The Indian Premier League match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians has been delayed due to two bomb explosions took place outside the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on Saturday. The Sachin Tendulkar led team was to take on hosts Bangalore in the IPL encounter which was scheduled to start at 4pm. The toss which took place at 3:30pm has also been delayed.
Two explosions have been heard outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. There are reports said that six to eight people have been injured. Those blasts are of low intensity, according to the police and one security guard has been injured seriously in the explosion.
Sudhakar Rao, the assistant secretary of the Karnataka Cricket Association (KCA), said that it's a minor incident in the generator room and there is no need to worry about anything. They had a delayed start though may be of 10-15 minutes. The cause of the blast is being ascertained till now as both the teams were inside the stadium when the blast occurred.
Mumbai Indians have already qualified for the semifinals with 18 points from 12 matches, Bangalore, with 14 points under their tally from 13 games, would have to ensure that they don't slip up at the doorstep of what would be their second straight semifinals in the cash-awash league.
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