Pahalgam Terror Attack – SRH vs MI Match Changes, No Fireworks, Cheerleaders; Players to Wear Black Armbands
SRH vs MI IPL 2025: The 41st match of IPL 2025 between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will be held on Wednesday (April 23) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Before the match, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced tributes to honor the victims of the deadly Pahalgam terror attack.
Standing in solidarity with the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack. Prayers for the families who lost their loved ones in this gruesome attack 💔 pic.twitter.com/KXAJelZ1n3
— BCCI (@BCCI) April 23, 2025
BCCI’s Gesture BCCI has decided that players and umpires will wear black armbands during the SRH vs MI match to pay respects to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack. Additionally, there will be no fireworks at the game. DJ performances and cheerleader routines will also be suspended for this match.
A source from BCCI was quoted as saying, “Players and umpires will wear black armbands in today’s match. There will be one minute of silence before the match, and there will be no cheerleaders today, also no fireworks.”
The match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM IST, and it will start with a minute of silence, allowing players, officials, and fans to join in solidarity and pay their respects to the victims of the tragedy.
Pahalgam Terror Attack On Tuesday (April 22, 2025)
A deadly terrorist attack occurred in the hill station of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir. Between 2:45 PM and 3:00 PM, gunmen from “The Resistance Front” (TRF), linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, opened fire and killed around 26 people, mostly tourists. Dressed in military uniforms, they fired indiscriminately. The absence of nearby vehicles made the situation worse, leaving tourists more vulnerable. This was one of the deadliest attacks in Kashmir in recent years, happening while US Vice President JD Vance was in India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was visiting Saudi Arabia.
IPL 2025: SRH vs MI Probable Playing XIs
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins, Harshal Patel, Simarjeet Singh/Jaydev Unadkat/Rahul Chahar, Mohammad Shami, Eshan Malinga, Zeeshan Ansari
Mumbai Indians (MI): Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashwani Kumar/Vignesh Puthur/Karn Sharma
This match will hold deeper meaning as a moment of collective reflection. Fans watching the match or attending in person are expected to join in the tribute and show empathy. The BCCI’s actions also highlight cricket’s role in uniting people.
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