In what could be good news for both fans and the teams, rain could possibly not play spoilsport in the IPL 2025 opening game. Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on March 22. While there were concerns over the possibility of rain forcing the contest to be truncated or even the game being abandoned, the weather forecast for Saturday evening hints a relief for the teams.
Will rain play spoilsport in KKR vs RCB, IPL 2025 opener?
As per AccuWeather, the highest possibility of rain is before the KKR vs RCB contest, with 16% chance of precipitation at 6 PM. From 7 PM onwards till the end of the game, the chance of rain is just 7%. On Friday, the final practice session for both teams was cancelled due to incessant rain. Earlier this week, an Orange alert was also issued for Saturday.
| Time | Chance of rain (%) |
| 6 PM | 16% |
| 7 PM | 7% |
| 8 PM | 7% |
| 9 PM | 7% |
| 10 PM | 7% |
| 11 PM | 7% |
A grand opening ceremony has been planned at the venue ahead of the KKR vs RCB game. From a monologue from actor Shah Rukh Khan to a drone show, fans are in for a treat at the Eden Gardens.
KKR vs RCB squads
KKR: Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anrich Nortje, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Ajinkya Rahane, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Chetan Sakariya.
RCB: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee.
