It was brilliant and sunny on Sunday morning in Colombo, the venue for the India vs Pakistan Super Four game within the 2023 Asia Cup.*

Till Saturday, there was a big danger of rain interrupting the sport, with Colombo having skilled a moist week within the strategy to the match, and with the forecast suggesting there’s a likelihood of thunderstorms on the match day. There remains to be a forecast for rain within the night, however the showers that have been anticipated across the identical time yesterday by no means made an look, and the Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh game went on uninterrupted.

There is a reserve day for the India vs Pakistan match as effectively – the one Super Four recreation to have that luxurious. However, the umpires will attempt to obtain a outcome on the match day itself. In case there’s a delay or an interruption, the hours of play might be prolonged by 90 minutes. If the match can’t be accomplished on Sunday, the groups will try to complete it on Monday, persevering with from the place they left off.

Colombo doesn’t often see this quantity of rain in September, and has hosted ODI cricket efficiently presently of 12 months previously, although some matches have been rain-reduced. The northeast monsoon usually begins in mid-October, and September usually falls inside the much less moist inter-monsoon season.

The PCB had been on board with plans to maneuver the Colombo Asia Cup matches to Hambantota – a drier venue presently of 12 months – however these plans have been abandoned at the last minute by the Asian Cricket Council. The ACC primarily claimed that it was too late to maneuver the matches, as travelling followers would have already made plans to observe the video games in Colombo.

The first match between these two teams had been rained out, however that was in Pallekele. On that event, India have been dismissed for 266 in 48.5 overs. Pakistan couldn’t start their chase due to the climate.

0620 GMT Sep 10, 2023 The story was up to date with the newest data.