Points shared as rain spoils the evening

Match Report – IPL4: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals, Bangalore, April 19, 2011

This match was important for both teams to keep themselves in the upper tier on the points table, but recurrent rain ensured both are left with enormous amount of work to do in the coming matches. Although Royals have moved up to the second place, they have played five matches while Challengers have only three points from same number of matches.

The day started with light drizzle cooling down the evening, only becoming lighter for a brief period, but then it rained heavily as the day progressed. The remote chance of playing a 5-over game vanished after umpires decided to call-off the match to ensure players’ safety, as the outfield was wet, despite the fact that rain had stopped late in the evening.