Kolkata Knight Riders host an in-form Gujarat Titans on Saturday at Eden Gardens with their season hanging by a thread after a recent loss to RCB. Sitting on 9 points from 11 games, KKR can mathematically still reach the playoffs, but they face the prospect of missing out for a second straight year. A win sets up a tight qualification web involving other results, with conditions potentially allowing progress even at 13 points if Net Run Rate and competitors cooperate. Kolkata is expected to be hot and cloudy with light rain chances.
Ahead of phase 2 polling in Kolkata and several Bengal districts, the IMD has issued a yellow alert for rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds. Kolkata residents are advised to carry umbrellas to polling stations, while Nadia, Hooghly, Medinipur and Purulia are also expected to see rainy conditions today.
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