A huge sandstorm, observed by means of rain, hit the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 conflict among Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings on April 26. While the sandstorm blew many posters, banners, and flags onto the field at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, it turned into the following rain that brought the sport to a halt for the duration of KKR’s 202-run chase in opposition to PBKS after just one over.
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Winning the toss and opting to bat first, PBKS published a decent overall of 201 against the KKR bowling assault, way to amazing batting performances from their openers — Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya. Coming out to chase the goal, just as Marco Jansen bowled the hole over for PBKS against KKR openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sunil Narine, a sandstorm hit Eden Gardens, in the end accompanied by rain, forcing the umpires to stop the game.
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The sturdy winds continued sweeping throughout Kolkata, leaving the groundsmen at Eden Gardens suffering to bring on the covers for the sphere, with several even falling while attempting to do so.
Many groundsmen had to sit down on the covers to maintain weight over them and prevent them from flying off because of the heavy winds on the venue.
While Shreyas Iyer become making ready handy over the second over of their goal defence to PBKS pace ace Arshdeep Singh, the PBKS skipper needed to cowl his mouth with his jersey to talk, protecting himself from the sand and dust carried by way of the hurricane.
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While Narine and Gurbaz gave KKR a decent begin in their 202-run chase, picking up seven runs off the first over from Marco Jansen, one may want to assume that a rain-reduced fit may preferably favour the home side.
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