Rain gods have hindered the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Eden Gardens stadium on April 26. KKR were placed at 7/0 after the end of first over when strong winds followed by drizzle halted the game.
The reduction of overs will start after the cut-off time, i.e 10:50 PM. Let's know the calculations in case the match get reduced to five-over a side match.
KKR's revised target will be 61 if they return for a 5-over chase (54 off 4 further overs).
Earlier, Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh forged a formidable 120-run partnership in just 11.5 overs for the first wicket which set the tone for PBKS batting. Riding on this strong start, the visiting team went on to post a total of 201 runs for the loss of four wickets in their allotted 20 overs.
Prabhsimran Singh played a scintillating innings, scoring 83 runs off 49 deliveries, which included six boundaries and six towering sixes. On the other end, Priyansh Arya also contributed significantly with a quickfire 69 runs off just 35 balls, his innings studded with eight fours and four sixes.
However, the middle order batsmen, Glenn Maxwell and Marco Jansen, couldn't capitalise on the strong foundation, scoring only 7 and 3 runs respectively. Captain Shreyas Iyer provided a late flourish with an unbeaten 25 runs off 16 balls, while Josh Inglis chipped in with a quick 11 not out from 6 deliveries. For the Kolkata Knight Riders, Vaibhav Arora was the most successful bowler, picking up two wickets, while Varun Chakravarthy and Andre Russell each accounted for one dismissal.
KKR's playing XI:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Venkatesh iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (capt), Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Vaibhav Arora, Chetan Sakariya, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy
Impact Players list: Anrich Nortje, Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia
PBKS' playing XI:
Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (capt), Josh Inglis (wk), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Masxwell, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh
Impact Players list: Harpreet Brar, Musheer Khan, Pravin Dubey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge