Day 4 - Sussex trail by 149 runs.

622/10

Sussex

358/9d & 115/7

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Lunch Break : Day 4 - Hampshire trail by 92 runs.

Hampshire

214/10 & 230/8

Glamorgan

536/7d

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Lunch Break : Day 4 - Somerset need 203 runs to win.

Somerset

274/10 & 57/3

Yorkshire

162/10 & 371/10

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Day 4 - Derbyshire need 257 runs to win.

Kent

352/10 & 335/10

Derbyshire

304/10 & 127/9

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Day 4 - Middlesex trail by 65 runs.

430/10 & 72/3

567/10

MAL won by 104 runs

186/5

82/6

MSC won by 5 wickets

194/9

Mohammedan Sporting Club

195/5

BS won by 26 runs

280/5

254/10

DLP won by 5 wickets

181/8

184/5

GGC won by 9 wickets

82/10

Gazi Group Cricketers

83/1

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LOR won by 22 runs

Legends of Rupganj

283/3

Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club

261/7

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Prime Bank Cricket Club won by 4 wickets

Agrani Bank Cricket Club

153/10

Prime Bank Cricket Club

157/6

AR won by 4 wickets

118/6

116/10

Stumps : Day 1 - Colombo trail by 210 runs.

Dambulla

222/9d

Colombo

12/2

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The Blaze Women need 78 runs in 29.0 remaining overs

87/5

164/10

MAR won by 1 wicket

170/9

171/9

Zimbabwe Women elected to bowl

Pakistan Women

311/4

Zimbabwe Women

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Mumbai Indians elected to bowl

0/0

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Rain May Disrupt IPL 2025 Opening Match Between KKR and RCB

by UMMADI JAYA March 21, 2025

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The opening match of the 18th IPL season between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), scheduled for March 22 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, might be called off due to heavy rain expected in the city.

The IPL 2025 season will start with a grand opening ceremony featuring performances by popular singers Shreya Ghoshal and Karan Aujla, along with actress Disha Patani. However, the opening match might be affected by bad weather, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted thunderstorms, lightning, and rain in Kolkata until March 22 due to an anticyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal.

“A trough runs from central Odisha to Vidarbha, and there is wind confluence over east and adjoining central India due to the above trough and anticyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal at lower tropospheric levels. Isolated to scattered light or moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds likely over sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on March 20 and 21,” IMD said.

The Regional Meteorological Centre in Kolkata has issued an orange alert for some areas of West Bengal from March 20 to March 22. “Thunderstorm activity over the districts of West Bengal from 20th to 22nd March 2025. Due to the presence of favourable wind patterns & strong moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal at lower tropospheric levels, Thunderstorms with lightning and strong gusty surface winds are very likely to occur in some districts of West Bengal during 20-22 March 2025,” the regional weather forecasting agency said.

RCB and KKR Set to Clash in IPL 2025 Opener

The IPL 2025 season opener will be an important match for both teams as they begin a new chapter under fresh leadership. Rajat Patidar will lead RCB for the first time, while Ajinkya Rahane has been named KKR's new captain, taking over from Shreyas Iyer. Venkatesh Iyer will serve as Rahane’s vice-captain.

RCB finished fourth last season after losing in the Eliminator. On the other hand, KKR bounced back from their poor performances in 2022 and 2023 to win the title. Kolkata have an advantage over RCB at the Eden Gardens, having won eight out of their 12 matches there.

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