IPL 2022: Kolkata And Ahmedabad Set To Host IPL 2022 Playoffs - Reports

Updated - 12 Apr 2022, 05:33 PM

Jay Shah and Saurav Ganguly
Jay Shah and Saurav Ganguly (Image Credits: Twitter)

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 playoffs games are reportedly set to be led in the urban areas of Kolkata and Ahmedabad. The league phase of the ongoing competition is being held across four venues in Maharashtra.

Assuming the circumstance on the COVID-19 front remaining parts stable, almost certainly, the business end of the competition will happen across two locations. As indicated by a report from Inside Report, the Eden Gardens in Kolkata is prepared to have Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator of the competition.

Narendra Modi Stadium To Host Second Part Of The Playoffs

Narendra Modi Stadium will host second half of playoffs
Narendra Modi Stadium (Image Credits: Twitter)

Meanwhile, the second qualifier and the final of the competition are scheduled to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The IPL governing body is supposed to hold a meeting in a few days to finish the subtleties and make the declaration.

On the off chance that no remarkable conditions show up, Kolkata will have its first IPL game since 2019. The city was planned to have the last leg of league stage matches in 2021. Nonetheless, the competition was suspended halfway through and the final part was arranged in the UAE.

Ahmedabad facilitated a couple of matches in last year’s tournament halfway through the main leg. The first bio-bubble break was accounted for from the Kolkata Knight Riders’ camp in Ahmedabad, which brought about the competition’s stop halfway.

Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association interested in hosting an IPL 2022 playoff fixture

Ekana Cricket Stadium
Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow (Image Credits: Twitter)

In the meantime, the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association has likewise purportedly made a formal request to the IPL governing council. The state communicated its interest in facilitating a playoff match at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

In any case, it has been accounted for that the governing board is probably going to deny the solicitation and push forward with Kolkata and Ahmedabad as their decisions for the last arrangement of matches.

As per the timetable, the league phase of the competition will end on May 22 with the encounter between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium.

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