KKR vs RCB IPL 2025 Opener Under Risk of Abandonment in Kolkata on March 22. Here’s why

Defending Indian Premier League (IPL) Champions Kolkata Knight Riders are set to take on the Virat Kohli-Starring Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Season-Opening Clash on Saturday. The opening ceremony perforMans have also also been well However, just a day before the curtain-raiser, a damning update has emerged from kolkata. The opening match of the season is at a big risk of complete abandonment, with the weather department ising an orange alert.

The India meteorological department (imd) has predicted thundersstorms and rain for south Bengal from thursday to Sunday. For March 22, on the opening day of ipl 2025, an orange alert has been ill is a yellow alert han is ben is if it is said for Sunday.

According to accuweeather, there’s a 74% chance of Rain in Kolkata on Saturday While Cloud Cover is likely to be at 97%. The chance of Rainfall Increase to 90% in the Evening. Hence, it is all but certain that the eden gardens will receive placenty of shoes on the opening day of the 18th edition of the ipl. Whether the kkr and rcb manage to play enough overs to produge a result, is tough to say at the moment.

Incidentally, one match at the eden gardens is already gotting rescued. The Knight Riders’ Home Game Against Lucknow Super GINTS on April 6 is set to be shifted to guwahati as police have expressed its inability to provide inability to provide for the IPL Contest DUE to ‘Ram Navami’ Celebrations in the city on the day, Cab President Snehasish Ganguly Told Pti.

BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari Had Announced that over 20,000 processions are being organized across west Bengal to celebrate the festival “We have informed the bcci to reschedule the match for Resheduling the game in the city later and i’m Now hearing that it’s going to be shifted to guwahati, “Cricket Association of Bengal (Cab) President Ganguly Told Pti.

The Clash Between Kkr and LSG, Owned by RPSG Group Chairman Sanjiv Goenka, was expected to draw a packed house, with both teams boasting strong logal support.

With pti inputs