India vs Pakistan Highlights Asia Cup 2023: Play Called off, Match Moves to Reserve Day; IND to Resume From 147/2

It’s official, the play has been called off for the day and it will resume at 03:00 PM tomorrow. Good news is it will be a 50 overs per side contest and India will resume from 147/2 (24.1 overs).

It’s pouring down heavily and highly unlikely for the game to resume tonight now. If the game moves to reserve day it will be a complete 50 overs a side contest.

Not very good scenes as it’s raining again and the covers are back on the field.

The umpires are trying to get the match start by 9:00 PM and if it does then it will be a 34 overs per side clash.

Another Inspection at 08:30 PM. Sri Lanka groundsmen have brought out a makeshift fan where multiple fans are mounted on a wheel frame and they are using to dry the damp patch on the ground.

The umpires are out in the middle for another inspection and they are having a chat with the groundsmen as they are checking the areas which were wet during the last inspection.

So the umpire’s are going to have another inspection around 8 pm IST. They are working on are near the pitch right now.

So the umpires have done their inspection. Now they’re having a chat with the captains – first with Rohit Sharma and now Babar Azam. Body language suggests they are still not happy with the ground condition.

The covers are completely off. India head coach Rahul Dravid with the groundstaff and Pakistan bowling coach Morne Morkel in the middle. The inspection will be at 7:30 PM IST. A fww Pakistan players entering the field now.

India captain Rohit Sharma just had a chat with the on-field umpire. And so does Pakistan skipper Babar Azam. Rohit is now having a chat with Virat Kohli and batting coach Vikram Rathour – Kohli’s reaction indicates there’s still a lot of time before resumption.

While the rain has relented, the field isn’t yet ready for a resumption. And we have also started losing overs now. Can see few India players having conversations with among each other.

Cut off time is now 12 midnight. Inspection will be held once the soaking has been done – sponges being used to absorb water on the field.

Cut off time is now 12 midnight. Inspection will be held once the soaking has been done – sponges being used to absorb water on the field.

Some promising visuals from Colombo now. The covers are beginning to come off and the groundstaff has started getting the field ready. Fingers crossed – they had started to peel off the covers earlier too before bringing them back.

Well, the covers are still in place. However, the heavy downpour has reduced to a drizzle now and so there’s hope.

What if rain doesn’t allow the match to be resumed today? Well, we have a reserve day for that and India will begin from where they left today.

However, before that possibility, everything would be done to get a result today itself – even if it becomes a 20-over chase.

It’s raining heavily right now and the groundstaff is still working to put the entire field under covers.

The dreaded rain has arrived and it’s pouring down in Colombo at the moment. This looks like a storm. The groundstaff is quick on their feet to cover the entire ground. Hope this won’t be a long break.

A much needed boundary for KL Rahul and India this one. Dot balls were piling up and Pakistan were steadily building up the pressure. A short delivery attempted by Haris Rauf which was pulled away into the gap for a four. There was an appeal for LBW against KL Rahil though which Rauf thought was out but Pakistan didn’t appeal.