The restart of the Indian Premier League 2025 was washed out even before the toss as the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders match was abandoned due to heavy rain at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday, May 17. (Match Blog | Points Table)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Vs Kolkata Knight Riders: KKR Eliminated As IPL 2025 Restart Washed Out
Rain began little before the scheduled toss time and then never went away. RCB have become the new table toppers
Both teams share a point each and that means defending champions KKR have been eliminated from the race to top four while RCB have become the new table toppers.
This was the first match of the tournament since it was halted abruptly on May 8 midway through the Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals clash due to India-Pakistan clashes. However, rain began little before the scheduled toss time and then never went away.
Squads:
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana, Anrich Nortje, Mayank Markande, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia, Spencer Johnson, Moeen Ali, Quinton de Kock, Venkatesh Iyer, Rovman Powell, Chetan Sakariya
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Liam Livingstone, Swapnil Singh, Philip Salt, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh, Nuwan Thushara, Josh Hazlewood
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