IPL 2025: Rain Dampens Kolkata Knight Riders' Playoff Hopes, KKR vs PBKS Called Off Due To Persistent Rain

The IPL 2025 match between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Punjab Kings has been called off due to persistent rain at the Eden Gardens. A point has been shared between the two teams.

Batting first, Punjab Kings showed no mercy to the defending champions. Both Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya looked comfortable from the beginning and the KKR bowlers barely troubled them. On a tricky Eden Gardens pitch, Priyansh took just 27 balls to bring his half-century and was looking menacing during his knock of 69. Prabhsimran went on to smash a 49-ball 83 comprised of 6 fours and 6 sixes.

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However, the KKR bowlers did a good job in restricting Punjab to 201 runs, as it looked their opponents were in the mood to post something in the region of 230-240 runs.

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But rain has played a spoilsport as soon as KKR started their chase. It started raining heavily, and the ground staff covered the entire ground with covers. The match had already started losing overs since 10:35 PM IST, and the cutoff for the five-over game was 11:44 PM IST. But as rain started to gain momentum, the match had to be called off.

IPL Playoffs Qualification Scenario For KKR and Punjab Kings

The match left KKR with 7 points while Punjab have elevated to the 4th place with 11 points in their kitty.

For KKR, they have entered the must-win territory in IPL 2025. The defending champions need to win all of their remaining matches as 16 points stands to be the bare minimum for IPL playoffs.

For Punjab Kings, they still have the luxury of losing two matches as wins in the remaining three matches would ensure their berth in the IPL playoffs. They haven't entered the knockouts since 2014 and this time they can't really waste their chances.