Kings V Capitals Cancelled After Floodlight Failure

The Indian Premier League lucifer betwixt Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals successful Dharamsala was abandoned because of reported floodlight failure.

The players walked disconnected nan section aft 10.1 overs pinch Kings connected 122-1, having conscionable seen Priyansh Arya dismissed for a 34-ball 70.

Arya had made a blistering opening guidelines alongside Prabhsimran Singh, who struck 50 from 28 deliveries, aft their broadside chose to bat astatine nan toss.

Two floodlight towers were inactive astatine nan clip nan innings was postponed.

ESPN Cricinfo reported, external that nan Board of Control for Cricket successful India (BCCI) said nan lucifer was called disconnected "due to a important method failure".

The BBC has asked nan BCCI for remark but has been incapable to verify nan reports.

Earlier connected Thursday, nan BCCI moved Sunday's lucifer betwixt Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians from Dharamshala to Ahmedabad owed to "logistical challenges".

Dharamshala sits adjacent to nan contested region of Kashmir, subject of raised tensions betwixt India and Pakistan successful caller days.

Thursday's Pakistan Super League lucifer betwixt Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings, owed to beryllium held successful Rawalpindi, was postponed aft Pakistan's subject said Indian drones were destroyed successful various Pakistan cities.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is considering postponing nan remainder of its season amid nan ongoing tensions.

BBC Sport understands nan PSL is looking astatine each options, including halting nan tourney for a number of weeks, moving it to a azygous metropolis aliases relocating extracurricular nan country.