At 4:30 pm, the entire ground was covered due to rain for about 30 minutes. A brief drizzle made an appearance around 6:15 pm. The square was uncovered for a while, but the ground was fully covered now, with super soppers moving around on the covers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But again at 6:35 pm, the rain became heavier, and was accompanied by thunder and lightning. Though rain stopped five minutes before the scheduled toss time, on-field umpires Rohan Pandit and Nitin Menon, along with fourth umpire Kaushik Gandhi, inspected conditions as ground staff members carefully peeled away covers with water collected on them. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
The delay, though, may go on as streaks of lightning were visible on a rather frequent basis, especially with the pitch inspection scheduled at 8:15 pm local time. The Raipur pitch has not been easy for batting, with bowlers expected to exploit the conditions. RCB entered the contest buoyed by a thrilling last\u2011ball win over the Mumbai Indians at the same venue.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But again at 6:35 pm, the rain became heavier, and was accompanied by thunder and lightning. Though rain stopped five minutes before the scheduled toss time, on-field umpires Rohan Pandit and Nitin Menon, along with fourth umpire Kaushik Gandhi, inspected conditions as ground staff members carefully peeled away covers with water collected on them. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
That would mean RCB would be at 15 points from 12 matches and maintain themselves in the top four standings. For KKR, it will be a bit of a blow as their equation would be 10 points from 11 matches, and they will need to win their remaining games in the home stretch at Eden Gardens to have a faint chance of entering the playoffs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n