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After playing two of their home games at the Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam, the Delhi Capitals (DC) will return to their actual home ground, the Arun Jaitley Stadium as they host five-time champions, Mumbai Indians (MI) on Sunday, April 13 in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Ahead of their third home game, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has given a sigh of relief to the cricket enthusiats in national capital.
The DMRC took to social media to confirm changes in the Delhi Metro timings along with the addition of over 70-plus trains. With the historic venue set to host five matches this season, starting from Sunday, April 13, DMRC confirmed the introduction of 76 extra trains on all its operation lines.
Delhi Metro extend timings due to IPL 2025; introduces 76 extra trains
Taking to X, the DMRC wrote, "To facilitate the spectators during the T-20 matches of Indian Premier League scheduled to be played on 13th, 16th, 27th & 29 th April and 11th May 2025 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Feroz Shah KotlaGround, New Delhi, the Delhi Metro has made changes in its last train timings on all Lines (including Airport Express Line). The stadium is adjacent to Delhi Gate/ITO Metro stations on the Violet Line i.e.Kashmere Gate to Raja Nahar Singh corridor (Violet Line).”
“In anticipation of the sudden rush expected at these nearby Metro stations after the match is over, the Delhi Metro will be performing76 extra train trips on match day by extending its last train timings by about 01-02 Hours on all Lines. This will enable spectators to reach their destinations smoothly by using the Metro", it further added.
Speaking of the Delhi-based franchise in the IPL 2025, they are the only unbeaten team in the tournament so far, having won all their four matches. While they won their inaugural match of the season against Lucknow Super Giants in Vizag in a last-ball thriller, the Axar Patel-led side then went on to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. They will next host the MI at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Sunday, April 13, hoping to continue their winning run.
