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Rain Halts Crucial IPL 2026 Clash Between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians
KKR vs MI: The KKR vs MI match being played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata was halted due to rain. However, the covers have now been removed, and the match will resume at 9:15 AM. Mumbai's score was 57/4 at the time of the halt.
There is going to be an exciting match in the IPL being played on Wednesday, May 20. Two teams that will be participating in the game are the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens. KKR's performance in this match will be crucial for its future games, as each match is a must-win for the Ajinkya Rahane-led team. KKR players have managed to get out four Mumbai Indians batsmen for 57 runs in the initial innings.
The situation must have been even tougher for the players as it rained heavily after eight overs. As a result, the play had to be suspended at 8:15 pm due to heavy rain. However, after half an hour, the cover was finally taken off by the umpires.
In fact, the drainage at Eden Gardens is quite good, and if there is no further rain, play could resume soon. The excitement among the spectators after the rain stopped was palpable. The spectators cheered loudly. After inspecting the ground, the umpires decided to resume the match at 9:15 PM.
Speaking of the match, the Mumbai Indians, who lost the toss and elected to bat first, had a disastrous start. MI suffered their first setback in the 2.3 overs when Cameron Green had Ryan Rickelton (6) caught by Manish Pandey at the score of just 17. Green then delivered another major blow by dismissing Naman Dheer behind the wicket on the last ball of the same over. Dheen was dismissed without opening his account.
