Overview
- The Karnataka PWD has issued a formal notice directing the KSCA to submit a detailed structural safety report for M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
- The report must be prepared by experts certified by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories, and IPL matches can proceed only after independent clearance.
- An inquiry led by Justice John Michael D’Cunha deemed the venue unsafe following a June stampede that killed 11 people and injured nearly 50.
- After the commission’s findings, the BCCI reassigned Women’s ODI World Cup fixtures, including the final, away from Bengaluru and did not allocate matches for the 2026 men’s T20 World Cup.
- RCB is evaluating the MCA Stadium in Pune as a temporary home while Karnataka advances a new Anekal stadium that is not expected to be ready before December 2026.