Play remained halted at Eden Gardens with Kolkata Knight Riders at 25 for 2 in 3.4 overs after rain intensified during the early phase of the innings. The drizzle, which had been around for the past two days, suddenly became heavier, forcing the umpires to take players off and call for covers.<\/p>\n
Amid the delay, Shah Rukh Khan, co-owner of the franchise, arrived at the venue, drawing loud cheers from the crowd. He was seen in conversation with Venky Mysore near the stands as spectators waited for an update on the resumption. The presence of Khan lifted the mood, even as uncertainty around the weather continued.<\/p>\n
By 8:09 PM IST, the rain had eased, but officials held off restarting play until conditions were fully clear. A couple of minutes later, ground staff began removing the covers, signalling a possible resumption if no further rain followed.<\/p>\n
The interruption came at a difficult time for KKR. After choosing to bat, they had lost early wickets, with Xavier Bartlett striking twice to put them under pressure. Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi were attempting to stabilise the innings when the rain arrived.<\/p>\n
With conditions still unpredictable, both teams remained in a waiting game. The next phase of play could depend heavily on how quickly the outfield dries and whether further rain stays away.<\/p>\n
Kolkata Knight Riders<\/b>\u00a0(Playing XI): Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Navdeep Saini, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi<\/p>\n
Punjab Kings<\/b>\u00a0(Playing XI): Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Cooper Connolly, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal<\/p>\n
Impact Substitutes<\/u><\/b>:<\/p>\n
Kolkata Knight Riders<\/b>: Manish Pandey, Tejasvi Dahiya, Rahul Tripathi, Saurabh Dubey, Blessing Muzarabani<\/p>\n
Punjab Kings<\/b>: Vishnu Vinod, Praveen Dubey, Priyansh Arya, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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