IPL 2024: Weather forecast and Eden Gardens, Kolkata pitch report for the Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Mumbai Indians

On Saturday, May 11, at the famed Eden Gardens, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will play the Mumbai Indians (MI) in match 60 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. This will be KKR’s last home game of the current campaign. Every game has seen a full stadium of enthusiastic sports fans from Kolkata, and Saturday is set to be no different.

With eight victories from 11 games this season, the hosts are presently atop the standings thanks to their outstanding cricket play. They will become the first club in the IPL 2024 to qualify for the playoffs with a victory on Saturday. The five-time champions, on the other hand, will aim to end their campaign with victories in their final two games. The Mumbai Indians were the first club eliminated this season.

In the meanwhile, supporters will be watching the weather before the game because it has been raining intermittently in Kolkata this week.

What would happen if the MI vs. KKR game is called off?

Around 2:00 pm, AccuWeather predicts a 71% probability of rain. When the game is set to start at 7:30 p.m., the probability decreases to 20%. The cloud cover is predicted to reach 90% by 8 p.m., with gusts of wind reaching 19 kmph.  On Saturday, spectators may at least anticipate some cricket, if not a complete 40-over contest.

One encouraging feature is that Eden Gardens has some of the best drainage systems in the nation, so even in the event of intermittent rain, cleanup time will be minimal.

The revised number of overs to be bowled in the match will be determined on a pace of 14.11 overs per hour in the total remaining time available for play, per the IPL 2024 Playing Conditions, when playing time has been lost. In the event that rain delays play, the match, which is scheduled to begin at the customary time of 7:30 p.m., will begin losing overs precisely one hour after the planned start of play (8:30 p.m.).

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These days, Eden Gardens is a batsman’s heaven, and in IPL 2024, the pitch has seen some extremely high-scoring matches. On Saturday, spectators may anticipate another run-fest if the weather permits.