IPL 2018: Match 48, KXIP vs RCB-Weather Forecast

The second half of the league stage hasn’t been enthralling for both Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Kings XI Punjab. While the Kings have slumped to three defeats in their last four matches, RCB have strained to get any momentum as the tournament has progressed. However, Ravichandran Ashwin’s men find themselves in a more comfortable position than the Challengers.

RCB’s fate hangs by a thread as another drubbing will show them the door of elimination. On the other hand, another defeat for the Kings will mean that they will be required to win their last two games in order to qualify for the playoffs. Virat Kohli’s boys are expected to be in a positive frame of mind following their resounding victory over the Delhi Daredevils who have already been eliminated from the event.

The teams will now lock horns at the Holkar Stadium in Indore where the track turned out to be a bowler’s graveyard the other day. The home team will desperately be keen to park their disappointment aside and get their winning momentum back. The Challengers haven’t won two games on the trot thus far in the tournament and they will now need to do the same in order to keep their hopes of progression alive.

No chance of rain  

As per reports in AccuWeather, there are no chances of rain throughout the day. The temperature will be scorching throughout the encounter, but it is expected to be around the 30 degrees Celsius and the 34 degrees Celsius from 8 pm to 12 am- the estimated duration of the match. The skies will remain devoid of cloud cover, which adds to the good news. The humidity will also be on the comforting side for the cricketers.

Overall verdict

There isn’t much dew expected with the numbers speculated between 5 percent to 7 percent during the match. Teams batting second might have the advantage, provided the pitch remains the same and the dew factor comes into play.

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