Royals rise to top after Kolkata washout
No play was possible at the Eden Gardens and after a heavy afternoon shower left the ground water-logged
No play was possible at the Eden Gardens and after a heavy afternoon shower left the ground water-logged
Rain washed out the game between Knight Riders and Royals, but the Eden Gardens crowd was lapping up to the music and commerce swirling inside and outside the gates
A round-up of IPL related news on April 26, 2015
The Royals are out in the middle #KKRvRR #IPL pic.twitter.com/ZKGou2BxPD
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 26, 2015\n\n\n\n5pm Some of the covers are being removed now at Eden Gardens as rain as stopped. Still a long way to go to squeeze in some overs, but this is some hope for IPL lovers.\n\n4.37pm Here's an update - we've got until 5.15pm local time until we start losing overs, and 7.20pm is the cut-off time. It looks very unlikely right now that we'll have a full 20-over match because it's still raining. \n\n4.15pm It's raining again in Kolkata. Even before the covers were taken off it's pouring down again. \n\nSairam : \"Where are the \" I am xx Kms from the ground, and it has started/stopped raining here\" comment?\"\n\nArnav Garg: \"I am 1511 kilometres from the ground, and there has been no rain fro the past 3 days.\"\n\nMeanwhile, what was your favourite season of the IPL and why? Send in your thoughts to fanfare@cricinfo.com The best ones will be published on the site\n\nSurya: \"Narine applied for a Leave today and got a Holiday.\" Some sunshine amid rain\n\nAakash Chopra had tweeted: Raining cats & dogs in Kolkata.\n\nDamo: \"Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow biralo meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow \"\n\n\nAshoke: \"Rain will come and go to comeback again. I am from Kolkata\"\n\nWell it has stopped raining, but there is so much standing water that the covers are barely being moved #KKRvRR #IPL pic.twitter.com/K0IWcpfL4g
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 26, 2015\n\n\n\n3.50pm The rain seems to have subsided in Kolkata, says our man Karthik Krishnaswamy, who is drenched. The covers are still on, though. \n\nIt's raining at Eden Gardens. The weather that affected #KKR's last game has decided to follow Gambhir's side #IPL pic.twitter.com/bzwKFapV1n
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 26, 2015\n\n\n3.25 pm So the captains should have trooped out by now. The commentator should have made a stab at an all too loud welcome by now. The weather has not let that happen. Rain holds its own at Kolkata\n\nKarthikeya: \"Weather forecast says rain will STOP by 5:30- 6:00 pm. Hoping it's atleast a 5 over shootout.\"\n\n3.10 pm There is no abatement in rain intensity. Expect delays, says Karthik from Kolkata. The whole ground is covered, water is dripping from the roofs...\n\nLooks like it will rain... Practices with team @rajasthanroyals #MatchDay #AlwaysARoyal
— Deepak Hooda (@imDeepakHooda) April 26, 2015\n\n\n2.30 pm And it does indeed. Who'da thunk it? Karthik Krishnaswamy reports that the downpour is actually