Heavy rains performed spoilsport because the Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings on the Eden Gardens in Kolkata was deserted on Saturday.
Opting to bat, PBKS benefitted from openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh’s good half-centuries, leading to a 72-ball 120-run partnership, to publish a difficult 201 for 4.
KKR was seven for no loss after the primary over when sturdy dusty winds adopted by thunderstorm and heavy rains stopped mess around 9:35 pm. Huge covers blew away at the same time as groundstaff bravely stood on the covers to forestall them from flying away.
As motion couldn’t start resulting from steady rain, the match was known as off round 11 pm with each groups getting one level apiece from the primary washout of the season.
Earlier, it was easy crusing for PBKS openers within the PowerPlay. Sustaining his composure, Priyansh (69, 35b, 8×4, 4×6), who started with a 4 off the primary ball, learn the deliveries early and located the gaps with ease.
Prabhsimran (83, 49b, 6×4, 6×6) joined the leisure with good shot choice and improvisation.
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The KKR spinners introduced the financial system down earlier than Priyansh, who had some fortunate escapes, hammered Harshit Rana for 2 fours and a six and reached his second fifty-plus rating.
The audacious duo broke the shackles by plundering 22 runs off Sunil Narine within the eleventh over. Priyansh stepped out to hit over long-on and Prabhsimran displayed his switch-hit and flat-batted straight shot to choose up two extra sixes.
Andre Russell supplied KKR reduction once more by having Priyansh caught at deep midwicket.
Prabhsimran, who provided a tough probability, continued to flex his muscle groups to play beautiful photographs on each side and obtained his second fifty of the season. When he departed, caught at long-off off Vaibhav Arora, PBKS was effectively positioned to attain a large complete.
However KKR bowlers pulled issues again, permitting the vacationers to assemble 34 runs for 2 wickets within the final 4 overs.
Vaibhav and Russell bowled intelligently to maintain issues tight. Captaining PBKS towards his former facet, Shreyas Iyer, let off on 12, managed to take his workforce previous 200.