IPL 2023 weather update: Kolkata weather report on May 20 for today's KKR vs LSG clash
An uninterrupted contest awaits fans when the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) square off against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at Eden Gardens on Saturday, May 20.
The Knight Riders are virtually out of the competition with 12 points from 13 games. The maximum they can reach is 14 points, while a win for the Mumbai Indians or the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their last league games will see them through to the playoffs.
KKR will be high on confidence after beating the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their last game. They chased down 144 runs with nine balls to spare, with Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh hitting half-centuries.
LSG are also coming into the contest on the back of a win against the Mumbai Indians. They successfully defended 177 runs, with Yash Thakur and Ravi Bishnoi returning taking two wickets apiece.
A win here for Lucknow will guarantee them at least a third-place finish. However, if CSK lose their last game, the Super Giants can finish in the second spot.
Kolkata weather - Eden Gardens weather report on May 20 - No rain predicted
The city has witnessed scattered rains in the last week. There is heavy rain predicted in the lead-up to the game between KKR and LSG, which might delay the start of the game. However, there is no precipitation in the forecast during the game.
Meanwhile, the temperature is expected to hover between 30 and 32 degrees Celsius. However, the real feel will be around 36 degrees Celsius, with the humidity expected to be in the 80s.
KKR vs LSG Squads
Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock (wk), Deepak Hooda, Prerak Mankad, Krunal Pandya (c), Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ravi Bishnoi, Swapnil Singh, Mohsin Khan, Kyle Mayers, Yash Thakur, Krishnappa Gowtham, Daniel Sams, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Amit Mishra, Karun Nair, Manan Vohra, Mark Wood, Avesh Khan, Romario Shepherd, Arpit Guleria, Suryansh Shedge, and Karan Sharma.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Jason Roy, Nitish Rana (c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, N Jagadeesan, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee, Mandeep Singh, Johnson Charles, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, and Aarya Desai.