Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Benglauru IPL 2025 match at the Eden Gardens is increasingly looking likely to be washed out as the weather prediction for the city continues to remain gloomy. Notably, not only the match has to be played at Kolkata from 7:30PM, BCCI has also scheduled the IPL 2025 opening ceremony from 6:00PM today.
Kolkata weather report:
India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorms, lightning and rainfall in certain parts of Kolkata until March 22 due to an anticyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal.
The weather forecasting agency said, “A trough runs from central Odisha to Vidarbha, and there is wind confluence over east and adjoining central India due to the above trough and anticyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal at lower tropospheric levels.”
IMD added, “Isolated to scattered light or moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds likely over sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on March 20 and 21.”
Reports suggest that there was rain at Kolkata on Friday and early on Saturday, bringing more doubts about the future of IPL 2025 opening match.
Kolkata hourly weather prediction:
As per the Weather Channel, there is prediction of rainfall early in the day till 8:30am. After that, the website predicts that the showers will subside but Kolkata weather is expected to remain cloudy throughout the afternoon, turning ‘Mostly Cloudy’ from 3:30PM onwards.
Unfortunately for IPL fans, the website suggests that there is a 48% chance of rainfall from 7:30PM – the scheduled start time for RCB vs KKR match – which drops to around 35, 24 and 19 percent in the ensuing hours.
What if KKR vs RCB IPL 2025 match is washed out?
BCCI has made no provisions of a reserve day for the IPL 2025 opening match between KKR and RCB. This means that if the match is washed out due to rain, both the teams will receive a point each and start their campaigns from the next match.
