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BCCI moves IPL matches out of Maharashtra following court's order

2016-04-16 5 Dailymotion

New Delhi, Apr 16 (ANI): Indian Premier League (IPL) Chairman Rajeev Shukla said that following the Bombay High Court's order, the BCCI had planned to move all matches of its ongoing ninth season scheduled after April 30 out of western Maharashtra in view of severe water crisis in the region. This decision affected 13 matches of which six were to take place in Pune city, four in Mumbai city and three in Nagpur city. He said that the IPL has shortlisted four home options for the two affected franchises, Mumbai Indians (MI) and Rising Pune Supergiants. The latter has decided to play in Visakhapatnam city in western Andhra Pradesh state, while the league awaits MI's decision.