The Indian Premier League match at Eden Gardens on Saturday between Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) and Punjab Punjab Kings was called off due to rain. The interruption came into place just after the first over in the chase with KKR at 7/0 in reply to Punjab Kings’ total of 201/4 in 20 overs. The entire ground has been covered.
Sunil Narine (4 not out) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (1 not out) were the KKR batters at the crease when the rain stopped play. It all started with a heavy dust storm before the rain gods opened up.
Such was the force of the wind that even the groundsmen had to sit on the covers to prevent them from being blown away. This is the second game after the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings was delayed due to rain on April 18 at the M Chinnaswamy stadium.
Kolkata rain weather forecast for April 26
According to Accuweather.com, there is a red alert for lightning in parts of Kolkata. The weather forecast predicts heavy rains till around 12:30 AM (Sunday, April 27). If it continues like this, the match is likely to get abandoned as no reserve days are there for league matches.
What happens if KKR vs PBKS gets washed out
Since it was a washout, both teams will share a point each. That means Punjab Kings rise to the fourth spot with 11 points. KKR remain at seventh with seven points.
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh star for Punjab Kings
Earlier, Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh smashed fifties and shared a 120-run opening-wicket stand as Punjab Kings scored a challenging 201/4. While Arya made 69 off 35 balls, Prabhsimran scored 83 off 49 balls as the KKR bowlers toiled without success till12th over.
Vaibhav Arora (2/34), Varun Chakravarthy (1/39) and Andre Russell (1/27) were the wicket-takers for KKR. Earlier, PBKS made two changes, bringing in Glenn Maxwell and Azmatullah Omarzai in place of Marcus Stoinis and Xavier Bartlett.
KKR also made two changes, replacing Moeen Ali and Ramandeep Singh with Rovman Powell and Chetan Sakariya.
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