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Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders: The match of Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders was canceled due to rain. Both teams had to be satisfied with 1-1 points.
The match of Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings canceled due to rain.
Highlights
- The match of Punjab and KKR was canceled due to rain.
- Both teams got 1-1 points, Punjab fourth and KKR in seventh place.
- Damage to Mumbai Indians, slipped to fifth place.
New Delhi. The match played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings (KKR vs PBKS) had to be stopped in the middle due to rain and both teams had to be satisfied with 1-1 points. Punjab scored 201 runs in 20 overs while batting first. When KKR's team landed to chase, only 7 balls could play. Because during the match itself, the weather worsened and it started raining.
Batting first for Punjab Kings, Prabhasimran Singh contributed 83 while Priyansh Arya contributed 69 runs. Both gave a brilliant start to the 120 -run partnership team for the first wicket. After this, Shreyas Iyer hit 25 runs in 16 balls and brought the team's score to 201. Punjab Kings scored 201 runs for four wickets. For KKR, Vaibhav Arora took two wickets for 34 runs.
It started raining in the beginning of the second over
When KKR's team landed to bat, it was not raining and the weather was also fine. Naren and Gurbaz were playing in the first over. He scored 7 runs in the first over but as soon as the second over was about to start, it rained and the rain did not stop even after waiting for hours and the match had to be canceled. While the match was stopped, KKR chased 202 runs to win and scored seven runs in one over without any loss. Sunil Narayan four and Rahmanullah Gurbaz was present at the crease after scoring a run.
Both teams get 1-1 points
The thunderstorm during the second over was so strong that the field workers were not able to cover the ground properly with the covers. During this time some covers were also torn. Now 1-1 marks have come in the account of both teams. Punjab has now got 11 points in the account, while the Kolkata Knight Riders have now got a total of 7 points. Both teams are in fourth and 7th position in the points table respectively.
Mumbai Indians suffered losses
The Punjab Kings team has come to fourth place after the match was canceled. At the same time, Mumbai Indians have suffered a loss at one place, they have moved to the fifth place. Difficulties have also increased for KKR. They have 5 matches left and if they win all these matches, they will have 17 points. But if they lose a single one, it can be difficult for them to qualify.
