Rain coming to Kolkata?
In what could be a repeat of the opening ceremony, thundershowers may play spoiler for cricket fans on Sunday when Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians lock horns in the Indian Premier League final at the Eden Gardens here.
The regional met office on Saturday said there is a possibility of thundershowers in the next few days in West Bengal, including state capital Kolkata, but heat and humidity will shoot up till the monsoon arrives.
"We cannot exactly specify which places will receive thundershowers but there is a possibility in Kolkata in the evening," a met official said, adding details will be available on Sunday morning.
The season eight of the lucrative Twenty20 competition was not entirely free of drama with reports of a bookie approach, some ugly on-field brawls and breach of protocols.
In the middle of all this, the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led CSK has gone about their job with absolute precision. This will be another shot at redemption for Dhoni's men, who were denied a third title by Mumbai Indians at the same venue, on May 26, two years ago.
Having clinched their maiden title here in 2013, MI's road to the final has been typical -- having suffered five losses from first six matches that included a four-match losing streak to kick off the season, but showed resilience winning seven of their last eight matches to finish the league stage on a high.
This will be Mumbai's third final and they had faced the same opponents on both the previous occasions -- in 2010 they had lost by 22 runs while in 2013 they won by 23 runs.
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