ABHIJIT KALITA
GUWAHATI,May 6: Kolkata Knight Riders’ charter flight from Lucknow to Kolkata was diverted to Guwahati due to bad weather on Monday.
The squad were on their way from Lucknow after recording a mammoth 98-run win over the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).
KKR had a string of five home matches in a row, following which they had successive away matches against the Mumbai Indians (MI) and the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).The meteorological department has issued a red warning for rainfall in Kolkata to break the heatwave in place for the last couple of weeks. Heavy rainfall is expected till May 8, and there is also a chance for precipitation across May 10 and 11, the latter of which is scheduled for KKR’s home clash against the Mumbai Indians.
