The city of Hyderabad received heavy rainfall on Tuesday, just a day before the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants encounter in IPL 2024.

Hyderabad: Rain is likely to play spoilsport the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants game in the ongoing IPL 2024 on Wednesday as the city of Hyderabad witnessed heavy downpour on the eve of the game. On Tuesday, the City of Nizams received heavy rainfall as the centre pitch at the Uppal Stadium and its surrounding areas were seen fully covered, the video of which went viral on social media. The SRH vs LSG encounter holds huge significance as the winner will go one step ahead in securing their final four spot for the playoffs.

With the IPL 2024 coming close to the knockouts, as many as four to five teams are in fight for the final two spots for top four. Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders, with 16 points each, have all but qualified for the knockouts.

According to accuweather, there are chances of rain from 5 PM IST on May 8 (Wednesday) with thunderstorms expected at spots. There are 40 per cent chances of rain on the match-day with the temperature hovering around 28 degrees. The humidity will be around 62 per cent.