In the Indian Premier League (IPL), the practice session of both teams at the Eden Gardens on Saturday ended prematurely due to continuous drizzle on the first of the opening match of the session to be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The practice of teams started at five in the evening, but it started raining around six in the evening. Due to which the players had to go outside the field. The Eden Gardens is one of the few sites where there is an arrangement to cover the entire ground. This keeps the surface of the game safe.
The New Alipur office of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has released ‘Orange Alert’ for Friday and Saturday. It warns of thunder, strong winds, electricity, hail and moderate rainfall in many districts including Kolkata.
IMD said, “On Friday, Jhadgram, East and West Midnapore, Bankura, Purulia, East Bardhaman, Hooghly and Howrah are likely to receive strong winds, electricity, hailstorm and light to moderate rainfall.” For Saturday, Nadia, Birbhum, Murshidabad, Vardhman and North and North and North and South 24 in the north and north and south, there
The tournament will begin with a spectacular opening ceremony in which Shreya Ghoshal, Karan Aujla and Disha Patani will perform. This program is proposed from 6 pm. According to IPL rules, there is an additional time of one hour for the league stage matches. This means that the cut-off time for a five-over match is 10:56 pm. The end of the match in it is 12:06 pm.
