Overview
- Government approval allows the March 28 season opener between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad to be played in Bengaluru.
- RCB will stage five home league matches at Chinnaswamy, with two others set for Raipur under a pre-agreed arrangement.
- A state-appointed panel presented its inspection report to Home Minister G. Parameshwara before the clearance was issued.
- KSCA says crowd-management upgrades are in place, including additional and widened gates, earlier gate openings, segregated entry, digital ticketing plans, and extended metro services on match days.
- Bengaluru is reported as a likely host for a playoff and the final, while the BCCI is set to release the remaining IPL schedule after reconciling state election dates.