There was no result in the 44th match of IPL 2025. Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders faced each other at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Winning the toss and batting first, the Punjab Kings team scored 201 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. Prabhsimran Singh scored 83 runs, and Priyansh Arya scored 69 runs for Punjab Kings. In response, the Kolkata Knight Riders team, who came out to chase the target, got a chance to play only one over. After this, the match had to be stopped due to rain and storm. Waited for about one and a half hours for the rain to stop, but there was no benefit. Finally, the match was announced to be canceled at around 11 pm. When the Kolkata team came out to chase the score of Punjab Kings, the weather had started getting bad. The opening pair of Kolkata had just played one over when the storm knocked on the field, and it also started raining. The storm was so strong that the ground staff had to work hard to cover the field with covers. Due to the strong wind, some covers got torn, and some flew towards the boundary. After waiting for about 1 hour and 30 minutes, the match was announced to be canceled, and thus Punjab and Kolkata were forced to share one point each. The points table has changed after this match. Let us know which team is where in the points table after the cancellation of the Punjab vs. KKR match…After the cancellation of the KKR vs. PBKS match, there has been a big change in the points table. The Gujarat Titans team is in the first position with 12 points. After this, Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore are in second and third positions, respectively. Both have 12-12 points. The 44th match of IPL 2025 may have been canceled due to rain, but it benefited Punjab Kings a lot. The Punjab Kings team now has 11 points, and now it has overtaken the Mumbai Indians to reach the fourth position. Earlier, the Punjab team was in the 5th position. Punjab has won 5 out of 9 matches while losing 3. One match was canceled due to rain. The Mumbai Indians team has slipped to 5th place, while the Lucknow Super Giants are in sixth place.Talking on this topic, Vinayak Sharma, who is a Ranji player, said, “Kolkata Knight Riders are in 7th place despite gaining one point. They now have 7 points. Kolkata has suffered the most due to the cancellation of the match. KKR is already lagging behind in the playoff race, and now the way forward has become more difficult for them. KKR will now have to win all their remaining 5 matches to go to the playoffs. Sunrisers Hyderabad is at the 8th position in the table. It has 6 points. After this, Rajasthan is at number 9 with 4 points. At the same time, Chennai Super Kings remains at the lowest position, i.e., 10th, with 4 points.”
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