IPL playoffs moved to Eden Gardens
KL Rahul of Kings XI Punjab during match eighteen of the Vivo Indian Premier League 2018 (IPL 2018) between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Kings XI Punjab held at the Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium in Kolkata on the 21st April 2018.
Photo by: Prashant Bhoot / IPL/ SPORTZPICS
The IPL 2018 Eliminator and the Qualifier 2 will now be played at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
These matches were earlier scheduled at the Maharashtra Cricket Association’s International Stadium, Pune, which is now Chennai Super Kings’ designated home ground.
The Indian Premier League have as yet given no reason for the move away from Pune.
The Qualifier 1 will go ahead as scheduled at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 22nd May followed by the Eliminator (23rd May) and the Qualifier 2 (25th May) at Kolkata. The final will be staged at Mumbai on 27th May.
Updated schedule of the IPL 2018 Playoffs:
| Date | Match | Venue |
| 22nd May, 2018 | Qualifier 1 – Team 1 vs Team 2 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 23rd May, 2018 | Eliminator – Team 3 vs Team 4 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 25th May, 2018 | Qualifier 2 – Winner of Eliminator vs Loser of Qualifier 1 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 27th May, 2018 | Final – Winner of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Qualifier 2 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |