‘Darein toh Pakistan waale darein’: Crowd’s roar after PBKS vs DC IPL match abandoned in Dharamsala – WATCH | Cricket News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The IPL match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals on Thursday was abandoned halfway resulting from air raid alerts in the neighbouring cities of Jammu and Pathankot, casting a cloud of uncertainty over the rest of the match. Punjab Kings have been in a dominant place at 122 for 1 in 10.1 overs when the lights all of a sudden went out — initially assumed to be a floodlight malfunction.The recreation had already began later than scheduled, with rising issues over the escalating cross-border tensions in the area.As safety businesses swung into motion, each groups and the packed crowd — round 23,000 spectators on the scenic Dharamsala venue — have been safely evacuated from the stadium.Amid the evacuation, a number of followers have been heard chanting anti-Pakistan slogans as panic and anger unfold by way of the stands.Before the abrupt halt, Punjab’s opening pair had supplied a fiery begin — Prabhsimran Singh was unbeaten on 50 off 28 balls, whereas Priyansh Arya smashed a quickfire 70 off 34 earlier than falling to pacer T Natarajan.

With the state of affairs tense, gamers and help employees from each franchises will now be transported to Delhi by way of a particular prepare organized from Pathankot, roughly 85 km away from Dharamsala.“We are organising a special train from close to Dharamsala to bring everybody home safely. As of now the match has been called off and the stadium has been evacuated. We will take a call on the tournament’s future depending on the situation tomorrow. As of now, players’ safety is utmost important. The match couldn’t have continued tonight because of the situation. It wasn’t safe,” says BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla.

It is known that gamers of each groups have reached their lodge and can now await extra data from the Indian cricket board for future course of motion. Panic has gripped the IPL for the time being and there was uneasiness amongst gamers of each DC and PBKS even earlier than the sport acquired underway. Since each groups had reached earlier than the airports have been closed, there was no readability on their departure from the hills.