JAI 9 May, tbc Sawai Mansingh Stadium
Jaipur
Pink walls, desert light, and the shortest drive of the season.
The road in
280 km from the last ground. In town Fri, 7 May 2027 to Tue, 11 May 2027; match on Sun, 9 May 2027, tbc at Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Dates are illustrative until the official IPL 2027 fixtures are published.
The old city is one colour and the sky is another. Forts on every ridge. A camel on the highway shoulder next to the convoy.
The SMS Stadium's floodlights above Jaipur's sandstone walls at dusk.
What we ate
Pyaaz kachori at a Johari Bazaar counter, dal baati churma served by hand, and ghewar in a box that doesn't survive the drive.
After dark
The old city is one colour and the sky is another. Forts on every ridge. A camel on the highway shoulder next to the convoy.
- Amber Fort road at 6am with the convoy in dust light.
- A kachori seller sent the crew off with a box for the road.
- Jaipur's walls at sunset are the same red as the car stripes.
Matchday at Sawai Mansingh
SMS is small and intimate and the sun sets behind the pavilion. A dry pitch; the ball skids on. The crowd is close enough to hear the keeper.
The Jaipur roll
