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Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, Match 12 Match Summary

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Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings Scorecard
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Wet Ground Condition   
Match 12 Eden Gardens, Kolkata , Apr 06, 2026
Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight Riders 25/2 (3.4/20)
CRR: 6.82
Punjab Kings Punjab Kings Yet to Bat
Kolkata Knight Riderswon the toss and elected to bat
Over 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 4
  • 1
  • 4
  • 1
Over 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • W
  • 4
  • W
Over 3
  • 1
  • 0
  • 1
  • 1
  • 0
  • 1
Over 4
  • 0
  • 0
  • 5
  • 0
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UPDATE - 10.27 pm (4.57 pm GMT) - Finally, a positive update! There's finally a change in conditions at Eden Gardens as the rain has stopped and activity has picked up around the ground. While there is still work to be done, the overall scene looks far more promising now. An inspection is understood to be imminent, with the umpires set to head out shortly to take a closer look, raising hopes of a possible restart.
UPDATE - 10.14 pm IST (4.44 pm GMT) - We now have exactly an hour remaining for at least a 5-over contest per side. But with rain showing no signs of stopping, we fear the plug might be pulled on this game, with both teams sharing a point each. Tick, tock, tick, tock. Time's running out.
UPDATE - 9.50 pm IST (4.20 pm GMT) - Nothing new as Eden Gardens continues to be under covers. The rain is stubbornly hammering down and we worry it's not looking better right now.
Should Narine open for KKR? A question worth asking out loud as we wait for the rain to relent. Narine is KKR's second-highest run-scorer as an opener in IPL history, behind only Gautam Gambhir. His strike rate jumps from 137 lower down to 167 as an opener, and three Powerplay fifties in IPL cricket put him joint-third among all openers. The numbers indeed build a compelling case. The broader picture is where it gets interesting. Skipper Rahane is most effective at the top of the order, where his game is built around using the field restrictions. Allen, meanwhile, is a natural opener whose power at the start of an innings is well established. Four openers, two spots. That is the kind of depth most franchises would envy. Narine, Rahane, Allen, and Tim Seifert, as well, all carry genuine claims to open, with each bringing a different flavour. How KKR choose to arrange that puzzle could be one of the more fascinating selection conversations of their season.
UPDATE - 9.31 pm IST (4.01 pm GMT) - No signs of respite as yet from Kolkata. Although the intensity might have gone down, but it is still a very steady downpour from the live updates we are getting. We are also hearing that the cut-off time for a 5-over-per-side game is 11.14 pm IST (5.44 pm GMT). Deja vu with an unwelcome twist. The fixture between these two very teams was washed out last year, too, in Kolkata. Though that time, Punjab Kings at least got a full innings in, posting 201 before the heavens had the final say. Tonight, we may not even get that luxury, it seems.
UPDATE - 9.14 pm IST (3.44 pm GMT) - Here's Kevin Pietersen with a live report from the ground. He says the ground looks like an ice rink right now with the white sheet spread all across, and it's bucketing down with no signs of slowing up. Concerningly, he further adds that the worst is yet to come. That says everything about where things stand right now. Also, the overs have started to get trimmed now.
UPDATE - 9 pm IST (3.30 pm GMT) - Nope. The rain hasn't stopped. Word coming in that the rain is actually at its heaviest since the stoppage began. And with over an hour already gone, the buffer time has been swallowed up. Which also means, we will start to lose overs soon. A friend living a few kilometres away from the ground updates that strong winds are blowing across now. Not trying to be pessimistic, but this looks like a looooong delay.
UPDATE - 8.48 pm IST (3.18 pm GMT) - It's really coming down now at Eden Gardens, and the ground remains completely covered. The scheduled inspection hasn't been possible with the umpires unable to venture out in these conditions, so the delay continues with no clear timeline for the next update.
UPDATE - 8.33 pm IST (3.03 pm GMT) - It continues to rain steadily in Kolkata, with the entire ground still firmly under covers and no immediate signs of play resuming. The conditions haven't improved enough just yet, but there is a bit of clarity from the middle - an inspection has been scheduled for 8.45 pm IST (3.15 GMT). For now, it’s a waiting game, with hopes that the rain eases off in time to allow the umpires a proper look at the playing conditions.
UPDATE - 8.20 pm IST (2.50 pm GMT) - Scrap the previous update! While removing the covers, the drizzle has returned, and all the covers are coming back on again. It seems like we are in for a stop-start night, with the forecast also looking a bit gloomy.
UPDATE - 8.12 pm IST (2.42 pm GMT) - Good news, folks! The covers are coming off now. The ground staff are peeling them off one by one, but are keeping the main cover for now. It looks like we are not far from resumption.
UPDATE - 8.04 pm IST (2.34 pm GMT) - It is still drizzling, but the positive signs from the visuals are that there aren't many umbrellas up and the spectators aren't rushing for cover. Hopefully, it’s just a passing shower, and we can get going again soon. Also, Deep Dasgupta mentions on air that there's an extension of up to an hour before we start losing overs, so plenty of time still in hand.
UPDATE - 7.49 pm IST (2.19 pm GMT) - Uh...ohh! The drizzle has just gotten a bit heavier, and the umpires have called in for the covers. The good thing about this ground is that the whole ground will be covered, so whenever the rain stops, it won't take long for us to get going.
Game stopped due to : Wet Ground Condition
Game stopped due to : Rain Stoppage
3.4
0
Xavier Bartlett To Ajinkya Rahane
Fuller and on the pads, Rahane flicks it to mid-wicket.
3.3
5
Xavier Bartlett To Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Errors in plenty, bonus runs for KKR! 5 in total. Length on middle and off, Raghuvanshi eases it calmly to mid off and rushes across for a single. Shreyas fires a throw at the bowler's end, but misses, and the backing up is nowhere near good enough. Jansen slides to stop it, but only succeeds in parrying it past fine leg. Shashank Singh sprints after it but fails to stop the ball as it squirrels through the practice pitches and kisses the ropes. Four completely free runs, and KKR won't mind that.
3.2
0
Xavier Bartlett To Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Shapes away from middle, full at 131.4 kph, Angkrish Raghuvanshi presses forward and taps it to the bowler.
3.1
0
Xavier Bartlett To Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Nice and full, on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi drives it crisply but straight back to the bowler.
Over 3 : 20/2
4 Runs
  • 12.1
  • 02.2
  • 12.3
  • 12.4
  • 02.5
  • 12.6
A. Raghuvanshi
2 (4)
A. Rahane
8 (5)
A. Singh
2-0-16-0
2.6
1
Arshdeep Singh To Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Back of a length, shaping in on leg, this is tucked to deep backward square leg for a single.
Slight drizzle here in Kolkata, but it is not enough for the umpires to stop play at the moment.
2.5
0
Arshdeep Singh To Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Much fuller, in the corridor of uncertainty, around off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi presses forward and opts to leave.
2.4
1
Arshdeep Singh To Ajinkya Rahane
On top of off, on a length. Ajinkya Rahane dabs it in front of point for a run.
2.3
1
Arshdeep Singh To Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Touch full and shaping in a bit, on middle. Angkrish Raghuvanshi tucks it across to the square leg region for a single to get off the mark.
2.2
0
Arshdeep Singh To Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Beauty! Nips away from a fuller length, outside off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi feels for it but withdraws his bat inside the line to leave.
2.1
1
Arshdeep Singh To Ajinkya Rahane
Back of a length, outside off, Rahane waits back and runs it through point for a single.
Double-wicket over from Xavier Bartlett, and PBKS are all over KKR here. Angkrish Raghuvanshi comes out to the middle now.
Over 2 : 16/2
4 Runs
  • 01.1
  • 01.2
  • 01.3
  • W 1.4
  • 41.5
  • W 1.6
C. Green
4 (2)
A. Rahane
6 (3)
X. Bartlett
1-0-4-2
1.6
W
Xavier Bartlett To Cameron Green OUT!
OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Xavier Bartlett with the double whammy and gets his Aussie counterpart this time. He lands this on a hard length and in that channel outside off, shaping it away again. Cameron Green steps across a bit and looks to push it away, but his feet go nowhere. He just goes through with his hands and gets a thin outside edge behind, where Prabhsimran Singh makes no mistake. Another failure for Cameron Green. Worst possible start for KKR, and their decision to bat first on a pitch with lively grass could be the talking point now.
1.5
4
Xavier Bartlett To Cameron Green
FOUR! It's all edgy right now! Xavier Bartlett goes fuller and just around off. Cameron Green strides out and looks for the drive on the up. Gets a thick outside edge that flies past Vijaykumar Vyshak at short third for a boundary.
Finn Allen falls in the Powerplay once again. Cameron Green walks out to bat at number 3.
Full Commentary
3 OV
4 Runs
A. Singh to A. Rahane A. Raghuvanshi
  • 12.1
  • 02.2
  • 12.3
  • 12.4
  • 02.5
  • 12.6
2 OV
4 Runs
X. Bartlett to F. Allen C. Green
  • 01.1
  • 01.2
  • 01.3
  • W 1.4
  • 41.5
  • W 1.6
1 OV
12 Runs
A. Singh to A. Rahane F. Allen
  • 10.1
  • 10.2
  • 40.3
  • 10.4
  • 40.5
  • 10.6
Match Info
  • Venue Eden Gardens, Kolkata
  • Weather Clear
  • Toss Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat
  • Umpire Abhijeet Bengeri (IND), Jayaraman Madanagopal (IND) and Rohan Pandit (IND)
  • Referee Javagal Srinath (IND)
Match Notes
  • Rain Stoppage: Kolkata 25/2 in 3.4 overs
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