New Delhi, April 18 -- Heavy rains in Delhi, Hyderabad and Bengaluru on Friday brought a much needed relief from the intense summer heat. Several parts of Punjab also received showers leading to a slight dip in the mercury.

In Bengaluru, heavy rains delayed the highly anticipated toss between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Punjab Kings in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

On Friday, April 18 Delhi experienced a scorching day with the maximum temperature reaching 41degC, which is 4.2degC above the seasonal average. The minimum temperature stood at 25.6degC, also 4degC above normal .​

Delhi is expected to see partly cloudy skies, on Saturday, April 19, with the possibility of very li...