Asia Cup 2023: The stage is set for the biggest match in cricket history. India and Pakistan will face each other tomorrow from 3:00 pm, this historic match will be witnessed at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy city of Sri Lanka. Before this match, only one question is running in the mind of all the cricket lovers that if rain interrupts the match and the match will not be completed then what will happen in this situation? So let us know the answers to all these questions in this article today.
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According to Weather.com, Saturday’s forecast may be underwhelming. Throughout the day, there is a 70% chance of rain. About 95% of the sky will be covered in clouds. 27 degrees Celsius would be the highest temperature of the day, and the wind would gust at about 10-15 KM/H.
There is a possibility that tomorrow (September 2) IND vs PAK match may be canceled due to very heavy rain. It has rained heavily in the last two days in Kandy and the weather forecast for the next few days is also gloomy for the cricket fans. Duckworth-Lewis(DL) method can make a lot of difference in this match if it rains.
Qualification Scenarios
If due to rain, the game is not started on time, then the overs will be cut after the next two hours, if the rain stops for a long time, then in this condition the 20-20 overs match between India and Pakistan will also be played. Duckworth-Lewis(DL) method can make a lot of difference in this match if it rains.
Qualification Scenarios for Pakistan: If the result of the match does not come out due to rain, then in this situation Pakistan will qualify for Super-4, Pakistan won against Nepal by 238 in the first match of the league match.
Qualification Scenarios for India: If the match cannot be completed due to rain, then in this condition India will have to win its next match against Nepal, Nepal, which is playing Asia Cup for the first time this year, cannot be taken lightly in such a situation.
Match Details
Group/Tournament – Group A, Asia Cup, 2023
Match – PAK vs IND, 3rd Match
Date – Saturday, September 02, 2023
Time – 3:00 PM
Venue – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
IND vs PAK Squad
India – Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Axar Patel, Suryakumar Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Tilak Varma
Pakistan – Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Abdullah Shafique, Saud Shakeel, Usama Mir