KKR vs SRH IPL 2026 Kolkata Weather Update: Will rain interrupt Ajinkya Rahane’s landmark game at Eden Gardens

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Fans in Kolkata will be hoping that rain stays away from the city for the IPL 2026 match between KKR and SRH at the Eden Gardens on Thursday night.

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane is getting ready for a special outing in the IPL 2026 clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday. Not only is this KKR’s first home game of the IPL 2026 season, but it will be Rahane’s landmark 200th match in the Indian Premier League.

The KKR captain is getting ready to become the 11th cricketer in the history of the T20 league to turn out in more than 200 matches. Rahane will look to make this occasion a special one for himself and the team as Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan co-owned franchise will look to post their first win of the season.

Rahane and KKR will be hoping that unseasonal rain in Kolkata doesn’t play spoilsport in the IPL 2026 match on Thursday. In what will be good news for the Kolkata cricket fans, there is no prediction for rain on Thursday evening. The temperature in the evening will be around 27 degrees Celsius with humidity hovering around 75 per cent. There is no cloud cover predicted over Kolkata on match day as well.