New Delhi, March 17 (Cricketnmore) The BCCI rescheduled the second semi-final and final of the Vijay Hazare trophy on Friday following a fire at a hotel where the teams contesting the second semi-final were lodged.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shortly before the start of the second semi-final of the domestic 50-over tournament between Jharkhand and Bengal at the Air Force Ground in Palam, the BCCI postponed the game to Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The venue of the second semi-final was also shifted to the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium where the final will now take place on Monday instead of Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"The second semi-final and the final have been rescheduled due to a fire accident which happened in the hotel where the teams were staying due to which the players were not in a position to play the match," the BCCI said in a statement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"The BCCI confirms that all the players and match officials are unhurt and safe.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"The semi-final, which was to be held on Friday at the Airforce Complex Ground, Palam, will now be held at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"The final will now be played on Monday instead of Sunday at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is leading his state team Jharkhand, was reportedly present at the hotel when the incident occurred.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Tamil Nadu team, who had qualified for the final on Thursday, were also lodged in the same hotel in Sector 10 area of Dwarka.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
According to sources, the players and officials only came to know about the fire after the rooms were filled with dense smoke.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The players of Jharkhand and Tamil Nadu assembled outside the hotel waiting to retrieve their belongings, including kits.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, a call was made to the Delhi Fire Service at around 6.30 a.m. following which nearly 30 fire tenders reached the spot.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ms-dhoni-vijay-hazare-trophy3.jpg", "alt_img": "Image for Vijay Hazare Trophy second semi-final, final rescheduled", "alt_title": "Vijay Hazare Trophy second semi-final, final rescheduled", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Vijay Hazare Trophy second semi-final, final rescheduled", "seo_desc": "New Delhi, March 17 (Cricketnmore) The BCCI rescheduled the second semi-final and final of the Vijay Hazare trophy on Friday following a fire at a hotel where ", "seo_keywords": "MS Dhoni, Vijay Hazare Trophy", "tag": "", "tagging": "", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "0", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "vijay-hazare-trophy-second-semi-final-final-rescheduled", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2959", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "0", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2017-03-17 13:20:00", "updated": "2017-03-17 13:20:00", "img_from": "", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": null, "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2017-03-17 13:20:00", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2017-03-17 13:20:00", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "england_cricket": "0", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/vijay-hazare-trophy-second-semi-final-final-rescheduled-24796" }