Mohali, Apr 1 (PTI) Punjab Kings were seven runs ahead on Duckworth Lewis par score when heavy rain stopped the proceedings in their IPL season opener against Kolkata Knight Riders, here on Saturday.
Batting first, Punjab Kings scored 191/5 riding on a half-century from Sri Lankan Bhanuka Rajapaksa, who smashed 50 off 32 balls and skipper Shikhar Dhawan, who contributed 40 from 29 deliveries.
In reply, KKR were 146 for 7 in 16 overs when heavens opened up and halted the proceedings.
The DLS par score for KKR after losing 7 wickets in 16 overs was 153 and they were seven runs short.
The dismissal of dangerous Andre Russell (35 off 19 balls) in the 15th over by Sam Curran (1/38) and Arshdeep Singh removing Venkatesh Iyer (34 off 28 balls) in the very next over tilted the par score for Punjab Kings.
As of now, it seems difficult for the match to start with KKR needing 46 off 24 balls with three wickets in hand. Shardul Thakur (8 batting) and Sunil Narine (7 batting) were at the crease.
Source: PTI News
