Punjab’s scorecard read 122/1, and the May 8 match between PBKS and DC in Dharamsala was called off after just 10.1 overs. A sudden blackout and safety concerns brought on by air raid alarms in neighbouring districts forced the game to end abruptly. Players and spectators had to be evacuated immediately as a result, and the game was called off in the middle of play.

On May 17, the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 would formally resume after being temporarily suspended due to rising border tensions between India and Pakistan. One of the most important questions that many people had during the break was whether the Delhi Capitals (DC) vs. Punjab Kings (PBKS) match will be replayed or cancelled. The match will be fully replayed, according to the BCCI.

IPL 2025 restart update

Following this incident, the BCCI suspended IPL 2025 for a week as a precautionary measure, citing national security concerns and the safety of players. After a ceasefire agreement between the two countries, the BCCI announced the resumption of IPL 2025. The league will restart on May 17 with a clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Bengaluru. The tournament will now be held across six venues – Bengaluru, Delhi, Lucknow, Jaipur, Mumbai, and Ahmedabad, with the final scheduled for June 3.

What happens to the abandoned PBKS vs DC match

As for the PBKS vs DC match, it has been rescheduled to May 24 and will now be played in Jaipur, instead of Dharamsala. Importantly, the match will be replayed from the beginning, and will not be resumed from where it was stopped (10.1 overs).

Interestingly, neither team was awarded a point when the match was abandoned, nor were points split later when the revised schedule came out. Typically, a no-result game would result in both teams getting one point each. However, the BCCI’s decision to conduct the match again means that no points were recorded in the table. PBKS pacer Arshdeep Singh also confirmed the replay in his Snapchat video.

“The venue is somewhere else. The match will start from the start. Hopefully, we will be at 120 in 10 (122/1 in 10.1). We had lost 1 wicket; this time we won’t lose even 1 wicket,” he said.