Faf du Plessis’ Royal Challengers Bangalore were off to a flying start in the season when they defeated five-time champions Mumbai Indians by a good margin at home. RCB, however, were brought back down to the ground by Kolkata Knight Riders, whose spinners revealed their middle-order fallacies at the Eden Gardens.
Lucknow Super Giants have been good at home with back-to-back wins but have struggled away from home with the loss against Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk. That makes Monday’s game crucial for both teams finding feet early in the season but will rain play a spoilsport in the game? We take a look into that, starting with the match facts.
Match: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Match 15 of Indian Premier League 2023
Date: Monday, April 10, 2023
Time: 7:30 PM
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium Stadium, Bengaluru
Bengaluru weather forecast on Monday, April 10
As per the weather forecast, it will be hazy sunshine in Bengaluru ahead of the match with the temperature fluctuating between 33 to 20 degree Celsius. There will be light cloud cover in the day time with no possibility of rain or thunderstorm before the sunsets at 6:32 PM IST.
By the time the match starts in the evening, the temperature will drop to 24 degree Celsius. The possibility of rain during the first innings remains negligible with almost no cloud cover. The wind is predicted to blow at 15km/h from the east-southeast direction and the wind gusts at 32km/h. The humidity is expected to be 41%.
By the second innings, the temperature is expected to drop to 20 degree Celsius with no possible rain interruption. The dew is not expected to play any role in the game as the dew point is as low as 12 degrees.
