IPL 2025: The Indian Premier League is being restored from May 17, the first match will be Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, in which we can get the first team to reach the playoffs in season 18. Right now the expectations of 7 teams to reach the playoffs are alive, meanwhile, bad news has come for those teams whose players will return home before the playoff matches due to the preparations for the World Test Championship Final. According to the report, the South Africa Cricket Board has convinced the BCCI after a long conversation, will leave the tournament before their 8 players playoffs which are part of the WTC Final Squad.

South Africa competes with Australia in the World Test Championship final. The title collision will be held at Lord’s Cricket Ground from June 11. According to ESPN news, Cricket South Africa has asked 8 players playing in IPL 2025 to return to the country by 27 May. These are the players who are part of the WTC final while other players can play the playoff matches.

IPL 2025 has to be carried forward a week due to the postponement of IPL. The first final was to be played on 25 May but now it will be on 3 June. According to the earlier schedule, South Africa had asked all its players to gather in the country by 26 May, all the players were scheduled to leave for England on May 30. It was believed that South Africa would push this plan forward and would call back his players after the playoffs but they have convinced the BCCI and convinced them. Because this is the first time that the team has reached the WTC final.

It has been said in the report that according to the first schedule, South Africa’s Hiladi will leave for England on May 30. The team will play a practice match against Zimbabwe from June 3.

Those South African Players, who are part of the WTC final squad

1. Kagiso Rabada (GT)
2. Aden marriam (lsg)
3. Marco Jansan (PBKS)
4. Triston Stabs (DC)
5. Lungi angidi (RCB)
6. Vian Mulder (SRH)
7. Ryan Ricelton (mi)
8. Corbin Bosch (Mi)

The worst news is for Mumbai Indians, who is a strong contender to reach the playoffs. Mumbai, captained by Hardik Pandya, has won 7 out of 12 matches, its net run rate is better than all teams including Gujarat at number one. There are 2 South African players included in the WTC final squad, which are included in the MI team.

Only Sunrisers Hyderabad is such a team that is out of the race for IPL playoffs. Marco Jesan was making great contribution to Punjab, the role of Triston Stabs is important for Delhi. In such a situation, the team will suffer a lot of damage due to their departure.

Indian Premier League season 18 is starting once again, it will start with RCB vs KKR match on 17 May. The final match will be played on 3 June. But before that, Cricket South Africa has given a shock. CSA has asked the players involved in the World Test Championship to come back by 26 May, this will cause losses to 6 teams including Mumbai Indians, RCB, Gujarat Titans, Punjab Kings which are involved in the playoff race.

The final match of the ICC World Test Championship will be played between Australia and South Africa. The title match will be held from 11 to 15 June at Lord’s Cricket Ground. Cricket South Africa has directed its players involved in the squad to come back by 26 May. This is so that the players can get enough time to prepare for the debuts final.

These IPL teams will get a shock

By the way, there are a total of 20 South African players, who are associated with different teams in IPL 2025. But out of these, there are 8 players who are part of the WTC Final Squad. These include 2 players in the Mumbai Indians team.

Corbin Bosch (Mumbai Indians), Ryan Ryyan Ricelton (Mumbai Indians), Vian Mulder (Sunrisers Hyderabad), Marco Jansen (Punjab Kings), Aadan Markram (Lucknow Supergiants), Lungi Engidi (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Kagiso Rabada (Gujarat Titans), and Triston Stabs (Delhi Capitals) The WTC has been included in the final team. Among them, only Sunrisers Hyderabad, who has been out of the playoff race.

We want our players here till 26 May- Head Coach

The final match of IPL 2025 was to be played at the Eden Gardens on 25 May, but it was stopped after 57 matches amidst India Pakistan tension situation. Now the date of its final has been fixed on 3 June, while the WTC final will start only a week later. The players of South Africa were asked to join the team by 26th, so that they could get enough time before leaving for England on May 30.

South Africa team head coach Shukri Konrad said, “This conversation is going on among people with high -paying people, that is, the Director of Cricket Director (Hanok Encway) and Foletessi Moseki (CSA CEO), so they are dealing with it. But as it is, I don’t think we are going to back down. We want our players back on 26th, and hope that we will be like this.”