Melbourne Weather Live Updates – India vs Pakistan LIVE: As things stand, MEGA India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup clash is likely to be disrupted by RAIN. It’s drizzling on Saturday as well. The reason? La Nina. The blockbuster match at the MCG Stadium in Melbourne is already SOLD OUT. But with heavy rain up to 25mm is predicted over the weekend in Melbourne, ICC’s $7 million match is likely to end up in disappointment. As per Australia’s MET department, there is 80% chance of rain throughout the match and a yellow alert has been raised. This means, there won’t be any Rohit Sharma vs Shaheen Afridi battle. Follow ICC T20 World Cup 2022 LIVE & IND vs PAK LIVE Updates on InsideSport. IN.
What is La Nina? – In Spanish, La Nina means Little Girl. But in meteorological terms, it is “a cold event”. It is a weather pattern that occurs in the Pacific Ocean. In this event, strong winds blow warm water at the ocean’s surface from South America to Indonesia. As the warm water moves west, cold water from the deep rises to the surface near the coast of South America. As a result, rain clouds form over the Oceania region and result in heavy rainfall.
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Melbourne Weather Live Updates: LA NINA strikes Melbourne, Australian MET Dept raises YELLOW ALERT for Sunday as ICC’s $7m India vs Pakistan match under threat, Follow IND vs PAK LIVE Updates
Australia MET department expects as much as 100mm of rain over the next four days, mostly in the evening. The local authorities have already given out yellow alerts for flood-prone areas. India vs Pakistan match is estimated to be worth $7 million in ticket sales and TV viewership as over 1 billion people are expected to tune in.
“Particularly for the matches in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, there’s a higher chance than usual of rainfall. So, a higher chance of games potentially being washed out,” Sky News meteorologist Rob Sharpe told news.com.au.
IND vs PAK Live: Melbourne weather to be gloomier, 80% 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 80% 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.
Apparently there’s been a warning issued… #melbourneweather pic.twitter.com/Ayio9lXsam
— Stewart Power (@Blewbery) October 13, 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.
Melbourne Weather Live Updates: LA NINA strikes Melbourne, ICC’s $7m India vs Pakistan match under threat, Follow IND vs PAK LIVE Updates
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.
Melbourne Weather Live Updates: LA NINA strikes Melbourne, ICC’s $7m India vs Pakistan match under threat, Follow IND vs PAK LIVE Updates
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
However, India vs Pakistan match isn’t the only one under threat. Another sellout at the Sydney Cricket Stadium, Australia vs NewZealand Super 12 opener is also doubtful. There is a 90% chance of rain on Saturday. There is a 10-25mm rain forecast and thunderstorm prediction for the day.
Melbourne Weather Live Updates: LA NINA strikes Melbourne, ICC’s $7m India vs Pakistan match under threat, Follow IND vs PAK LIVE Updates
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