The playoff matches of IPL 2024 will start from today (May 21). The first Qualifier-1 match will be played in the playoffs. In this match Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad will face each other. The match will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

A total of 3 matches have been washed away due to rain this season, so let's find out what the weather will be like in this important match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

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What will the weather be like in Qualifier One?

This match is going to be very important for both the teams. The team that wins this match will decide their place in the finals. Also, there is less chance of rain in Ahmedabad on this match day. According to the Meteorological Department, the weather in Ahmedabad will be pleasant and sunny. Temperatures are likely to hover around 38-42 degrees Celsius during the match in Ahmedabad. In such a situation, the fans will get a chance to enjoy the match on May 21.

What are the rules if it rains?

In case of rain during the playoff matches, at least 5-5 overs will be attempted or the result will be decided by Super Over. But if no ball is dropped in the match, the decision will be made according to the position of the teams in the points table.

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If the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad is cancelled, it will benefit Kolkata Knight Riders. Actually, Kolkata Knight Riders are at the top position in the league stage. In such a case, if the Qualifier-1 match is cancelled, KKR will enter the final directly.

This year there are three matches in the water

3 matches have been canceled so far this season due to rain. On 3 May, the match between Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders was called off due to rain. Then on May 16, the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans was also washed away due to rain. The last Rajasthan-KKR match of the league round could not be played due to rain.

both squads

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wicketkeeper), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sanveer Singh, Pat Cummins (captain), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Vijayakanth Vyaskanth, T Natarajan, Abhishek Sharma, Umran Malik, Mayank Agarwal, Glenn Phillips , Washington Sundar, Marco Johnson, Mayank Markande, Aidan Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Zatvedh Subramaniam, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Akash Maharaj Singh.

Kolkata Knight Riders : Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Sunil Narine, Vyankatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (Karndhar), Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Suyyash Sharma, Angkrishna. Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Dushmantha Chameera, Shrikar Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Sherfan Rutherford, Saqib Hussain, Allah Ghazanfar.