As India’s cash-rich league moves towards its 13th match, which is set to take place between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians, at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, fans are closely following the weather in Guwahati.
As per the weather forecast at 6:30 PM, it is raining near the stadium already. With the toss just a few minutes away from taking place, fans can expect the toss to get delayed as well.
Notably, the previous game between the Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings got washed out due to incessant rain in Kolkata, as both teams got a point each.
Rajasthan Royals begin their campaign with a solid win, thumping former champions CSK in Guwahati. The pattern continued against the Gujarat Titans as the Shubman Gill-led team failed to chase 11 runs in the final over, resulting in another win for Rajasthan.
Rajasthan are on the third spot, while Mumbai placed sixth in the points table with 1 win and 1 loss.
Guwahati weather report today
The weather forecast for Guwahati on Tuesday indicates thunderstorms in the early part of the day, particularly in the afternoon leading up to the match.
As per AccuWeather, there’s roughly a 49 percent likelihood of rain at 1 PM, rising to 54-55 percent from 2 PM to 3 PM, with thunderstorms anticipated in the area. The chance of rain decreases to about 40 percent at 4 PM and continues to decrease to 34 percent by 5 PM.
The likelihood of precipitation keeps decreasing throughout the evening, dropping to about 26 percent by 6 PM and then further to only 10 percent starting at 7 PM. Although continuous cloudiness is anticipated, significant rain disruptions during the match hours seem improbable, though short delays cannot be entirely excluded.
RR vs MI Short-Game Scenario
As per basic IPL rules, a five-overs-a-side match is the minimum to get a result, with the cut-off time expected to begin by 10:56 pm, and the toss is scheduled no later than 10:46 pm.
Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians Squad:
Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Brijesh Sharma, Ravi Singh, Shubham Dubey, Adam Milne, Dasun Shanaka, Kuldeep Sen, Sushant Mishra, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kwena Maphaka, Vignesh Puthur, Aman Rao Perala
Mumbai Indians Squad: Ryan Rickelton(w), Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Sherfane Rutherford, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Corbin Bosch, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Markande, Trent Boult, Robin Minz, Raj Bawa, Ashwani Kumar, Hardik Pandya, Quinton de Kock, Will Jacks, Mayank Rawat, Raghu Sharma, Atharva Ankolekar, AM Ghazanfar, Danish Malewar, Mohammed Salahuddin Izhar