Kolkata, April 27 -- One point is better than nothing so Kolkata Knight Riders shouldn't be too disappointed that their slim chance of chasing 201 against Punjab Kings were washed away by the nor'westers at the Eden Gardens on Saturday, in a season blighted by lean returns from the middle order. Against KKR, Punjab Kings have the unique record of chasing down 261 and defending 111 in consecutive seasons, so no one could have predicted how the match would have gone had rain allowed at least five overs for the game to be completed. The match was called off just before 11pm with rain still not abating.
Going by the indications till then, only one team played to win, and that wasn't KKR. To drop Ramandeep Singh in the light of his string of ba...