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.

For KKR, the one point from the washout will take them to 12 points from 13 matches and they will be eliminated from the race to play-offs. Their title defence will be over and their final game against SunRisers Hyderabad will become a dead rubber.