Before falling for 83 off just 49 deliveries, Prabhsimran Singh appeared to be headed for a well-earned century. Glenn Maxwell’s difficulties in the current season persisted.
Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings shared the spoils at the Eden Gardens on Saturday, April 26 in Match 44 of the 2025 Indian Premier League, which was called off due to rain.
PBKS started off on a good note with the bat. PBKS scored 90 runs at the midway point after scoring 56 runs during the powerplay. With his brilliant batting, Priyansh Arya reached his first half-century at the end of the tenth over. The innings appeared to have gained momentum after Sunil Narine scored 22 runs in an over. After dismissing Priyansh for a quick 69 off 35 balls, Andre Russell ended the opening stand.
He was dismissed by Varun Chakravarthy after only seven runs off eight balls, the sixth time in the IPL that the mystery spinner has done it in 33 deliveries.
Josh Inglis (11* off 6) and Shreyas Iyer (25* off 16) were undefeated at the end of the innings. Regarding the bowlers for KKR, Vaibhav Arora stood up with scores of 2-34. The most cost-effective of the group was also the right-arm quick. Sunil Narine returned without a wicket after giving up an additional run during his four-over performance. In three overs, Russell gave up 27 runs and claimed just one wicket.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (1 off 3) and Sunil Narine (4 off 3) had entered the run-chase after negotiating Marco Jansen’s opening over. However, the ground crew was compelled to cover the entire pitch due to brewing Nor’westers, also referred to as Kalbaisakhis locally. When the playing conditions did not improve after an estimated 85-minute delay, the officials made the decision to end the day.
Prior to the match, KKR and PBKS were in eighth and fifth place, respectively. With each team earning a point, they moved up one spot in the standings, pushing out the Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad, respectively.
Priyansh discussed the guidance given by head coach Ricky Ponting at the mid-innings break.
He also discussed how he gets along with Prabhsimran when batting with the Punjabi batsman.
Given that the wicket is moving more slowly, I believe the total is good. After the powerplay, Ricky Sir suggested that we (the openers) rotate the strike and take it deep.
Prabhsimran delivers wise counsel, and I like batting alongside him. lets me know when to move forward on the track. After the first inning, he said on live, “I know I have the ability and working with (Ricky) Ponting sir is helping me. He is always positive and asks us to be aggressive.”
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