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On Wednesday, May 14, South Africa's Gerald Coetzee and England's Jos Buttler will return to the Gujarat Titans squad in preparation for the May 17 start of the IPL 2025. Due to cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan, the IPL was postponed for a week on May 9; they were the only two foreign players from the GT squad to depart India. Kagiso Rabada, Karim Janat, Sherfane Rutherford, and Rashid Khan, their other foreign players, had remained in India with the rest of the team. However, Rutherford was selected for the West Indies ODI team for the May 29-June 3 series in England, which will conflict with the 2025 IPL playoffs. Buttler may miss the playoffs since he was included in England's white-ball teams. Following the team release on Tuesday, an ECB spokeswoman stated, "We're keen to support the IPL and the BCCI in getting the schedule up and running, and to facilitate players' return should they choose to go back." With three games remaining in the league phase, GT leads the points table with 16 points, ahead of Royal Challengers Bengaluru on net run rate. When the ceasefire between the two nations was declared on May 10, they became the first team to start practicing again, opening the door for the IPL to begin. Their league round concludes with two home games in Ahmedabad, against the Chennai Super Kings on May 25 and the Lucknow Super Giants on May 22. Their next game is against the Delhi Capitals at Delhi on May 18. The IPL released the updated schedule for the rest of the season on Monday. In addition to the four playoff games, there are still 13 regular games left. Six locations Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, and Bengaluru will host the remaining league games; the playoff locations have not yet been revealed. Qualifier 1 will take place on May 29, the Eliminator on May 30, Qualifier 2 on June 1, and the final on June 3.

Three T20I will make up the first bilateral series between Nepal and the West Indies. Which will begin in Sharjah in September. The series will be officially hosted by Nepal. Although the fact that the games will take place at a neutral location. The "historic" series was described as a "significant milestone in the ongoing mission to grow and globalize the game of cricket" in a statement released by Cricket West Indies (CWI). The games are scheduled for September 27, 28, and 30 in anticipation of Nepal's participation in the men's T20 World Cup Asia qualification later in the year. In a statement, CWI chief executive Chris Dehring stated, "This series is more than just a collection of international matches. It's a celebration of the game's growing global footprint and a testament to what cricket represents: pride, purpose, and the power of unity." We believe it is our duty as a full-member nation to support cricket's growth outside of our boundaries. Supporting Nepal during this important stage of their cricketing career serves to both promote the game at the local and global levels and serves as a reminder of the great pride and honor that come with representing our country and donning our national colors. At this juncture in Nepal's history. We are honored to support them. We anticipate thrilling and competitive cricket in Sharjah. A "competitive squad" was expected from the West Indies, the release continued. The opening game of the three-match T20I series that the West Indies T20I team is currently playing in Ireland washed out. At the same time, Nepal is in Scotland for a T20I tri-series that also includes the Netherlands. Nepal is now ranked 18th in the format. While West Indies the two-time World Cup champions are ranked fifth.

The BCCI published a new schedule on Monday night, announcing that IPL 2025 will start on May 17 and finish on June 3. Bengaluru, Jaipur, Delhi, Lucknow, Mumbai, and Ahmedabad will host the remaining matches of the tournament. Which was temporarily halted on May 9 owing to cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan. The playoff locations will be revealed later. But the dates of the matches are as follows: May 29 for the first qualifier, May 30 for the eliminator, June 1 for the second qualifier, and June 3 for the final. Two doubleheaders, both on Sundays. Will be among the 17 games that will be played following the restart. 13 league games and the four playoff games are included in the updated schedule. This means that on May 24, in Jaipur. Which will serve as PBKS's temporary home base. The Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs. Delhi Capitals (DC) match that was called off midway through the first innings on May 8 in Dharamsala would be played again. Originally scheduled to take place on May 11 at their second home base of Dharamsala. PBKS will play the Mumbai Indians (MI) two days later. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will meet in Bengaluru in the match that will kick off the tournament on May 17. IPL 2025 Rajasthan Royals (RR) will play PBKS in the day match at 3.30 p.m. IST on May 18, and DC will play Gujarat Titans (GT) in the evening at 7.30 p.m. IST on the first of the two doubleheader days. The next Sunday, May 25, will see Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) play KKR in Delhi at 7:30 p.m. IST. While GT play Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Ahmedabad during the day. On May 27, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and RCB will play their final league match in Lucknow. Three teams PBKS, CSK, and SRH will no longer be able to play on their original home grounds as a result of the venue change. PBKS will consider themselves unlucky to have two of their home games at a neutral location. As CSK and SRH are eliminated from the playoff race. Prior to th