IND vs PAK LIVE – Melbourne Weather Update: Rain threat is increasing by the day on blockbuster India vs Pakistan clash in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. The Australian MET department has a grim weather forecast for Sunday (October 23). With nearly 25mm rain expected on the weekend, signs are not good for fans and broadcasters of the game. With these two only meeting in ICC Tournaments & Asia Cup, the rain update in Melbourne has proven to be a dampener. Follow India vs Pakistan LIVE & ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
IND vs PAK LIVE: Rain threat increases for India vs Pakistan MEGA-CLASH, Melbourne weather forecast gets more gloomy, Check LATEST Updates on India Pakistan Playing XI: Follow ICC T20 World CUP LIVE
IND vs PAK Live: Melbourne weather to be gloomier, 60% chances of rain predicted on October 23 – According to weather.com, the Melbourne weather is expected to remain cloudy all day in on October 23. There are 60% chances of rain, meaning the match could be called off entirely or will be shortened. Interestingly, rain has played spoilsport in this edition of the T20 World Cup.
The warm-up match between West Indies and Netherlands on October 12 was abandoned without a ball being bowled. The match was washed out in Melbourne. On October 13, Zimbabwe vs Namibia game, Sri Lanka vs Ireland & Scotland vs UAE were called off. All three matches were scheduled to be played in Melbourne.
Heavy rain at The Gabba ahead of our final @T20WorldCup warm-up match against @BCCI in Brisbane #NZvIND pic.twitter.com/8BSxqV7qcl
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) October 19, 2022
India’s official second warm-up game against New Zealand on October 19 has been abandoned. This match was supposed to be played in Brisbane. South Africa’s game against Bangladesh has also been called off due to rain in Gabba. As many as six matches have produced no result.
1) What if the MATCH is wiped out by RAIN? Will it be moved to the next day? The answer is NO. There are reserve days for both semifinals and the final, but no other matches have a reserve day. This means in case match is abandoned due to RAIN – both teams will split points & the match will not be moved to the next day.
2) How many overs are necessary for the RESULT? As per the ICC Guidelines, the minimum number of overs required to constitute a match in T20 cricket is five overs per side. The standard Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method will be used in the event of any rain delays.
IND vs PAK Live: Latest updates on India Pakistan Playing XI
Speaking about India they are likely set to play the same playing XI used against Australia. Dinesh Karthik is likely to keep wickets, with India opting to go with five bowlers including Hardik Pandya as the fourth pacer. There will be a toss-up for the second spinner between Axar Patel and Ashwin. Leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal will keep the spot as he is the lead spinner.
IND vs PAK LIVE: Rain threat increases for India vs Pakistan MEGA-CLASH, Melbourne weather forecast gets more gloomy, Check LATEST Updates on India Pakistan Playing XI: Follow ICC T20 World CUP LIVE
On the other hand, Pakistan will include Shaheen Afridi, who has fully recovered after a knee injury. Khushdil Shah has not fired for the Babar Azam-led side. Shan Masood is likely to replace him lower down the order.
IND Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel/Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Shami/Arshadeep, Chahal
PAK Playing XI: Rizwan, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Nawaz, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr/Naseem
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