The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Tuesday determined to maintain the Asia Cup Super 4 and remaining matches in Colombo itself because the climate within the Sri Lankan capital has proven indicators of enchancment. It has been speculated over the previous couple of days that the Super 4 and remaining video games of the Asia Cup may very well be shifted to Hambantota after heavy rains lashed Colombo. The PTI has been knowledgeable that the ACC held parleys with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), hosts Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the official broadcaster earlier than arriving on the choice to maintain the matches in Colombo itself.

The broadcaster too has defined the difficulties to relocate their tools and employees to Hambantota, a deep Southern district, at such a brief discover.

In reality, it was SLC who prompt Hambantota as an alternate venue for the 5 Asia Cup Super 4 matches and the ultimate as the town has been experiencing a drought over the previous couple of weeks.

The Sri Lanka-leg of Super 4 will probably be began with a recreation between India and Pakistan on September 10 on the R Premadasa Stadium.

This would be the second time India will tackle Pakistan within the Asia Cup.

The league match between the 2 sides was rained off after India made 266 all out, courtesy fifties from Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya.

The ACC additionally briefly dabbled with the thought of shifting the matches to Pallekele and Dambulla solely to desert it later.

While Pallekele too has been experiencing heavy rains, the Rangiri International Stadium in Dambulla is underneath upkeep to put in new floodlights and some different amenities.

Both of India’s group matches have been affected by rain.

The a lot anticipated India-Pakistan conflict on the Pallekele stadium in Kandy was known as off after one innings because of heavy downpour on Saturday, whereas India’s match in opposition to Nepal on Monday was additionally truncated because of rain.

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