One-time champions Gujarat Titans could become the third franchise to be eliminated from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 if the weather plays a spoilsport in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Monday.
As of 09:00 pm IST on Monday, there was no indication of the match to start as the toss continued to be delayed due to heavy rain and storm which affected regions in the East and Southern peninsulas. The last update around 08:40 pm suggested that rain continued to pour down in Ahmedabad after a brief relief minutes earlier.
Gujarat Titans admin showed his distress as he took to X and said, “Varsaad, bau thai gayu taru 😠 Admin wants the match to begin…”
Varsaad, bau thai gayu taru 😠
Admin wants the match to begin… pic.twitter.com/JXJ9avinx5
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) May 13, 2024
Meanwhile, a lot of fans from the close vicinity predicted that there was no hopes for the match to resume. “Pitch ko chord ke baki pura field kichad ho chuka h… isme match naa hi ho to acha hai… is maidaan ka hype aise create kia gaya tha ki barish hone ke baad pura field sukh jaega barisha ka pani irrigation mein use hoga…😂😂😂,” one of the fans commented while sharing a picture from the ground.
Pitch ko chord ke baki pura field kichad ho chuka h… isme match naa hi ho to acha hai… is maidaan ka hype aise create kia gaya tha ki barish hone ke baad pura field sukh jaega barisha ka pani irrigation mein use hoga…😂😂😂#GTvsKKR #GTvKKR #KKR 💜💛 pic.twitter.com/K8uVFacSla
— Satya (@iamsatyaaaaaaa) May 13, 2024
I don’t think we are going to have a match tonight.. #GTvsKKR pic.twitter.com/g8Gww26hWz
— Ishan Joshi (@ishanjoshii) May 13, 2024
Scenes from ahemdabad pitch right now, they aren't showing this on National TV.#GTvsKKR pic.twitter.com/qPVnib8j8H
— extinguisherrr 🇮🇳 (@extinguisherrr) May 13, 2024
The cut-off time for the GT vs KKR match to begin is 10:56pm. If the conditions are suitable to play by that time, then a 5-over contest will be played between the two sides.
Meanwhile, in case the match is abandoned, then the Shubman Gill-side will be eliminated as they can reach a maximum of 13 points with one game in hand while KKR will benefitted from the wash out as they will be all but certain of a top two finish in the league round.
