The IPL match between KKR and punjab has been abandoned due to rain. Due to this, both the teams have been given one point each. While the rain was expected to stop by 11 pm, the umpires announced that the match would be abandoned. punjab took the field against KKR in the 44th league match of the IPL series. In the previous match, the two teams played against each other, punjab won by a margin of 95 runs by bowling out KKR for 95 runs. Following this, punjab captain shreyas iyer won the toss and elected to bat. After this, the punjab team that came out scored 201 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. Prabsimran Singh, who played well, smashed 83 runs in 49 balls and Priyansh 69 runs in 35 balls.
Shreyas Iyer, who came in at the last minute, smashed 25 runs in 16 balls. After this, the KKR team came out towards the target of 202 runs. After the KKR team scored 7 runs in the first over, it suddenly started raining. When it was expected that the rain would stop and the game would start in a short while, the wind started blowing strongly. Due to this, the ground staff immediately spread a tar mat and protected the entire ground. Even though it rained till 10.30 pm, it was announced that the overs would not be reduced. But it started raining heavily after 10.30. At one point, it became clear that the rain was unlikely to stop. Due to this, the match between KKR and punjab was called off due to rain. Due to this, both the teams have been given 1 point each. Due to this, punjab has moved up to 4th place in the points table with 11 points from 9 matches played. Due to this, mumbai has moved down to 5th place. Similarly, KKR is in 7th place with 7 points from 9 matches with 3 wins and 5 losses.
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Sowmiya Sriram

27/04/2025 10:16 AM