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LSG's home game against CSK to be played on May 3 due to municipal polls
"There has been no change in match timings and the game will begin at 3:30 PM IST."
The Indian Premier League (IPL) clash between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Lucknow will be played on May 3 instead of it's original scheduled date May 4 due to the municipal elections in the city.
An official statement was released in this regard, which read: "The TATA Indian Premier League match 46 between Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings, originally scheduled for Thursday 4th May 2023 in Lucknow, has now been rescheduled for Wednesday 3rd May 2023.
“The fixture has been revised owing to the Lucknow Municipal Corporation election on 4th May. There has been no change in match timings and the game will begin at 3:30 PM IST.”
The change in fixture means KL Rahul and Co. will now only get a one-day gap between matches as they lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at home on May 1.
CSK, on the other hand, will get sufficient rest as their previous fixture ahead of the LSG clash is on April 30. It is a home game against Punjab Kings.
Meanwhile, this is not the first time an IPL schedule has been changed in order to avoid any clash with election dates.
The 2009 edition of the tournament was played entirely in South Africa, while the 2014 season got underway in UAE and only shifted to India after the elections were over.
With the Karnataka Assembly Elections scheduled for May 10 and the counting to take place on May 13, Royal Challengers Bangalore have played four out of their first five matches at home. The team will play another two of their next three encounters at home and then play five away games as the state prepares for the elections.
