The Asian Cricket Council is in the process of looking at other cities as a Plan B because Colombo, the location for the Super 4 stages, has also had a lot of rain during the last 72 hours.
Rain causes the Asia Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, to be called off. The surface is covered with rain tarps.
With a 65 percent chance of rain expected for the afternoon of Monday’s Asia Cup match between India and Nepal, the weather outlook is still not looking good. It may be another start-stop day since AccuWeather reports a significant likelihood of rain up until 5 PM, similar to the previous India vs. Pakistan match.
The Asian Cricket Council is in the process of looking at other cities as a Plan B because Colombo, the location for the Super 4 stages, has also had a lot of rain during the last 72 hours. Although Dambulla, which is located in the dry zone, was considered to be a safer alternative, it has been decided against hosting the Super 4 because it is understood that floodlight construction is currently taking place there.
The other choices are to continue the competition at Pallekele or move it to Hambantota. Regarding the latter, it is acknowledged that logistics may be very difficult given the presence of four teams and the broadcast crew. The prognosis for the next two weeks will reportedly be discussed by the organisers with representatives of the local weather department.
The event will proceed as planned if the Colombo weather looks promising; else, the ACC will announce a backup location on Tuesday. It has been heavily raining around the west coast of the Island and in the hill regions because this monsoon is delayed.
The match between India and Pakistan was postponed on Saturday, and former PCB Chairman Najam Sethi lambasted the ACC for holding the event in Sri Lanka rather than the United Arab Emirates. Due to the opposition of the BCCI, SLC, and Bangladesh Cricket Board to holding the tournament on the Gulf of Mexico due to the high heat, Sri Lanka was selected as the second venue.
