What Happens If Rain Plays Spoilsport On Reserve Day Of India vs Pakistan Super 4 Clash?
NDTV
With rain expected on the reserve day of the India vs Pakistan Super 4 match in the Asia Cup, Rohit Sharma's men stand in a disadvantageous situation.
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. At present, Pakistan and Sri Lanka occupy the top two spots, with 2 points each. Babar Azam's men (+1.051) are ahead of the Lankans (+0.420) because of a better Net Run Rate.
India, in comparison, haven't yet opened their tally, with the Pakistan match being their first in the Super 4s. Bangladesh are 4th with a points tally of -0.749. They are all but out of the race for the final already.
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