NEW DELHI: The play-off matches (Qualifier 1 and Eliminator) of the ongoing T20 league is finally out of Chennai and Delhi will host the matches on May 21 and 22.
"The matches have been shifted to Delhi," the league chairman Rajeev Shukla told TOI on Saturday. Earlier, Bangalore was considered one of the venues. But the league council took a volta face and voted in favour of Delhi.'
The matches were shifted out of Chennai since the team owners had objected to their Sri Lankan players not being allowed to play in the southern city due to a political issue.
"The Ferozeshah Kotla Ground is the home venue of the Delhi Daredevils, who topped the league stage in the 2012 edition," a league press release said.
The decision to shift the play-off matches to Delhi was taken by the IPL after the Tamil Nadu government again decided not to allow the Lankans to play following the anti-Sinhalese sentiments in the state.
"The team ranked first at the end of the league stage will play the team ranked second in Qualifier on 21 May. The winner of this game will qualify for the Pepsi IPL 2013 final.
The team ranked third at the end of the league stage, will play the team ranked fourth, in the Eliminator on 22 May," the release further added.
The winner of the Eliminator will play the loser of Qualifier 1, in the third playoff (Qualifier 2), at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata 24 May while final will on May 26.
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