Will Sunday’s India vs. Pakistan match in Colombo be impacted by the rain? Although supporters waiting to watch on TV or at the R Premadasa Stadium were happy that the day in Colombo began with the sun shining, there is a chance that things might change rapidly, and a match that is adversely impacted by rain is not completely out of the question.
Particularly following the washout in Saturday’s match between Australia and Sri Lanka without a ball being played, the weather in Colombo has been a topic of intrigue and concern. Will it be the same on Sunday, eliminating perhaps the tournament’s most anticipated matchup? The prediction calls for rains throughout the day, despite the morning’s indications to the contrary. According to locals, the dry morning “doesn’t mean anything” because the northeast monsoon seems to have arrived in Sri Lanka earlier than expected.
When Australia and Sri Lanka left the pitch before the planned toss time to examine the ground, the sky didn’t appear to be too dreadful on Saturday—certainly not as bleak as they had been on Friday. The match had to be cancelled almost two and a half hours after the scheduled start time (3pm local), despite the fact that the entire field was immediately covered by the rain, making even the toss impossible.
Both Pakistan and India, the tournament’s hosts, enter the game with different records.
In the first match of the tournament, India defeated Sri Lanka by 59 runs in Guwahati on September 30 (rain also made the match only consist of 47 overs per side), while Pakistan lost to Bangladesh by seven wickets in Colombo.
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