KKR vs GT Weather Report at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

The Kolkata Knight Riders will square off against the Gujarat Titans in their next encounter at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on April 21 in the 39th game of the season. Kolkata has won three of their seven matches so far and is placed sixth in the table, while Gujarat is sitting comfortably at the top of the table with five wins from seven games.

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Kolkata played against Punjab in their previous game, where, batting first, Punjab had a fall-out and their batters just kept losing their wickets. A good start by the openers was lost by the middle order as they were bundled for just 111. What seemed like an easy victory turned out to be a nightmare for KKR as they lost the game by 16 runs from a commanding position.

Gujarat fought against Delhi in their last match, where Delhi was asked to bat first. They got a quickfire start and were scoring aggressively, however, they also kept losing wickets at regular intervals. They got a total of 203 runs on the board. Gujarat lost an early wicket but did not look back there on. Buttler played a match-winning knock of 97 and took the team home by seven wickets.

It is anticipated that the Eden Gardens field will be dry, which would benefit spinners like Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine of KKR. The pitch may also slow down with little watering. In the past, Eden Gardens has been a batting-friendly location. Approximately 160 to 180 runs might be scored on the field in the first innings.

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Winds up to 19 km/h with gusts up to 35 km/h are forecast from the south. However, there is a slight chance of precipitation and thunderstorms in the forecast. 1% precipitation chances with 0.0 mm of rainfall and 0% thunderstorms are forecasted. About 73% humidity and 13% cloud cover will make it a slightly humid evening on the field. The temperature is predicted to peak at 36 degrees during the day with the real feel of 43 degrees and drop to 27 degrees with the real feel of 33 degrees at night, with a slight decrease during playtime.

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