IPL match relocated as India, Pakistan attacks intensify

Punjab's May 11 match will now be played in Ahmedabad instead of Dharamsala.

Dharamsala Cricket stadium. / hpcricket.org

India's IPL cricket match on May 11 between Mumbai and Punjab has been moved to Gujarat, local media reported, quoting the state's cricket authorities.

The match between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings was due to take place in Dharamsala, where the airport has closed in the wake of violence between India and neighboring Pakistan.

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But May 8 evening's match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals, which is also set to take place in Dharamsala, will proceed as planned, as will all other games in coming days.

May 11's match will now be played in the city of Ahmedabad in the western state of Gujarat, the state's cricket association secretary Anil Patel told the Press Trust of India news agency.

Several airports in northern India have been closed after New Delhi launched strikes on neighboring Pakistan.

The strikes on May 7 came two weeks after New Delhi blamed Islamabad for backing an attack on tourists in the Indian-administered side of disputed Kashmir -- a charge Pakistan denies.

The arch-rivals have since exchanged fire across their contested border in Kashmir. The violence has raised fears of a wider conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

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