That’s all from us tonight. The safety of everyone remains the top priority, and we sincerely hope that both fans and players are safe and sound. The official update confirmed that a technical failure in the stadium lighting brought the match to a standstill, and despite all efforts to get play back underway, it had to be called off.
For now, this is Pritam Dey signing off on behalf of my colleagues AkshayaKrishna Polya, Paras Yadav and Aman! Goodbye and stay safe 🙏🏼
10:06 PM IST & Local Time | As per the official broadcasters, the game has been called off due to a “significant technical failure”. However, the IPL Chairman, Arun Dhumal, told the IANS that it has been “called off as a precautionary measure, based on the red alert issued in Jammu”.
Well, this is far from what anyone expected tonight, but national interest takes precedence above all. Due to significant technical failure, the IPL authorities have made the call to abandon the match midway.
Only 10.1 overs were possible after a rain-delayed start as Shreyas Iyer opted to bat first. PBKS openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh gave their side another explosive start, dominating the DC bowlers. Arya smashed a quickfire 70 off 34 before falling to Natarajan on what turned out to be the final delivery of the night, as the match was abandoned due to a sudden power outage and significant technical failure in the area.
9:46 PM IST and Local Time: The match has been called off midway! The whole stadium has been evacuated. The official statement is that this game has been abandoned due to significant technical failure.
9:42 PM IST and Local Time: There are massive chances of this match getting called off. Meanwhile, the fans have been getting evacuated from the stadium.
OVER 11
Punjab Kings
122/1
Shreyas Iyer
0(0)
Prabhsimran Singh
50(28)
T Natarajan
1-4(1.1)
9:27 PM IST and Local Time: The players have gone off the field. The wait continues. Only one floodlight tower is on. The rest of the light towers have gone off. There is some news coming that the crowd has been asked to evacuate the stadium due to the border tension!