{"id":47437,"date":"2026-04-06T21:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=47437"},"modified":"2026-04-06T21:53:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:23:02","slug":"ipl-2026-kkr-vs-pbks-1114-pm-deadline-brings-tension-as-rain-threatens-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026-kkr-vs-pbks-1114-pm-deadline-brings-tension-as-rain-threatens-play\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026 KKR vs PBKS: 11:14 PM deadline brings tension as rain threatens play"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Rain continues to delay play at Eden Gardens<\/h3>\n<p>A steady shower continued to lash Eden Gardens as the wait for a restart went on. With puddles forming on the covers, conditions remained far from ready for play, and ground staff will need significant time to prepare the surface even if the rain stops.<\/p>\n<p>The match has already been delayed for a considerable period, and the outfield is under strain. With water collecting on the covers and the weather still unsettled, the situation offers little hope of an immediate resumption. KKR remain 25 for 2 in 3.4 overs, with their innings interrupted before they could build any momentum.<\/p>\n<h3>Five-over game still in play with cut-off in place<\/h3>\n<p>Attention now turns to whether a five-over contest is possible. The cut-off time for a reduced game is 11:14 PM IST, leaving a narrow window for play to resume if conditions improve.<\/p>\n<p>However, the current state of the ground raises concerns. Even if the rain eases, clearing the covers and drying the surface will take time. With no immediate break in the weather and the delay continuing, the chances of a shortened game depend heavily on a quick change in conditions.<\/p>\n<p>For now, players and officials remain on standby as the rain shows little sign of stopping, and the final outcome of the match hangs in the balance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rain continues to delay play at Eden Gardens A steady shower continued to lash Eden Gardens as the wait for\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":473,"featured_media":47438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/473"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47437"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47439,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47437\/revisions\/47439"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}