ICC T20 World Cup: T20 World Cup 2022 Australia – Rain again had its final say as the Australia vs England set to be played in Melbourne on October 28 was abandoned without a ball being bowled. As many as five matches out of 26 played so far have been impacted by rain. Out of these, four have produced no results so far. Some great matches have been played, history to has been created by the minnow teams, but all that has gone under the radar. ICC broadcasters, sponsors, and fans are now getting jittery with such a wettest T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. Follow ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
- The match between South Africa vs Zimbabwe was washed out without a ball being bowled
- The match between New Zealand vs Afghanistan was abandoned due to persistent rain in Melbourne
- The match between Afghanistan vs Ireland was also called off due to rain
- The match between Ireland vs England was decided on the DLS method.
- Australia vs England blockbuster game was also abandoned due to rain.
ICC T20 World CUP: Great Matches but ICC, broadcasters, sponsors, fans getting jittery with WETTEST World CUP, 5 matches out of 26 impacted due to RAIN: CHECK OUT
ICC T20 World Cup: Which venue has been most affected due to rain?
MCG at Melbourne has produced three no-result games within a span of three days. The forecast predicted for mega India vs Pakistan clash was also not great. Rain gods though showed some mercy. But after that game in Melbourne, it is continuously raining at the MCG.
Rainy season in Australia .. Stadium in Melbourne with roof on .. !!!!! Wouldn’t it have been sensible to use it ??? #JustSaying #ICCT20WorldCup2022
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) October 28, 2022
Michael Vaughan has slammed ICC and Australia for not using a roof at MCG stadium in Melbourne in the rainy season. The former England captain questioned Melbourne as the venue of the mega Australia vs England clash even when forecast predicted 80% chances of rain on October 28. He further stated with a roof on, the match could at least have been played. Interestingly, an indoor match was played at MCG stadium in 2005. Since then, we have not seen the roof in the matches played here.
For the unreserved, only one game is left to be played in Melbourne – the match between India vs Zimbabwe on November 6.
What is the weather forecast for the remaining matches of the T20 World Cup 2022?
Apart from Melbourne, the remaining venues in Australia have so far been cleared of rain. The forecast predicted by Australian MET department for the remaining games is good.
ICC T20 World CUP: Great Matches but ICC, broadcasters, sponsors, fans getting jittery with WETTEST World CUP, 5 matches out of 26 impacted due to RAIN: CHECK OUT
Fans slam ICC for hosting T20 World Cup in Australia in the rainy season
Fans have come hard down at ICC for hosting T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia during a rainy season in October and November. They feel the tournament could have been postponed or changed to a non-rainy season.
Why do they conduct ICC Tournaments when the host country is having a rainy season? SO many matches have already been abandoned in Australia due to rain! #ICCT20WorldCup #ICCT20WorldCup2022
— Kamalesh 🇮🇳 || Mrigashira 🕉️ (@kpm26031996) October 28, 2022
Three games have been already washed out so far in this T20 World Cup 2022. It’s pathetic for the fans and the teams also 🙁 . Specially Melbourne has been a rain curtailed venue in Australia.#SAvZIM #NZvAFG #AFGvIRE #T20WorldCup #T20WC2022 @CricketAus
— Mrityunjoy Mazumdar 🇮🇳 (@Mrityunjoy_offl) October 28, 2022
This is just ridiculous, yet another game abandoned due to rain. There should be alternatives for the game to be played at another day or something, to fully abandon a game is terrible. Keeping the tournament at Australia now was such a bad idea https://t.co/HNbTeplhxx
— A J (@aljohn96) October 28, 2022
Why have you scheduled the #T20WC2022 in #Australia rain is ruining the entertainment, you must have checked the weather conditions before scheduling it @ICC @BCCI
— Taresh Gulshan Makol (@TareshMakol) October 28, 2022
ICC T20 World CUP: Great Matches but ICC, broadcasters, sponsors, fans getting jittery with WETTEST World CUP, 4 matches out of 25 impacted due to RAIN: CHECK OUT
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