The Cricket World's eyes will be on the M Chinnaswamy when Royal Challengers Bangaluru take on Chennai Super Kings on Saturday (18th May). But the weather forcast came up with a bad news as heavy rain is likely in the match.

According to the Indian Meteorological Department, "heavy rain/thundershowers associated with gusty winds (40-50kph) are very likely" in some parts of Bengaluru on May 18. This could have a severe impact on the RCB-CSK clash.

The forecast for match day does not look promising either with accuweather.com suggesting a thunderstorm in parts of Bengaluru in the evening accompanied by showers. The temperature around 7.30pm, the match start time, is expected to be around 23°C with a 100% cloud cover.

A washout on Saturday will end RCB's hopes of the playoffs after a resurgent run. Having lost seven games on the trot, RCB have turned a things around by winning their next five games in a row. They currently have 12 points and a net run rate of 0.387, while CSK are on 14 with an NRR of 0.538. To go past CSK's NRR and make it to the playoffs, assuming a score of 200, RCB need to beat CSK by 18 runs or chase down the target with about 11 balls to spare. A truncated game will make their task tougher.

While for CSK, equation is lot easier. They just need a point to paddle it through the playoffs. So it complies, a washout on Saturday will see CSK getting into the playoffs. Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad have already qualified.