Colombo: (Colombo ) Super 4 matches have started in Asia Cup 2023. The Indian cricket team is preparing to face the arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday (September 10). The eyes of fans all over the world are on this high voltage match. But the shadow of rain is looming over this match. It has been raining continuously in Colombo for the last few days. Teams of India and Pakistan will clash in Super 4 at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, but looking at the current situation, the match is under a cloud of crisis.
In Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo, the rains have been wreaking havoc for the last few days. Due to torrential rains, the ground of R Premadasa Stadium is full of water. Now all the remaining matches of Asia Cup are to be played here. But in view of the rain, now the clouds of crisis are hovering over these matches. Due to the rain, many players of Team India did indoor practice on Thursday.
The weather in Colombo is not clear. It is raining continuously there. This is also affecting the practice of the teams. The Indian team did indoor practice on 7th September without Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. After defeating Nepal in the group stage, the Indian team reached Colombo the very next day. After 2 days of rest, the Indian team started practice on Thursday.
The condition of Premadasa Stadium is very bad at this time. Even if the weather opens, it is not possible to practice there. In such a situation, 6 players of India started indoor practice. It was an optional practice in which the players had to decide to participate.
KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav and Shardul Thakur participated in Team India’s optional practice session.
According to Accuweather, there is a 90 percent chance of rain on the day of the India-Pakistan match. There are also chances of thunderstorms and storms in the night. In this match, there is a forecast of heavy rain in the night than in the day. There is a forecast of 98 percent cloud cover at night.
Earlier, the match between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup was rained on. India had scored 266 runs while batting first. After this, due to continuous rain, the batting of the Pakistan team did not come in the match and in the end this match had to be canceled.
The Indian team will play its first match in the Super Four while Pakistan has defeated Bangladesh in the Super Four. Babar Azam & Co. is eyeing a second consecutive win. Pak team has 2 points in a match.
KL Rahul’s return against Pakistan is certain. Rahul will return to the team after 4 months. After recovering from injury, KL Rahul has reached Sri Lanka directly. Due to swallow, he could not play in the first two matches of the Asia Cup. Ishaan Kishan will have to go out from KL Rahul’s entry in the playing eleven, who played a brilliant half-century against Pakistan. ,