KKR vs MI Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Eden Gardens Stadium– IPL 2024, Match 60
Updated - 11 May 2024, 06:02 PM
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Eden Gardens is all set to host the KKR vs MI IPL 2024 match on Saturday, May 11. The match starts at 7.30 pm IST and is the final game of KKR at the venue.
KKR are topping the points table heading into this game. They are on a three-match winning streak beating DC, MI and LSG heading into this game.
They won back-to-back games against MI in IPL 2024 and looking to repeat the feat this season. A win here will take them through to the playoffs and guarantee them a finish in the top two.
Mumbai Indians beat SRH and came back to winning ways. They won after losing three games on the bounce with Suryakumar Yadav scoring an unbeaten century in a crucial run chase at home.
That was his second IPL ton that helped MI come back to winning ways. MI are almost out of the race to the playoffs. They will end with 12 points which will not be enough but they can certainly derail the campaign for the teams in their last two games.
Speaking of KKR, their return from Lucknow to Kolkata was delayed due to weather conditions in Kolkata. A localized storm prevented them from Landing in Kolkata from Lucknow. Their flight was diverted to Varanasi and they finally reached Kolkata after staying the night in Varanasi on Tuesday at around 5 pm.
KKR vs MI Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Eden Gardens Stadium– IPL 2024, Match 60
KKR vs MI Weather Report Of Kollkata
Kolkata has seen a fair bit of rain and clouds in the last few days. So much so that KKR's returning flight to the city was redirected to Varanasi due to difficult weather conditions and they finally reached the city on Tuesday evening. With their next game on Saturday, the group has enough time to prepare themselves for the game.
KKR vs MI Pitch Analysis
The pitch at Eden Gardens this time around has been a high-scoring one. KKR have scored over 200 every time they have batted first at this venue.
Opposition teams have nearly chased down targets with Punjab Kings completing a record chase of 261 two weeks ago. It is expected to be another high-scoring game keeping the fans thrilled to the edge of their seats.
Weather Impact on KKR vs MI Match 60 of IPL 2024
There will be a fair bit of cloudy weather accompanied by rain leading up to the game on Saturday. A fair bit of rain is expected in the morning and a thunderstorm in the afternoon on Saturday. Chances of rain are almost 80 percent in the morning and afternoon.
The temperatures will be around 25 degrees on Saturday evening with cloudy skies throughout. The humidity levels will be 88 percent with almost 25 percent chance of rain.
There will be 93 percent cloud cover as well. In all probability, rain might interrupt the game as per the weather reports. It will be interesting to see if overs are deducted and how everything pans out.
Conclusion
KKR are almost on the verge of qualifying for the IPL 2024 playoffs. They will certainly qualify if they get to 18 points next game and almost guarantee them a top-two finish. MI have other ideas and will seek revenge in Kolkata.
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