Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will now host Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at Eden Gardens on April 8, instead of the originally scheduled April 6. The match remains an afternoon fixture but has been rescheduled from 3:30 PM IST on Sunday to Tuesday. The change was made following a request from Kolkata Police, who cited the unavailability of personnel due to their engagement in festival-related duties elsewhere in the city.

The IPL said in a statement. "The decision follows a request from Kolkata Police to the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) regarding the deployment of personnel across the city [on April 6] owing to festivities. The authorities have recommended that the game be moved to Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 3.30pm, and the request has been accommodated accordingly. The rest of the schedule remains unchanged."

"I had several rounds of talks with the Kolkata police, and they said they won't be able to provide enough security on that day [April 6]," Snehasish Ganguly, the CAB president, told PTI earlier this month. "If there's no police protection, accommodating and managing a 65,000-strong crowd becomes impossible."

LSG will host Mumbai Indians on April 4, followed by their next game on April 12 at home against Gujarat Titans after facing KKR. Meanwhile, KKR will play Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens on April 3, before taking on Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on April 11.