RCB vs CSK match to be washed out due to rain? Weather report leaves fans concerned

RCB vs CSK match to be affected by rain?

Saturday is a big day for both the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) fans. This will be the first time that the two teams will be facing-off at the M Chinnaswamy stadium since the nail-biting match in IPL 2024 which saw RCB emerge victorious, knocking out CSK and qualifying for the playoffs.

However, rain threatens to disrupt the much-anticipated clash which is scheduled to take place on Saturday in Bengaluru.

N Puviarasu, Director of the India Meteorological Department (IMD)’s Centre in Bengaluru, confirmed that light to moderate rain is expected in the city this evening.

“Light to moderate rain and thundershowers with gusty winds (40–50 kmph) are likely to occur at many places, not only in Bengaluru but also in Bengaluru Rural, Ballari, Davanagere, Vijayanagara, Ramanagara, Chikkaballapura, Kolar, Shivamogga, Mysuru, Mandya, Kodagu, and Chamarajanagar districts on Saturday,” Puviarasu told PTI.

This weather pattern is also expected to bring light to moderate rain to Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada, and Udupi districts in coastal Karnataka, as well as to Bidar, Kalaburagi, Raichur, Yadgir, Haveri, and Koppal districts in North Interior Karnataka over the next seven days, Puviarasu added.

A statement issued by the Meteorological Centre in Bengaluru on Saturday said that the north-south trough now extends from the cyclonic circulation over southeast Rajasthan and adjoining areas to Tamil Nadu, across Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Interior Karnataka, at 0.9 km above mean sea level.

In the match which took place between the 2 teams earlier in the ongoing IPL season, RCB comprehensively defeated CSK by 50 runs at the M.A Chidambaram stadium.