Courtesy: BCCI/IPL
10:58 pm IST: Rain continues to pour in Kolkata. The match between KKR and PBKS has been called off and both teams have shared a point each.
10:40 pm IST: The wind has eased up, but it's still raining at the Eden Gardens. Meanwhile, the overs are being lost and the cut-off time for a 5-over contest is 11:44 pm IST.
KKR 7/0 (Over 1): The match has been interrupted after winds suddenly pick up steam at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata during KKR's pursuit of 202-run target, and the covers have been brought on to the field with rains potentially looming large. And within a few minutes, the rains have arrived, putting a complete stop to proceedings.
PBKS 201/4 (Over 20): PBKS went past 200-run total, but not before KKR bowlers made a good comeback with the ball after dismissing the PBKS openers, conceding well under 10 runs per over in the final five overs of the innings.
PBKS 172/3 (Over 16.4): Varun Chakravarthy cleans up Glenn Maxwell, dismissing him in the same fashion for the second time in the IPL 2025 season.
PBKS 160/2 (Over 14.3): Prabhsimran Singh scored 83 runs in 49 balls with six fours and six maximums, changing gears in second phase of his innings before losing his wicket to Vaibhav Arora.
PBKS 120/1 (Over 11.5): Andre Russell breaks the opening stand between Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya, dismissing the latter for 69 runs, which he scored in just 35 balls with eight fours and four maximums.
PBKS 90/0 (Over 10): Priyansh Arya completes his fifty in just 27 balls, puts PBKS in great position in the second half of their innings alongside Prabhsimran Singh.
PBKS 56/0 (Over 6): Varun Chakravarthy delivers a brilliant over, finds some turn on the pitch, not allowing the PBKS openers to hit any boundaries, but still, they have gotten a good start in the power play stage.
PBKS 53/0 (Over 4.3): Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya share a fifty-run stand in nearly double-quick time after playing some exquisite strokes against KKR fast bowlers.
PBKS 10/0 (Over 1): Priyansh Arya struck two crisp fours on the bowling of Vaibhav Arora to start his innings on a strong note.
Toss: Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain Shreyas Iyer wins the toss and decides to bat first against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on a pitch at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, which is expected to assist the spinners as the match progresses.
