The Match 12 between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Punjab Kings was interrupted by rain, and thus, no further game will be played; both teams will share the 1 point each.
The game at Eden Gardens had just progressed for 3.4 overs, where a lot happened within those overs. The toss was won by KKR, who decided to bat first, with Navdeep Saini making his debut for KKR in place of injured Varun Chakravarthy and Rovman Powell in place of sick Sunil Narine. Whereas Shreyas Iyer claimed he wanted to bowl first with an unchanged XI.
The first over by Arshdeep Singh went for 12 runs, but the game turned in favor of PBKS shortly from the second over, with Xavier Bartlett’s over as he picked 2 wickets of hard-hitting batsman Finn Allen and Cameron Green, conceding four runs. Soon, in 3.4 over around 7:48 P.M, the rain drizzle intensified, and the covers were called with players leaving the field.
The KKR got a slight sigh of relief with a bad powerplay start, whereas PBKS would not have liked the break, as they were dominating the KKR and would have loved to keep the pressure on them.
Important Update:
The five overs per side were decided to cut off to compensate for the affected time, and the match was expected to resume around 11:14 P.M. The wet boundary line forced the umpires to not continue the game.
Scoreboard:
The Score stands at:
KKR: 25/2 (3.4 Overs)
A. Rahane: 8 (6)
A. Raghuvanshi: 7(7)
Final Verdict:
Both the Captains Ajhinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer look disappointed with the current situation, and they shake hands after the chat with umpires. Both teams will share a point each. After receiving points, each PBKS stands at the top of the table with 5 points, and KKR at eighth position.
