What Happens If Rain Plays Spoilsport On Reserve Day Of India vs Pakistan Super 4 Clash?

11.09.2023 - 04:19 sports.ndtv.com

Another India vs Pakistan contest in the Asia Cup was marred due to rain on Sunday, with the Colombo weather making sure that no play was possible after 24.1 overs, from which Indian batters had scored 147 runs at the loss of 2 wickets.

Thankfully, a reserve day was kept in place by the Asian Cricket Council for the match in Colombo. But, the weather conditions at the R Premadasa stadium aren't as conducive for cricket as the two teams would've liked on Monday too.

India got off to a flier against Pakistan, who were left to rue some missed opportunities in the field. Skipper Rohit Sharma scored a half-century before being dismissed while his opening partner Shubman Gill also completed a fifty.

Virat Kohli and KL Rahul were hoping to take India to a strong total but rain pushed the match to reserve day. What happens in case of a washout on the reserve day? As the format of the Super 4 goes, all four qualified teams will play against each other once.

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India will be facing Australia in the third ODI match against Australia on Wednesday in Rajkot. The hosts have already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series and will now play for a clean sweep. In the third ODI, Rohit Sharma will return as the skipper while the likes of Virat Kohli and Kuldeep Yadav will also be back. On the other hand, Rohit also informed on Tuesday that certain players will be missing out from the third match as some of them have caught viral fever while few of them are travelling back home.

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