Kolkata Knight Riders’ designs of a late dash towards the Playoffs of IPL 2025 were emphatically dashed as the elements had the final say at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday, forcing their penultimate league clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru to be abandoned with a ball being bowled.

The match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders has been called off due to heavy rain in Bengaluru. Both teams have been awarded a point each. KKR are now out of the IPL 2025 playoffs race,

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has announced full refunds for ticket holders of the rain-abandoned match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on May 17. Digital ticket holders will receive refunds within 10 working days,