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IPL Points Table 2025: Kolkata gets abandoned due to thunderstorm

Both teams will take home a point each. This means Punjab Kings rose a spot to fourth place in the IPL 2025 standings

The Eden Gardens ground covered with sheets as rain in Kolkata abandoned the IPL 2025 game between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings. (EXPRESS PHOTO by Partha Paul)

A thunderstorm in Kolkata forced the Indian Premier League game between Kolkata Knight Riders and the Punjab Kings to be abandoned which meant that both teams split a point each after Saturday’s game. This led to the Punjab Kings rising a spot to fourth place in the IPL 2025 standings while KKR still remain stuck in seventh spot.

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The no result was bad news for both teams. Punjab Kings had posted a solid total of 201 runs while batting first, thanks to fireworks from their openers Priyansh Arya (69 off 35 balls) and Prabhsimran Singh (83 off 49 balls). The opening pair had scored a 120-run partnership in the first 12 overs before captain Shreyas Iyer pushed the team past the 200-run mark with an unbeaten 25.

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The ground staff at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata try to prevent the covers from blowing off in the face of strong gusts of wind. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

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IPL 2025 points table after KKR vs PBKS

Here’s what the IPL 2025 points table looks like after the KKR vs PBKS game in Kolkata was abandoned due to rain:

Rank	Team	P	W	L	NR	NRR	POINTS
1	GT	8	6	2	0	1.104	12
2	DC	8	6	2	0	0.657	12
3	RCB	9	6	3	0	0.482	12
4	PBKS	9	5	3	1	0.177	11
5	MI	9	5	4	0	0.673	10
6	LSG	9	5	4	0	-0.054	10
7	KKR	9	3	5	1	0.212	7
8	SRH	9	3	6	0	-1.103	6
9	RR	9	2	7	0	-0.625	4
10	CSK	8	2	6	0	-1.392	4

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Orange Cap standings after KKR vs PBKS

There was no change in the top 5 of the Orange Cap standings after the KKR vs PBKS IPL game.

Rank	Player Name	Team	Runs	Mat	Inn	NO	HS	AVG	SR
1	Sai Sudharsan	GT	417	8	8	0	82	52.13	152.18
2	Virat Kohli	RCB	392	9	9	3	73*	65.33	144.11
3	Nicholas Pooran	LSG	377	9	9	1	87*	47.13	204.89
4	Surya Kumar Yadav	MI	373	9	9	3	68*	62.17	166.51
5	Jos Buttler	GT	356	8	8	3	97*	71.2	165.58

Purple Cap standings after KKR vs PBKS

There was no change in the top 5 of the Purple Cap standings after the KKR vs PBKS IPL 2o25 game.

Rank	Player Name	Team	WKTs	Mat	Inn	Ov	Runs	BBI	Avg	Econ
1	Prasidh Krishna	GT	16	8	8	31	226	41/4	14.12	7.29
2	Josh Hazlewood	RCB	16	9	9	32.5	275	33/4	17.18	8.37
3	Noor Ahmad	CSK	14	9	9	31	249	18/4	17.78	8.03
4	Harshal Patel	SRH	13	8	8	27	244	28/4	18.76	9.03
5	Kuldeep Yadav	DC	12	8	8	32	208	22/3	17.33	6.5

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