(LIVE) KKR vs MI IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders are set to host the visitors Mumbai Indians with an eye to become the first Team to qualify for the TATA IPL 2024 Playoffs. However, the weather hasn’t been very promising as the toss has been delayed for two hours. Here we are with the live weather forecast of Kolkata, Rain possibility, and Eden Gardens Pitch Report for KKR vs MI contest.
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Kolkata Knight Riders Playing 11: Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana
Mumbai Indians Playing 11: Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Tim David, Anshul Kamboj, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Nuwan Thushara
Mumbai Indians won the TOSS and opted to bowl first!
09:00 PM- TOSS- Shreyas tossed up the coin. Hardik calls for Heads- Heads it is.
Danny Morrison in on the pitch for pitch report: “This is Pitch number 5. The similar one where SRH played against the home side. The home side won the high-scoring game by 4 runs and expect a similar run-fair today. 67m and 62m side boundaries, 75m to the straight. The moisture and humidity in the air and cool degrees can help the pacers with the new ball”
08:45 PM- Good News! The Match is set to start at 09:15 PM and the match is reduced to 16 overs on each side.
08:28 PM- The drying rollers are rolling all over the ground and they are quick on their work. The ground looks much more ready now.
08:15 PM- The rain has delayed the proceedings and umpires will have a look at the playing surface at 8:45 PM IST. Stay Tuned!
Amid the excellent efforts made by the ground staff, the KKR vs MI game was halted by the rain. Eden Gardens is one of only a few cricket grounds that have availability to cover up the full ground so that there is almost no delay due to the wet outfield.
KKR vs MI: Kolkata Weather Forecast
KKR vs MI | Match 60 of TATA IPL 2024 is scheduled on May 11 (Saturday) at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The toss was initially scheduled for 7:00 PM IST but has been delayed due to rain and a wet outfield.
As weather.com suggested, it was an overcast and windy day with a small window of rain in the evening. As expected, the rain interrupted the proceedings of the match by delaying the toss. The temperature of India’s Kolkata city will stay at 27°C for the most part of the night.
There was about a 70% chance of rain in the evening but now it has dropped below 20%. Humidity is in a higher range, hovering around 90%+. Winds will gust toward the southeast at the speed of ~16kmph during the night.
Eden Gardens Pitch report
In the IPL, the Eden Gardens surface in Kolkata is renowned for being excellent for batting. The flat surface and steady bounce make it easier for batters to play their strokes. Moreover, the boundaries are pretty small. Due is out of the question because of the clouds overhead.
