with IPL 2025 The fight for its business end and playoff spots is still alive, a yellow warning issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) for Mumbai has fought for a suspect at the Wankhed Stadium on Wednesday night between Mumbai Indians (Mi) and Delhi Rajdhanis (DC). Expecting a possible washout, DC's co-owner Partha Jindal wrote to the BCCI, to ensure that the game has been requested to change a site to move forward without weather obstruction.
In particular, Mi vs. DC match is a possible virtual knockout and a win -win game for both sides. The Mi currently ranks fourth with 14 points, while DC is right behind, fifth with 13 points. If the Mi emerges victorious, they secure a playoff berth.
If DC wins, neither the side is yet eligible, its last league matches, both Punjab Kings (PBK), against the deciding factor. But if the rain excludes the game and the numbers are shared, then the Mi 15 and DC goes from DC to 14, keeping the playoff race still alive. Meanwhile, Jindal in his email, in his email, referred to the weather concerns that could play a major role in the game.
He wrote, “The forecast in Mumbai is for heavy rains and there is a strong possibility that the game will be washed,” he wrote. “Just as the game between RCB vs SRH has been taken out of Bengaluru in search of continuity and in the interest of the league, it is my request that tomorrow's game should also be taken to a different place because we know for a better part of 6 days for a better part that the 21st is for heavy rainfall in Mumbai,” he has written in his email.
RCB-SRH game went to Lucknow amidst weather concerns in Bengaluru
IMD's yellow alert indicates lightning and heavy rainfall for the next four days in Mumbai. On Tuesday evening, practice sessions were also stopped in Wankhed, while MI managed to end his exercise, due to sudden rains, the net session of DC was stopped to Midway. Wankhed Stadium, despite having a spectacular drainage system, is known for a saogi outfield after a brief rains due to its sand-based structure and limited cover.
The MI's previous match at the site against Gujarat Titans also faced several stops and was eventually decided by the DLS method. With the expectation of excess rainfall, Jindal has asked to move the game as RCB vs SRH Clash, due to similar weather concerns in Bengaluru. However, the board has not made any official announcement about the site change.
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