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Cricket fans will see a small change in the IPL schedule. The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) match has been moved from April 6th to April 8th. The BCCI planned to play this match at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens on April 6th at 3:30 PM, but it was rescheduled for April 8th at the same time and place. The BCCI explains this change as owing to the deployment of security for Ram Navami festivities on that day.

The official website of the IPL also issued a press release on the same. That state, “The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announces the rescheduling of match no. 19 of the TATA IPL 2025 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants, originally scheduled for Sunday, April 6, 2025, at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The decision follows a request from Kolkata Police to the (CAB) regarding the deployment of personnel across the city owing to festivities. The authorities recommended moving the game to Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 3:30 PM, and the request was granted. The rest of the schedule remains unchanged.” 

Now, Sunday, 6 April, will be a single-hander match day, while Tuesday, 8 April, will be a double-header match day. However, both these teams could not start their IPL 2025 campaign well. They had to face defeat in their very first match. The defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders had to face defeat in their first match against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Lucknow Super Giants lost their first match against Delhi Capitals. But the Kolkata Knight Riders won the second match against the Rajasthan Royals. On the other hand, the Lucknow Super Giants defeated the Sunrisers Hyderabad in their second match. Now it will be interesting to see which team this small change proves beneficial for.

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Umesh Kumar
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