With the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 hovering on the horizon, cricket fans around the world are eagerly waiting to watch the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) kick-start the 17th season of the cash-rich tournament on March 22 (Friday). The opening match of the 2024 IPL is slated to be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, and one can expect a jam-packed Chepauk stadium hollering and reveling in every moment of the game.
Several fans on social media have been wondering about the weather conditions in Chennai on March 22. Well, it promises to provide a humdinger action of cricket, to say the least.
Chennai Weather Forecast on March 22
According to Accuweather, Chennai is expected to wear clear blue skies throughout the day but extreme humidity, which is the norm in the city. When it comes to chances of rain on Friday in Chennai, there is not even the slightest bit of prediction of the skies opening up. Thus, one can expect cricket to take centerstage in Chennai and the game to conclude without any interruptions.
The temperature is expected to be around 29 to 30 degrees while the humidity can range between 74 to 77 percent during the time of the match, which will begin at 8 PM IST.
Squads
Chennai Super Kings Squad: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Sameer Rizvi, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Moeen Ali, Devon Conway, Mustafizur Rahman, Mitchell Santner, Tushar Deshpande, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prashant Solanki, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, RS Hangargekar, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Aravelly Avanish
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik(w), Alzarri Joseph, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Reece Topley, Tom Curran, Swapnil Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Lockie Ferguson, Mayank Dagar, Will Jacks, Suyash Prabhudessai, Anuj Rawat, Manoj Bhandage, Yash Dayal, Saurav Chauhan, Rajan Kumar, Himanshu Sharma
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