Table-toppers Kolkata Knight Riders will look to put on another dominating performance when they host Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens on Saturday, May 11th. While the MI will play for pride after already being eliminated from the playoff race, the match is extremely important for KKR who will be looking to consolidate their place in the starting XI. However, KKR might face resistance from the weather as it has been raining every day in Kolkata since the last few days. Will the rain Gods shine on KKR on Saturday? Let’s take a look.
KKR vs MI Weather Forecast
Kolkata has been enduring his fair share of rains in the last few days. The weather in Kolkata caused a delay in the KKR team’s return from Lucknow. They were unable to land in Kolkata from Lucknow due to a localized storm. Their flight was rerouted to Varanasi, where they spent the night before arriving in Kolkata on Tuesday at around 5 PM.
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The weather leading up to the game on Saturday will be mostly cloudy with some rain. On Saturday, there will likely be a thunderstorm in the afternoon and quite a bit of rain in the morning. In the morning and afternoon, there is approximately an 80% chance of rain.
On Saturday night, the temperature will be about 25 degrees, and there will be clouds all throughout. There will be an almost 25% chance of rain and 88 percent humidity.
Additionally, there will be 93% cloud cover. According to the weather reports, it’s very likely that the game will be interrupted by rain. It will be interesting to observe how things work out and whether overs are subtracted.