{"id":184881,"date":"2023-09-11T05:42:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T05:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansapidnews.com\/?p=184881"},"modified":"2023-09-11T05:42:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T05:42:05","slug":"india-vs-pakistan-what-happens-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansapidnews.com\/sport\/india-vs-pakistan-what-happens-today\/","title":{"rendered":"India Vs Pakistan: What Happens Today?"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Asia Cup Super Fours match between India and Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo was pushed to the reserve day, today, because of persistent rain on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Play will resume at 3 pm IST on Monday after the Asian Cricket Council made a late bizarre decision to have a reserve day for the match on Monday — the only match to enjoy such a luxury in the tournament.<\/p>\n
When the match resumes on Monday, India will continue their batting, with the umpires looking to have a full 50 overs game weather permitting.<\/p>\n
India were well-placed on 147\/2 in 24.1 overs when play was abandoned on Sunday, with Virat Kohli batting on eight and K L Rahul unbeaten on 17.<\/p>\n
The reserve day also means that in less than 24 hours of completion of the Pakistan game, India will meet Sri Lanka in their next Super Fours encounter on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
India’s Asia Cup opener against Pakistan was called off due to rain, while their match against Nepal was also truncated because of wet weather.<\/p>\n
The weather has been a subject of intense debate through the Sri Lanka leg of Asia Cup. Rain is expected in the Sri Lankan capital throughout remainder of the tournament.<\/p>\n
The weather for Monday is not encouraging either with Accuweather predicting rain throughout the day.<\/p>\n
If the start of the match is delayed due to rain, the umpires might consider reducing the number of overs. A minimum of 20 overs in each innings is needed to decide the winners in an One-Day International.<\/p>\n
However, if the match doesn’t conclude because of the weather, then both teams will get one point each.<\/p>\n
After India face Sri Lanka on Tuesday, their final Super Fours game is against Bangladesh on Friday.<\/p>\n