The inaugural tournament, offering a Rs 1.5 crore prize pool, will be held at Jaypee Greens Golf & Spa Resort, Greater Noida, from April 1-4, marking PGTI's return to the venue after 11 years.
Pandya will be unavailable for MI’s season opener due to a one-match ban he received after the side recorded a slow over-rate in their IPL 2024 final league game against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
On the New Zealand side, Brooke Halliday was the standout performer with the bat, jumping 17 places to 67th, thanks to her impressive unbeaten 46 in the second T20I in Christchurch.
As per the new rule, for series or tournaments lasting over 45 days, family members can join the players for up to 14 days, while for shorter tours, the limit is reduced to just seven days.
Pakistan captain Agha Salman admitted that their powerplay struggles with both bat and ball were a decisive factor in their defeat in the second T20I against New Zealand.
Ahead of their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 campaign, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper Rishabh Pant shared about the most important aspect of being a skipper in the tournament and said that he wants to be proactive, which he has been learning in the last couple of years.