India, May 8 -- The Punjab Kings-Mumbai Indians IPL contest scheduled for Sunday afternoon in Dharamsala has been shifted to Ahmedabad. The shift was necessitated after closure of Dharamsala airport for passenger flights following a government directive.

"The venue change has been necessitated due to logistical challenges," a BCCI statement said.

Dharamsala hosted the Punjab Kings-Dehi Capitals match on Thursday as the two teams were already in the hilly town of Himachal Pradesh.

After concluding their match on Thursday, arrangements will be made for PBKS to move to Delhi by road before they take a flight to Ahmedabad on Friday. MI will reach Ahmedabad on Thursday.

The PBKS-MI match will continue to remain a home game for Punjab franc...