Bengaluru weather 17 may: In Bengaluru, an important match is to be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Ajinkya Rahane, captained by Rajat Patidar on 17 May. But there is a strong possibility of rain in the city. RCB can win this match and become the first team to reach the playoffs. If KKR loses, she will be out of the playoff race but what if this match is canceled due to rain?
Royal Challengers Bangalore have won 8 out of 11 matches and lost 3. He is at number two with 16 points, although Gujarat has won the same match at number one, but the net run rate is a bit better than RCB. Whereas for Kolkata Knight Riders, now both matches of league stage are do or die. Ajinkya Rahane & Team has won only 5 matches out of 12, lost 6 matches. He is at number six in the points table.
If Kolkata lost to RCB, it will officially become the fourth team to be out of the playoff race of IPL. Therefore, it is very important for him to win this match, but before RCB, his face -to -face weather stands as a problem.
How will the weather be in Bengaluru on 17 May?
On Tuesday night, when RCB players arrived in Bangalore, it was still raining heavily. On Wednesday, there is a possibility of heavy rains. The match will be played on Saturday, 17 May at M Chinnaswamy Stadium from 7:30 pm.
There is a possibility of heavy rains in the city on Saturday. According to the Meteorological Department, the possibility of rain in Bengaluru on May 17 is up to 75 percent. There is nothing to panic for RCB, but what will happen to KKR if the match is canceled.
What if the RCB vs KKR match is canceled?
If the RCB vs KKR match was canceled due to rain in Bengaluru, then both teams will get 1-1 points. RCB will have 17 points, it will come to number one in the points table and qualify for the playoffs. While KKR will have 12 points in 13 matches.
In this situation, if she also wins her last match, then only 14 points will be able to be scored. While 4 teams have been more than this. While anyone wins in Delhi vs Mumbai match, it will get more than 14 points. That is, if the RCB vs KKR match is canceled due to rain, then Kolkata will be out of the playoff race.
RCB vs kkr pitch report, head to head record
In Bengaluru vs Kolkata match, the pitch of M Chinnaswamy Stadium will be favorable to the batsmen, but due to rain, they can also become a challenge here. The boundary is small, so it will be easy to apply big shots. Here the spinners will get more help than the fast bowlers. The team playing in the first innings should make 200 at least.
A total of 35 matches have been played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders. RCB has won 15 times while KKR has won 20 times.