GT vs RR IPL 2022 Qualifier 1: Kolkata Eden Gardens Weather Today Hourly

The
IPL
2022
Qualifier
1
will
be
the
first
IPL
game
Kolkata
is
hosting
after
three
years
but
the
inclement
weather
in
the
City
of
Joy
is
posing
a
threat
to
the
highly-anticipated
contest.
Gujarat
Titans
will
take
on
Rajasthan
Royals
on
Tuesday
(May
24)
in
the
Qualifier
1
while
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore
will
lock
horns
with
Lucknow
Super
Giants
in
the
Eliminator
on
Wednesday
(May
25).

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The
city’s
proximity
to
the
Bay
of
Bengal
–
which
is
prone
to
cyclones
–
drastically
affects
the
weather
conditions
in
Kolkata.
Also
the
ongoing
Nor’westers,
the
localised
thunderstorms
and
rains,
have
increased
the
chances
of
precipitation
for
the
entire
week.

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The
city
is
expected
to
witness
scattered
rainfall
and
thunderstorms
all
through
the
day
on
Tuesday
(May
24),
as
well
as
Wednesday
(May
25).

Here
are
the
hourly
weather
forecasts
for
May
24
and
May
25
(as
per
the

weather.com
data):

May
24:
The
storms
are
likely
to
end
around
3:45
pm
but
more
storms
are
possible
later
in
the
day.

May
25:
The
thunderstorms
will
be
developing
in
the
afternoon.
While
during
the
evening,
there
are
predictions
of
early
thunderstorms.

Eden
Gardens
press
box
damaged

Earlier
last
week,
the
thunderstorms
shattered
the
glass
covers
of
the
press
box
at
the
Eden
Gardens.
A
few
hoardings
and
the
covers
at
the
stadium
were
also
blown
away
by
the
thunderstorm.
According
to
the
Met
department,
the
thunderstorms
were
accompanied
by
a
wind
speed
of
90
kmph.

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Rules
2022:
Super
Over
to
decide
winners
in
case
of
rain
intervention;
reserve
day
for
IPL
FINAL

While
talking
about
the
damage
caused
a
Cricket
Association
of
Bengal
(CAB)
official
informed
the
media
that
the
damages
were
minor
and
will
not
affect
their
preparation
for
the
IPL
playoffs
matches.

“We
still
have
two
days
in
between.
Everything
will
be
ready
and
the
press
box
glass
will
be
fixed
in
time,”
said
an
official.

BCCI
president
Sourav
Ganguly
–
who
resides
in
Kolkata
–
has
been
constantly
visiting
the
stadium
and
taking
stalk
of
the
situation.

No
reserve
days
for
Qualifiers
and
Eliminator

The
BCCI
has
kept
any
reserve
days
for
Qualifier
1,
Eliminator
and
Qualifier
2
(May
27
in
Ahmedabad).
However,
there
is
a
reserve
day
for
the
Final.

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and
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Info

In
case
the
matches
get
affected
by
rain
then
Duckworth-Lewis-Stern
Method
will
come
into
play.
If
a
full
match
isn’t
possible
then
there
will
be
a
five-overs-a-side
game,
and
if
that
isn’t
possible
then
the
winners
will
be
decided
by
Super
Over.

In
case
not
a
single
ball
could
be
bowled
in
the
qualifiers
and
eliminators
then
the
winners
will
be
decided
based
on
the
team
standings.