IPL 2025 KKR vs PBKS Live Updates: Match abandoned due to rain

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The dreaded news has finally come and the match between KKR and PBKS has been abandoned due to rain. Both teams will share a point each from this encounter as it is the weather which has the final say. KKR batters only played an over before the play got stopped due to rain and never got a chance to come back on the field due to the bad weather.

It isn’t looking like it will stop raining anytime soon here at the Eden Gardens as the fans and players continue to wait for the match to resume. It has been almost an hour since the play was stopped due to the weather.

The weather was expected to play a role in this match and it clearly has as a rain shower has started here at the Eden Gardens, forcing the match to be brought to a halt. KKR batters had only played a single over, scoring 7 runs before they had to walk-off the field due to rain.

The Punjab Kings have finished their 20 overs on a great score of 201/4. Prabhsimran was the top-scorer with 83 and Priyansh also played a brilliant inning of 69. A thrilling run-chase awaits us here at the Eden Gardens.

Vaibhav Arora gets his second wicket of the day and it comes in the form of Marco Jansen who departs after just scoring 3 runs. Venkatesh Iyer takes an easy catch on the boundary rope as PBKS have now been restricted to 184/4 after 18.3 overs.

Varun Chakravarthy gets the big wicket of Glenn Maxwell for just 7 runs as PBKS now stand on 172/3. The spinner cleans up the Australian as his dismal batting form continues.

Vaibhav Arora gets his first wicket of the day as Prabhsimran departs after playing a stunning innings of 83 runs from 49 deliveries. The wicket sees PBKS left at 160/2 after 14.3 overs.

Andre Russell gets the much-needed breakthrough for KKR here as PBKS’ opening partnership comes to an end after putting up 120 runs on the board. The West Indian sends Priyansh back to the dugout in the 12th over after the left-hander played a valiant knock of 69 and got his side off to a fantastic start.

The PBKS openers are decimating the KKR bowling attack here at the Eden Gardens and now the 100-run stand has come up between the duo. The hosts need to get the breakthrough and they need to get it quick.

The left-hand batter has played a brilliant knock here at the Eden Gardens and has now brought up his half-century against KKR. Priyansh brings up his fifty after facing 27 deliveries as the opposing bowlers are finding it quite hard to not concede runs against him.

The KKR bowlers have still not been able to get the important breakthrough here as the duo of Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh are looking in great form. While the former is batting on 38, the latter is unbeaten on 31 and they have taken PBKS’ total to 71/0 after 8 overs.

Punjab Kings opening duo of Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh are looking in a good touch here and have scored 43 runs in the first 5 overs here. The former is batting on 28 while the latter is unbeaten on 13 as KKR bowlers look to get the breakthrough.

On one hand, KKR has handed debuts to Chetan Sakariya and Rovman Powell by replacing Ramandeep Singh and Moeen Ali respectively. On the other hand, PBKS have brought in Glenn Maxwell for Marcus Stoinis and Azmatullah Omarzai for Xavier Bartlett.

The Punjab Kings have won the toss here at the Eden Gardens and have decided to bat first.