The 44 match between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) in IPL 2025 was all set to get even more exciting in match number 44 of IPL 2025 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. But sadly, the rain had other plans. The match was called off without a result, and both teams had to settle for one point each.

Before today’s game, PBKS had been on a roll. They chased down the highest total ever in IPL history (262) and defended the lowest score (111), making this new rivalry even more interesting.

Earlier, PBKS won the toss and chose to bat first. Their openers got them off to a flying start, putting up 120 runs together. Andre Russell gave KKR their first breakthrough by getting Priyansh Arya out for 69. Soon after, Vaibhav Arora dismissed Prabhsimran Singh, who made a strong 83. Glenn Maxwell disappointed once again, scoring just 7 before Varun Chakravarthy got him out. PBKS tried to send Marco Jansen up the batting order, but it didn’t work out, as he was dismissed for just 3 runs by Vaibhav Arora.

Rain Spoils the crazy match as KKR vs PBKS Ends Without a Result

Towards the end, captain Shreyas Iyer (25* off 14 balls) and Josh Inglis (11* off 5 balls) added some quick runs, helping PBKS finish at 201 for 4. When KKR started their chase, they were 7 for 1 after the first over. But then, heavy rain stopped the game. It eased for a little while, giving some hope, but soon returned even harder, forcing the officials to abandon the match.

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Twitter reactions after the 44th match was abandoned due to rain in IPL 2025

KKR fans after finally seeing Rain helping their club before getting humiliated by PBKS again. pic.twitter.com/io8ma8Ug9M

— ROY (@DibbayajyotiRoy) April 26, 2025

Let's all laugh at KKR the most faltu team of all time 😂🤣😭 pic.twitter.com/EKwWTJHpmG

— H (@hballer_) April 26, 2025

Aaj To 2 Points Pakke or Parathe Bhi 🤤🤣#KKRvsPBKS #KKRvPBKS pic.twitter.com/KgztXn4bLe

— chacha (@meme_kalakar) April 26, 2025

Rain, rain, GO AWAY! ⛈️
Come again another Day
Little KKR want to play
Rain, rain, GO AWAY .#KKRvsPBKS #PBKSvKKR pic.twitter.com/2dmJDmR21w

— The sports (@the_sports_x) April 26, 2025

#KKRvsPBKS The rain seems to have stopped and a few KKR players can be seen on the fringes of the crowd doing some warm-ups and having some throwdowns. We should hopefully get a restart soon enough. It has to go beyond 10:30 pm for us to start losing overs. pic.twitter.com/F6lcp0v0L5

— Deepak kumawat (@ImDeepakkumawat) April 26, 2025

🚨 Rain has returned to Eden Gardens! 🚨
It looks like the match might get washed out by the rain. 💔#IPL2025 #PBKSvsKKR #KKRvsPBKS #RainDelay #EdenGardens pic.twitter.com/y8ctCQDKNz

— FOMO7Games (@FOMO7official) April 26, 2025

Match called off due to rain 😬
Would be a fantastic runchase if it would have happened 💔#PBKSvsKKR #KKRvsPBKS #IPL #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/Y3qp65LPE5

— Hrideep Ranjan Thakuria (@HrideepRanjan) April 26, 2025

So it's KKR vs PBKS match called off due to rain, from here this two teams either qualify or won't there is nothing matters to NRR for them. All the best to both teams. pic.twitter.com/h3f6RxyhmN

— 𝕏//adi (@botinlovewithu) April 26, 2025

PBKS vs KKR match called off due to rain..
Unfortunate for Punjab Kings as they were in a dominating position in this match 👇 #PBKSvKKR pic.twitter.com/nK2Kee7nD6

— Sports Yaari (@YaariSports) April 26, 2025

Play stopped due to rain 🥺👀#KKRvsPBKS #PBKSvsKKR pic.twitter.com/aq22ydDDBE

— KOTH Gaming (@KOTHGaming_) April 26, 2025