IPL 2022 – 25% Fans Allowed in the Stadium: Good news has arrived for the IPL fans today. The Maharashtra state government after a meeting with the BCCI officials have decided to allow 25% crowd capacity in the stadium. The 25% entry rule will be implement for the 1st phase of IPL i.e from March 26th to April 15th: Follow IPL 2022 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
If the Covid-19 situation stays under control, the crowd capacity can increased for the IPL 2022 beyond April 15th.
To ensure the smooth flow of the @IPL, Minister @mieknathshinde ji and I conducted a joint meeting of IPL, @BCCI with officers of Police and Municipal Corporations of Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai. pic.twitter.com/p7FhEv2BYM
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IPL 2022: Good news for IPL Fans, Maharashtra Government allows 25% crowd in the stadium till April 15th: Follow LIVE updates
BCCI Maharashtra Government Meeting: The decision to allow spectators were taken at the meeting conducted by the Maharashtra Government & the BCCI Officials.
According to available information, BCCI CEO Hemang Amin represented the board in the meeting along with some of Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) Officials.
The top ministers of the state government including tourism & environment minister Aaditya Thackeray, Guardian minister Eknath Shinde also attended the meeting.
The arrangements for the tournament were discussed during the meeting conducted at the Sahyadri Guest House in Malabar Hill.
The government has already assured a special green channel for ambulances and VIP moments to ensure the teams aren’t stuck in traffic jams in Mumbai to reach the venues ahead of matches.
Each team will be based in a separate hotel to ensure that the bio-secure environment is created and maintained at each of the hotels with “dedicated areas” for the teams.
- Maharashtra will stage all the 70 matches of the tournament’s league stage.
- Wankhede and DY Patil Stadium will host 20 matches each while Brabourne Stadium will host 15 matches.
- Around 50 per cent crowd capacity is likely to be allowed during the league.
“I hope, by the way, COVID-19 cases are decreasing day by day, we have a free (atmosphere). We hope that when IPL matches take place, at that time the atmosphere will be such that all people will be permitted to visit the stadiums. It will be a boost to players and it will be a good opportunity where people can come together. People have been sitting in homes for one-and-half to two years, we can hope (for that),” Maharashtra sports minister Sunil Kedar had told reporters recently.
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- All teams will play 4 matches each at Wankhede Stadium and DY Patil Stadium while 3 matches each at Brabourne Stadium (CCI) and MCA International Stadium, Pune.
- The 10 teams will play a total of 14 league matches (7 home matches and 7 away matches) totalling 70 league matches, followed by the 4 playoff matches.
- Each team will play 5 teams twice and the remaining 4 teams only once (2 only home and 2 only away).
- To decide on the above, teams have been assigned in two virtual groups based on the number of IPL Championships won followed by the number of Final matches played by the respective teams.
Group A will consist of: Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, and Lucknow Super Giants.
Group B will consist of: Chennai Super Kings, Sunrises Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Punjab Kings, and Gujarat Titans.
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