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The ongoing and exciting T20 league is nearing its finale, but owing to political issues, the IPL playoffs have been shifted from Chennai to Delhi. The first two IPL playoff matches (Qualifier 1 and Eliminator), scheduled for May 21 and May 22 shall not be played at Chennai. It will now be held at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla stadium. Delhi will host both the games. This decision was taken by the IPL authorities owing to the political issues created by the Tamil Nadu government with their objection to the Sri Lankan players being allowed to play in the southern metropolitan city. BCCI president, N Srinivasan & IPL chairman, Rajeev Shukla declared the decision of shifting the IPL playoffs to the Kotla stadium, Delhi after the TN government stuck to its stand of not letting the Sri Lankan players to play in the city in the wake of the strong anti-Sinhalese feelings prevailing in the state. Before taking this final decision, the IPL governing council had met on April 22 in Chennai and tried to sort out the issue with the Tamil Nadu government. The efforts failed, prompting the authorities to shift the venue of the IPL playoffs. Though Bangalore and Pune were also taken into consideration for the matches, the IPL authorities opted for Delhi as the final venue for the matches without any change in the scheduled dates. The Qualifier 1 match will be played between the top two ranking teams in the league stage on May 21 at Delhi. The winner of the match will be one of the finalist. The following day the Eliminator match is scheduled in Delhi, where the teams ranking third and fourth will compete against each other. The third IPL playoff (Qualifier 2) will witness the game where the winner of the Eliminator match will play against the loser of Qualifier 1. The IPL Finale match will be between Qualifier 1 & Qualifier 2 winners. The IPL playoffs – Qualifier 2 and the final match will be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkatta on May 24 & May 26 respectively. With the T20 Season 6 coming to an end, every match turns out to be even more interesting compared to the previous matches. Hence, the IPL playoffs tickets are quickly selling out. The booking of tickets for IPL playoffs is a much easier affair and is a matter of few clicks, with the online ticketing facility. One can book the tickets for the desired matches within the comfort of their home, avoiding the long queues in the hot summer sun.
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