The rain forced a washout in the IPL restart on Saturday, in which the holders knocked out of the play-off race by Kokta Knight Riders as they shared one point each with Royal Challengers Bangalore. The T20 tournament resumed at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, but the incredible rains kept the players away from the field and the match was eventually left without a ball bowling. Kolkata dropped out of the play-off race with six defeats and five wins.
With eight wins, Bangalore are at the top of the 10-team table and all are through playoffs. But the mob in Bengaluru disappointed as many Virat Kohli’s fans turned into a white jersey to pay homage to the star batsman after their test retirement.
Kohli included India captain Rohit Sharma earlier this week in leaving the five-day format.
36 -year -old Kohli broke the news on Monday and recorded his first presence on the field since his announcement with his IPL team Bengaluru.
The stand was a crowd of fans of Kohli at the stand, wearing his white Test jersey, which was with 18 numbers.
The IPL was stopped last week due to a deadly conflict between India and Pakistan and the authorities decided to resume the tournament after the ceasefire.
Some foreign players, including Australia’s Michelle Staror, have been unable to return due to the revised schedule of IPL, which collides with the international calendar.
England player Jose Butler would remember the playoffs, if his team proceeded to Gujarat Titans, England hosted the West Indies in a white ball chain starting on 29 May.
Stark’s Delhi capitals were playing in Dharmasala when their match with Punjab Kings was released on 8 May as officials said that there was a failure of the floodlight.
Dharamasala is less than 200 kilometers (125 mi) from the city of Jammu, where the explosions were reported on the same day.
The playoff starts with the first qualifier and final scheduled for 3 June on 29 May.
Kolkata joined Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals, who were out of the play-off race.
Suryakumar Yadav of Mumbai Indians continued the Orange Cap with 510 runs in 12 matches, while Paer Prasad Krishna of Titans in Gujarat has a purple cap with 20 wickets out of 11 matches.
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