Bengaluru Weather Today: The 52nd match of IPL 2025 is to be played between RCB and CSK today. This match will be at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru starting at 7:30 pm tonight. The Meteorological Department has predicted that it may rain during the game tonight. Intermittent rain has occurred in Bengaluru for the last 2-3 days. On the one hand, the weather in Bengaluru is perfect due to rain, but on the other hand, there is a fear in the minds of Bengaluru residents about whether it will rain today.
According to the IMD forecast, there is a possibility of rain and thunderstorms in Bengaluru in the afternoon or evening hours. The Meteorological Department has also issued a yellow alert regarding the weather in Bengaluru. Now, if rain disrupts Chinnaswamy today, then it remains to be seen what effect it will have on the match.
Bengaluru Rain Alert
Let us tell you that the 52nd match of IPL 2025 will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. There is a 60-70 per cent chance of rain in Bengaluru during the match today, i.e., on May 3 in the evening.
According to IMD, chances of rain or thunder can be seen today in the afternoon or evening. Accuweather says thunder is expected at 5 pm and rain from 8 pm to 10 pm.
What will happen if the match is delayed due to rain?
There is no reserve day in the league stage; If the match does not start by 8:30 pm due to rain, then there is an option to play the match one hour late. There seems to be a reduction in overs. According to the playing conditions of IPL, the cut-off time of five overs will be till 11:44 pm.
Rain warning in UP
According to IMD, on Saturday, an alert was issued regarding rain and strong winds in more than 60 districts of the eastern and western divisions of UP. The Meteorological Department has predicted that on Saturday, it may rain in many districts, including Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Amethi, Kanpur, Ghaziabad, Noida, Agra, Mathura, Aligarh, Meerut, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Muzaffarnagar, Kannauj, Etawah, Mainpuri, Bareilly, Rampur, Pilibhit, Lakhimpur, Ayodhya, Varanasi, Chandauli.