Will the Rain Play SpoilSport at the RCB vs KKR game in Bengaluru? Weather forecast paints glommy photo

A match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is set to resume the Indian Premier League 2025 on Saturday. The version was suspended for a week due to increased military tension between India and Pakistan. Now that things are returning to normal condition, the T20 Extravaganza will continue to entertain the crowd with the quality of cricket. While the season is ready to resume, rain in Bengaluru can ruin Khushi after the first match.

According to accuweather, Bengaluru is expected to receive thunderstorms from 5 pm. While 58 percent of the city is expected to be covered at that time, it is reduced by 51 percent by 6 pm. At 7 pm, there is 71 percent probability in the toss time prescribed for the game, which is reduced by 69%, 49% and 34% in the next three hours.

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During the RCB vs KKR game, Spotlight will be firm on Virat Kohli after its recent Test retirement.

The unexpected 10-day break has left both RCB and KKR with different goals and faces general challenges.

RCB ranks second on the table with 16 points out of 11 matches, and a win here can take them to the playoffs.

KKR ranks sixth on the table with 11 points out of 12 games, and a slip-up knockout will evaporate the expectations of the champion.

He also faces a challenging task of killing pre-brake intensity directly at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.

The hosts are coming out of the four -match winning streak, while tourists have succeeded in sewing two wins in three matches before grinding the league. Questions remain on whether they can re -achieve that competitive lead after they are passed by uncertainty.

But RCB is better placed to fulfill these difficulties, and in the eyes of captain Rajat Patidar, batting fluent on the nut can lead to a lot of veins.

Patidar injured his finger during a domestic match against Chennai Super Kings, forcing him to be a shatter.

The hosts have returned most of their foreign recruitments in the hut after returning home in view of the Indo-Pak military face-off.

The choice of Phil Salat, Lungi NGD, Tim David, Liam Livingstone and Romeroo Shepherd is available for this match and beyond.

The quarrelsome note Devdutt Padikkal and Pesar Josh Hazelwood will have injury-laguen absence.

RCB will also expect Mayank Agarwal, who has converted the neighbor into line-up, will rise on the occasion.

Hazelwood has a shoulder injury and the franchise has not yet clarified their availability.

(With PTI input)