NEW DELHI: Meanwhile, the weather in Bengaluru for many is actually of interest as Google India says that rain threat looms over the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings clash at M Chinnaswamy Stadium which is one of their top searches.
RCB’s improbable resurgent run will be thwarted by the gods of weather and five-time champions CSK when these two sides meet for a do-or-die match to decide the last playoff spot in IPL 2019.
When they walk out to play RCB vs CSK game there is a 60% probability that it will rain around match start time.
Following Thursday’s washout in Hyderabad, Sunrisers Hyderabad have now joined Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals as the three confirmed teams for playoffs and thus there is only one slot left with two teams fighting for it – CSK and RCB.
The marquee game will be disturbed by rains. However, so far, it has been good news because since Saturday morning, there has been no rain.
It has been partly sunny mostly cloudy since morning on Saturday in Bangalore but recent reports show that between 6pm to 9pm IST today evening there are 40% chances of rainfall.
Boasting a better NRR and more points defending champions CSK (13 points, NRR 0.528) start favourites at a venue where they’ve lost only once to the home team in eight outings. While RCB boasts of a net run rate of 0.387 with twelve points.
A washout will see CSK through into playoffs but RCB would need to win by at least eighteen runs or chase this target down within approximately eleven balls remaining.
So really, all odds seem stacked against RCB who are arguably having the best form coming into this final stretch of matches in this tournament.
