Asia Cup 2023

'Bhagwan match karwado bas' - Fans react as weather clears in Colombo ahead of reserve day for IND vs PAK clash in Asia Cup 2023

The weather report states that there would be a heavy rainfallin Colombo after 5 PM with up to 90 per cent chance of rain.

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Rohit Kumar
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Colombo, Sri Lanka (Source: Twitter)

The Indian Cricket Team is currently participating in the Asia Cup 2023. They have qualified for the Super 4 stage of the competition along with Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. The Men in Blue is currently locking horns with the Green Brigade in their first fixture of the Super 4 of the ongoing Asia Cup. On Monday, the match will be played at the R.Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The rain interrupted the play after the completion of 24.1 overs of the Indian innings. After a long delay of more than three hours, the match was called off due to persistent rain at the R. Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The match will restart tomorrow, that is September 11 from 24.1 overs. After 24.1 overs, the Men in Blue have scored 147 runs with the loss of two wickets.

Will the full match take place?

Former India skipper, Virat Kohli is batting on eight runs from 16 balls, and star India batter KL Rahul is batting on 17 runs from 28 balls which included two fours in his innings. For the Men in Green, one wicket each was snapped by Shaheen Afridi and Shadab Khan in their respective spells five overs and 6.1 overs where they have conceded 37 runs and 45 runs, respectively in the Asia Cup 2023 game.

Ahead of the game on the reserve day, the weather is cleared in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Although, it has rained heavily on Sunday night, September 10. It would be slight difficult for the groundmen to clear the ground ahead of the encounter. But according to the latest weather updates, there are some chances of rain during the match.

The weather report further states that there would be a heavy rainfall Colombo after 5 PM with up to 90 per cent chance of rain. The report also states that there will be dark clouds throughout the day with a humidity of 85. It can be noted that if the match between both the sides is not able to complete due to rain, both India and Pakistan would get a point each.

Here is how fans reacted:

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