IPL Final: Threat of rain on today's match, big update on Chennai weather

• The final match of IPL 2024 will be played between KKR and SRH
  
• Fans are very excited about this match to be played in Chepauk
  
• Now clouds of danger are looming over the finals as well
  

The final match of IPL 2024 will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai on Sunday. Fans are very excited about this match to be played at Chepauk Stadium, but their tension may be a little more. A big update has come out regarding the weather of Chennai. In which about 40 percent chance of rain is being predicted. It rained for about an hour in Chennai on Saturday evening. Due to which KKR canceled the practice session. Now the clouds of danger are looming over the final as well.

chance of rain

According to the information, the temperature in Chennai today can be between 35 to 37 degrees Celsius. There is a possibility of rain in the evening. While it will be cloudy at night. There is a 97 percent chance of cloudiness. Chennai was cloudy since Sunday morning. However, it did not rain.

How will the match be played if it rains?

If it rains in Chennai, an attempt will be made to complete the match today itself. If the team batting first plays a few overs and it rains, the target can be given using the DLS method. Under this, the overs can be reduced. If it rains during the toss, the match is likely to be of 5-5 overs till the cutoff time of 10.56 pm. However, if the match does not take place, it will go to reserve day on Monday. The team batting in the second innings will have to play at least 5 overs to get the result of the match.

How will the pitch be?

The pitch is very important for the final of IPL 2024. A black soil pitch was seen in the second qualifier 2 played on Friday. On which a lot of twist was seen during the second innings. Sunrisers defeated Rajasthan Royals on this. No major role of dew was seen. A red soil pitch has been kept for the final. This pitch was used for the match between Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 1. Spinners Harpreet Brar and Rahul Chahar got a lot of help. PBKS restricted Chennai Super Kings to 162 runs. Chasing this, PBKS won in just 17.5 overs.