RCB team in action in IPL 2025.© Bcci
A match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders will resume the Indian Premier League 2025 on Saturday. The version was suspended for a week due to increased military tension between India and Pakistan. As the general situation is being restored, the incident is fully prepared to entertain the crowd, begins with a terrible conflict with all. This will be a significant conflict especially for KKR, which are on the verge of elimination. They need to win badly to maintain their thin hopes of surviving the playoffs. However, the risk of rain on the game is loomred. What if the rain worsens? Well, in that case, both teams will share a point to each. While this RCB will help in the cause, it will eliminate KKR.
According to Accuweather, Bangalore, the city in which the game would take place was expected to obtain thunderstorms from 5 pm. While the city was expected to cover 58 percent of the rain at that time, it was reduced by 51 percent by 6 pm. At 7 pm, there is 71 percent of the possibility in the toss time prescribed for the game which is reduced by 69%, 49% and 34% in the next three hours.
How can the rain in RCB vs KKR game affect IPL 2025 playoff race?
KKR has 11 points of its credit after playing 12 matches in the league. They have two more games left and even a win in both of them may not be enough for them to make it in playoffs. This means that if Rain out his game RCB vs. and the teams shared the points, it would end for KKR.
On the other hand, an abandoned game will not hurt RCB much as the side already has 16 points from 11 matches. In such a scenario, it will take them up to 17 points with two in league stage and 17 points.
Apart from RCB, Gujarat Titans (16 points from 11 matches), Punjab Kings (16 points from 11 matches) and Mumbai Indians (14 points from 12 matches) are teams that are in serious controversy for playoffs. The path is difficult for Lucknow super veterans (10 points from 11 games), but not impossible.
Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings are the side which have officially ended with IPL 2025.
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