IPL Match Between KKR and PBKS Abandoned Due to Rain

Rain Disrupts IPL Clash at Eden Gardens

The highly anticipated Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) was halted by rain at Eden Gardens on Saturday.

As a result, both teams received one point each. Currently, PBKS holds the fourth position in the standings with five victories, three defeats, and one match that ended without a result, totaling 11 points. Meanwhile, KKR is positioned seventh, having secured three wins, suffered five losses, and one no result, accumulating seven points.

During the brief play, KKR managed to score 7 runs without losing a wicket in their single over while chasing a target of 202 runs.

Punjab Kings set a challenging target of 201 runs for KKR, thanks to a remarkable 120-run partnership between openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh in their innings.

After winning the toss, PBKS opted to bat first. The opening pair started strong, with Priyansh hitting boundaries against Vaibhav Arora in the initial overs, while Prabhsimran took a more cautious approach.

The innings saw a significant surge in scoring during the fourth over when Priyansh struck Chetan Sakariya for two fours, and Prabhsimran added a six, resulting in 18 runs from that over.

In the following over, Prabhsimran found his rhythm, hitting Harshit Rana for a four and a six, helping PBKS reach 50 runs in just 4.3 overs.

After a quiet over from Varun Chakravarthy, the powerplay concluded with PBKS at 56 runs without loss, with Priyansh on 29* and Prabhsimran on 25*.

In the tenth over, Priyansh accelerated his scoring, hitting Harshit for a four and two sixes, bringing up his half-century in just 27 balls, with PBKS at 94/0.

Following two relatively easy overs, Narine faced a tough time as the duo hit him for three sixes, resulting in 22 runs from that over, and PBKS crossed the 100-run mark in 10.3 overs.

Andre Russell's introduction brought KKR their first breakthrough, as Priyansh was caught at deep midwicket for 69 runs off 35 balls, leaving PBKS at 120/1.

Prabhsimran continued to dominate, reaching his second half-century in 38 balls, hitting two fours and four sixes.

He kept the momentum going, scoring 19 runs off Varun's over, bringing his total to 82* in just 47 balls.

However, Prabhsimran's innings ended when he was caught by Rovman Powell at long-off for 83 runs off 49 balls, leaving PBKS at 160/2.

At the end of 15 overs, PBKS stood at 161/2, with Glenn Maxwell and skipper Shreyas Iyer at the crease.

After a couple of quiet overs, Maxwell was dismissed for seven runs, leaving PBKS at 172/3.

Marco Jansen also fell cheaply, leaving PBKS at 184/4.

Josh Inglis and Iyer helped PBKS finish their innings at 201/4, with Inglis scoring 11* and Iyer contributing 25*.

Vaibhav Arora was the standout bowler for KKR, taking 2 wickets for 34 runs, while Varun and Russell each claimed one wicket.