KKR vs PBKS IPL Yesterday Match Result: Who won yesterday’s match in Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings Indian Premier League match, know the full result, important moments and highlights of the match here.
KKR vs PBKS Match Results: The IPL match played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) had to be canceled without result due to rain. This is the first match of the current season, which could not be completed due to rain. After this both the teams got 1-1 points. Let us tell you that it was cloudy in Kolkata since Monday evening and rainy season was in the making. As soon as it got dark, clouds started raining, due to which the match had to be stopped in the fourth over itself.
KKR chose to bat after winning the toss.
In this match played at Eden Gardens, home team KKR won the toss and decided to bat first. The team had scored 25 runs at the loss of 2 wickets in 3.4 overs, when it started raining at 7:46 pm, which continued intermittently throughout the night. The cutoff time of the match was 11:15. Meaning, if the rain had stopped by this time, the match could have been of 5-5 overs.
Early shocks: Green and Finn Allen out
Punjab Kings bowler Xavier Bartlett made a great start and gave two big blows to KKR in the second over itself. He dismissed Cameron Green (4 runs) and Finn Allen (6 runs) early.
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Rahane and Raghuvanshi returned unbeaten
Captain Ajinkya Rahane was not out after scoring 8 runs and Angkrish Raghuvanshi was not out after scoring 7 runs till the game was stopped due to rain. It was raining intermittently in Kolkata, due to which there were preparations to cut down the first overs. However, later due to testing of field conditions and weather, the match had to be canceled and both the teams had to be content with equal points.
The time limit of 5-5 overs match also exceeded
According to the rules, if the match had to be shortened to 5 overs each, it would have had to start by 11:14 pm. But this was not possible due to continuous rain and ultimately the match was declared inconclusive.