The Colombo forecast calls for 80 to 90 percent chance of rain throughout the day
Despite being the reserve day for the blockbuster clash between Pakistan and India, the chances of the match being completed today are slim as the rains have once again started in Colombo. After a gap of 4 hours, rain has started again in Colombo just 45 minutes before the match. The capital of Sri Lanka has been continuously drizzling since morning and clouds are hovering over the city while the Meteorological Departm
If we look at the forecast for Colombo today, there is a 80 to 90 percent chance of rain throughout the day.
Earlier, the important match between Pakistan and India in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup was suspended and shifted to the reserve day due to continuous rain and damaged ground field.
In the third match of the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup, Pakistani fast bowlers could not take any wicket in the initial overs and a partnership of 121 runs between Indian opener Rohit Sharma and Shibman Gul took place.
In the 17th over, Shadab Khan sent Rohit Sharma to the pavilion for 56 runs, in the next over, Shaheen Afridi took the wicket of Shamban Gul who scored 58 runs. When play was stopped due to rain, by that time India had scored 147 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 24.1 overs. Virat Kohli with 8 and KL Rahul with 17 runs are on the carries. For Pakistan, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shadab Khan took one wicket each.
Earlier, in the important match of the Super Four phase of the Asia Cup being played in Colombo, national team captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to field first. . On this occasion, Indian captain Rohit Sharma said that he will try to win the match, he wants to set a big target against Pakistan.
The Indian skipper said that two changes have been made in the team, Jasprit Bumrah has returned while KL Rahul has been included in the playing XI in place of Sheris Iyer. The Pakistani squad includes captain Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Imamul Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf. The Indian squad consists of captain Rohit Sharma, Shibman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardal Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj.