Just earlier than the India innings hit the midway mark, rain got here pelting down and left the bottom in unplayable situation as soon as it stopped, forcing the umpires to droop the match, which is able to resume from the identical stage on Monday.
The final match between the 2 conventional rivals within the group stage of the event at Pallekele was deserted due to rain. India had been 147/2 in 24.1 overs after being requested to bat, as soon as Pakistan skipper Babar Azam gained the toss and selected to bowl first.
India bought off to a rollicking begin with a half-century from every of their openers, Rohit Sharma (56) and Shubman Gill (58). But each had been dismissed within the house of seven deliveries after placing collectively a gap stand of 121 runs in 16.3 overs.
While spinner Shadab Khan removed India captain Rohit, Gill was dismissed by Shaheen Shah Afridi.
When rain stopped play, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul had been on the crease, batting on 8 and 17, respectively.
However, rain menace continues to loom massive over Colombo as recommended by the native climate forecast for Monday.
The match is scheduled to renew at 3 pm native time, which can be 3 pm IST.
TimesofIndia.com right here takes a have a look at what the Colombo climate has in retailer for us on Monday, September 11:
DAY
Temperature: 30 levels Celsius
Cloudy with thunderstorms
Wind Gusts: 39 km/hr
Probability of Precipitation: 100%
Rain: 29.1 mm
Cloud Cover: 95%
Hours of rain: 6
AFTERNOON
Temperature: 30 levels Celsius
Cloudy with thunderstorms
Wind Gusts: 39 km/hr
Humidity: 81%
Probability of Precipitation: 97%
Rain: 17.9 mm
Cloud Cover: 99%
EVENING
Temperature: 25 levels Celsius
Cloudy with occasional rain and a thunderstorm
Wind Gusts: 33 km/hr
Humidity: 90%
Probability of Precipitation: 80%
Rain: 7.4 mm
Cloud Cover: 100%
India and Pakistan might face one another for a 3rd time as nicely probably within the mega closing on September 17 in Colombo.
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Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com