are well known to all the teams, Punjab Kings, on the virtue of the better league position, will go past Mumbai Indians in the final.
Is there a reserve day for IPL 2025 Qualifier 2?
No, there is no reserve day for the 2nd Qualifier between PBKS and MI.
Why was the venue of IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 changed?
After the initial schedule was changed due to the halt in the middle of the tournament, the weather forecast suggested rain in Kolkata during the playoffs window. Hence, to avoid bad weather, the matches were shifted to Ahmedabad.