Kkr vs pbks: wild Scenes as Rain, Strong Winds Cause Havoc at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (Photo via bcci)
Former Australian Cricketer Matthew Hayden, who was speaking on commentary, pointed out how the ground staff were Struggling Against the winds and, in a desperate atept to keept to keeep the covers Over the pitch, Ended Up Sitting on top of the covers.
“There was one portion of the covers, which had about six people standing on it, and it got blown off, and all there those guys were launched up into the air. Here, “Hayden said.
“It started with a dust story, which was exciting enough as it was, and then we had sideways rain that Completely Caught The Ground Staff UnaWares. You can see the covers. Winds are whistling at Around 60-70 Kilometres an hour.
Earlier in the day, the India meteorological department (imd) Had issued a kaalbaishakhi alert in Bengal. According to Officials, this is the season for torrential downpors accounted by locked thunders. In West Bengal, Such Storms Are Known as ‘Kaal Baisakhi’.
Kkr vs pbks:
Opting to bat first, pbks Got off to a frying start, LED by Young Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh, Who Shared A 120-Run Opening Wicket Stand. Punjab Kings Scored a Challenging 201/4 Against The HOSTs. In reply, kkr was 7/0 in 1 over when rain stopped play.
Brief scores: Punjab Kings: 201 for 4 in 20 overs (Priyansh Arya 69, Prabhsimran Singh 83, Shreyas Iyer 25 Not Out; Vaibhav Arora 2/34).
