MI vs KKR Weather Report at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Mumbai Indians will be taking on Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on March 31 as their first home game of the season. KKR have lost and won a match each and have occupied the seventh place while losing both their games MI are placed ninth in the points table.

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Mumbai faced Gujarat Titans in their last game, where, batting first, Gujarat had put up a good total of 196 on a rather slowish pitch with Sai Sudarshan leading the charge. Mumbai needed to start well to stay in the chase but lost both their openers cheaply and could only have one good partnership in the chase, which was not enough as they lost by 36 runs.

Kolkata played against Rajasthan Royals in their previous encounter, where they bossed their way around. Rajasthan struggled to get going and could only score 151, losing 9 wickets in the process. Quinton de Kock led the charge in the chase and with the Player of the Match innings of 97 not out from him meant an easy chase for them.

Winds up to 19 km/h with gusts up to 30 km/h are forecast from the southeast. However, there are high probabilities of precipitation with 60% forecast and 12% thunderstorm forecast for the night. About 60% humidity and 89% cloud cover will make it a very hot and humid day on the field. 2.5 mm of precipitation is also forecasted for the night. It is predicted that the temperature will peak at 31 degrees during the day and drop to 26 degrees at night, with a slight decrease during playtime.

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Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium is known for being a batting-friendly ground, particularly for limited-overs competitions like Twenty20s. Batsmen may play their shots freely because the pitch is typically flat and has a good amount of bounce and carry.

The Wankhede Stadium's very narrow boundaries further benefit the batsmen. Evening games may also be affected by the dew factor, which makes it simpler for the team batting second to pursue a target. The surface has, however, occasionally helped the new ball bowlers in the powerplay.

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