Kolkata Knight Riders Ka Playoff Sapna Abhi Zinda Hai!
IPL 2025 ka season jaise-jaisa climax ke kareeb aa raha hai, waise-waise har point ki value badh gayi hai. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) ka Punjab Kings (PBKS) ke against match heavy rain aur strong winds ke chalte Eden Gardens mein abandon ho gaya. Dono teams ko ek-ek point mila, jisse PBKS fourth position tak pahunch gaya, jabki KKR seventh spot par hi atka raha.
Top 2 mein abhi bhi Gujarat Titans aur Delhi Capitals bane hue hain, dono ke paas 12 points hain, lekin Net Run Rate ki wajah se GT top par hai.
Vaibhav Arora Ka Positive Soch!
“Actually, last mein depend karega ki situation kya rahegi. Ho sakta hai ki kisi team ke saath hum same points pe ho aur yeh ek point hume qualify kara de. Hum is point ko positive way mein le rahe hain. Bowling hamari achhi chal rahi hai, main, Harshit aur baki fast bowlers perform kar rahe hain. Bas batting mein thoda struggle hai, jo humne is match mein improve karne ki koshish ki thi aur agli matches mein bhi batting ko better karenge,”
Death Bowling Par Focus
“Pichhle 2 seasons se new ball se bowling kar raha tha, lekin is season camp ke dauraan death bowling pe bhi kaam kiya. Jab team ko death overs mein zarurat pade, toh perform karna chahta hoon. Jaise aaj, pehle 2 overs mein 22 runs diye, par death mein comeback kiya aur 2 wickets liye sirf 12 runs mein. Bharat Arun sir aur Bravo ke saath practice ka faida mil raha hai,”
Match Ka Full Recap
Toss jeetkar KKR ne pehle bowling ka decision liya. Punjab Kings ke openers Priyansh Arya aur Prabhsimran Singh ne dhamakedar 120-run partnership ki. Arya ne 35 balls par tez 69 runs banaye aur Prabhsimran ne 49 deliveries mein 83 runs ki innings kheli. PBKS ne apni innings 201/4 ke strong total par khatam ki.
Vaibhav Arora ne KKR ke liye best bowling ki, 34 runs mein 2 wickets liye. Sunil Narine aur Varun Chakravarthy ka din itna accha nahi tha, dono milke 180 runs se zyada de gaye apni 20 overs mein.
KKR ka batting innings shuru hi hua tha jab barsaat aur tez hawa ne match ko rok diya. 1 over ke baad KKR ka score tha 7/1. Multiple inspections ke baad bhi ground conditions theek nahi huye, aur finally match officials ne match ko ‘No Result’ declare kar diya.
Ab KKR fans ko umeed hai ki yeh ek precious point unka playoff ticket ban sakta hai!