Goa, May 21 -- For the first time, IPL playoff matches will be held this season at Mullanpur, Punjab. Located in New Chandigarh, this newly built stadium hosted IPL matches for the first time in IPL 2025, and has now been entrusted with two high-profile playoff games. The stadium will host Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator, while Qualifier 2 and the Final will be held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

According to the original IPL 2025 schedule, only league matches were to be played in Mullanpur. However, due to the suspension of the IPL for a week following escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, the stadium's fortune changed, and it was awarded the responsibility of hosting two major matches.

In a key development, sources re...