There was good news in store for Royal Challengers Bengaluru fans as most of Bengaluru had blue skies and sunshine on Saturday morning.

In central Bengaluru, where the Chinnaswamy Stadium is located, there was no overnight rain, and the sun was out in the morning. The forecast for the evening still looks bleak with a 60% chance of rain around the match start time, which is 7.30pm. The Indian Meteorological Department is predicting a "generally cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers".

Even if it does rain, the Chinnaswamy Stadium has an excellent drainage system and is one of the few grounds in India with a subsurface aeration system, which allows play to begin 30 minutes after the rain stops.

RCB's chances of making the playoffs will end in case of a washout. After losing seven of their first eight matches, they made a sterling comeback, winning their next five games. They are currently on 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 that task tougher.

For CSK, the equation is simple: a win, a washout, or even a narrow defeat is enough for them to make it to the final four.