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Is The IPL 2025 Season Opener In Danger Of Being Washed Out?

The 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) was set to start on 22nd March and continue till 25th May 2025. IPL is celebrated almost like a festival in India, with all attention being paid to this league during this time. This is the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League, and fans are very excited about the tournament. While the tournament was supposed to start on 22nd March 2025, recent news indicates that the IPL 2025 season opener between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore may get washed out due to rain. This article talks about the IPL 2025 season opener being in danger of being washed out.

Will IPL 2025 Opener RCB Vs KKR Get Washed Out?

Credit: The Indian Express

The excitement surrounding the Indian Premier League (IPL) is always exhilarating, and the season opener between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on 22nd March 2025 was supposed to be no different. Cricket fans across the globe were eagerly anticipating this game, which would mark the start of the IPL 2025. The season opener is always one of the most awaited matches of the season, as IPL follows a format that sees matches take place every day for around two months. The season opener serves as a start for this continuous run of fixtures, and that is what the game between KKR and RCB was supposed to do.

As the match date approaches, however, weather conditions threaten to overshadow the showdown. An orange alert typically indicates the possibility of severe weather, which can include heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and strong winds. Kolkata is known for its unpredictably humid weather, and early monsoon showers can sometimes break out in late March. The prediction of intense rainfall, particularly during the afternoon, raises serious concerns about the match proceeding as scheduled. Due to this orange alert, it is looking more and more likely that the Indian Premier League season opener will get washed out.

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Multiple weather departments have made their comment about rains in Kolkata between the 20th and 22nd of March. IMD said:

“A trough runs from central Odisha to Vidarbha, and there is wind confluence over east and adjoining central India due to the above trough and anticyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal at lower tropospheric levels. Isolated to scattered light or moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds likely over sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on March 20 and 21.”

🚨RCB vs KKR Match in Danger🚨

Orange Alert has been announced in Kolkata with around 80% chances of rain on 22nd March. The chances of rain during the match hours is around 50% pic.twitter.com/Law6l9SZg8

— ICT Fan (@Delphy06) March 20, 2025

The Regional Meteorological Centre Kolkata issued an orange alert for some parts of West Bengal from 20th March to 22nd March. The regional weather forecasting agency said:

“Thunderstorm activity over the districts of West Bengal from 20th to 22nd March 2025. Due to the presence of favourable wind patterns & strong moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal at lower tropospheric levels, Thunderstorms with lightning and strong gusty surface winds are very likely to occur in some districts of West Bengal during 20-22 March 2025.”

While the orange alert casts a shadow over the match, the spirit of fans, players, and the game remains unyielded. Even with the dire weather forecast, there remains a kernel of hope. Every game and point in a league as competitive as IPL matters, which is why no one wants to see this game being washed out. Aside from the impact on points, another reason why fans are hoping to see clear skies is that the game between the Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore was supposed to signify the start of IPL 2025, and no one wants the very first game of an enthralling Indian Premier League season to start like this.

For more news articles and informative updates on the 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) as well as other football and cricket updates, keep reading GutshotMagazine.com.

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