DEL 3 May, tbc Arun Jaitley Stadium
Delhi
Dry heat, old stone, and a ground in the middle of the city.
The road in
1,500 km from the last ground. In town Fri, 30 April 2027 to Wed, 5 May 2027; match on Mon, 3 May 2027, tbc at Arun Jaitley Stadium. Dates are illustrative until the official IPL 2027 fixtures are published.
Mughal tombs beside expressways. Old Delhi's lanes at night with the convoy parked at the end of one. The ring road at 5am is the only quiet hour.
The Kotla's stands from Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg at golden hour, dust in the air.
What we ate
Chole bhature in Paharganj for breakfast, kebabs in a Jama Masjid lane after dark, and a glass of lassi thick enough to stand a spoon in.
After dark
Mughal tombs beside expressways. Old Delhi's lanes at night with the convoy parked at the end of one. The ring road at 5am is the only quiet hour.
- The ring road at dawn with the gold stripes catching first light.
- A kebab seller kept the shop open for the crew at 1am.
- The Kotla's old stand at 7pm, the whole thing in shadow and noise.
Matchday at Arun Jaitley
The Kotla is compact and the boundaries are short. The May heat is the twelfth man; the crowd arrives in the second innings and stays till the end.
The Delhi roll
