Overview

• Qualifier 1 began on May 29 at the PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh with the Eliminator scheduled for May 30 under a revised playoff timetable.
• Security around Mullanpur stadium features deployment of roughly 65 Gazetted officers and over 2,500 police personnel along the perimeter.
• Punjab Police conducted back-to-back mock drill rehearsals to test rapid response protocols ahead of the matches.
• Protective measures were intensified after a drone attack attempt in Chandigarh and military tensions between India and Pakistan earlier this month.
• Teams including Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Punjab Kings, Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans are playing before tens of thousands of spectators.