The fans are rallying outside the Eden Gardens as the BCCI looks to move the IPL 2025 playoffs and the final from Kolkata. The league was briefly shelved for a week but is now ready to come back on Saturday, May 17.

The final of the IPL 2025 was previously scheduled at the Eden Gardens on May 25. But with the new schedule arriving for the rest of the season, the venues for the final and playoffs are still to be finalized. The BCCI is said to be planning to shift the final away from Kolkata, which will now be held on June 3.

As per a report BCCI is mulling shifting the venue of the playoffs and final due to possibilities of disruptions on account of weather and logistics. Qualifier 2 and the final were to be held at the Eden Gardens originally.

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A Protest erupted outside Eden Gardens by cricket fans demanding IPL play off matches. Watch this report by @anirbansinhr. #IPL #IPL2025 #Kolkata #ReporterDiary pic.twitter.com/gJmKRHbuxe

— IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) May 16, 2025

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The season of IPL 2025 had been temporarily suspended and halted for a week. May 25 was the date that had been fixed for the final. But with the resumption, the event will now end on June 3. When the season resumes after the brief pause, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will face each other in the first match on Saturday, May 17. The match will be held at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

RCB have won eight of their 11 games and with 16 points, are second on the points table. A victory over Kolkata would guarantee them a place in the playoffs. For KKR, the champions from last season are in sixth position with five wins out of 12. Victories in both their remaining games would put KKR on 15 points, which is not a guarantee of a playoff spot; other results would have to be in their favor too.