Friday, November 11, 2022

world cup: T20 WC: Rain threat looms over England-Pakistan final

There is a risk of rain in the ICC T20 World Cup final between England and Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, as the Bureau of Meteorology on Friday predicted a 95 per cent chance of rain for Melbourne on November 13.

Cricket fans across the world are waiting for the T20 World Cup to peak but the final may either be pushed to the reserve day or the cup may be forced to look into the possibility of being shared by both the teams.

At present there is a 95 percent chance of rain on Sunday and 8 to 20 mm of rain may occur.

“Cloudy to cloudy. Very high (close to 100%) chance of rain. Thunderstorms, possibly severe. Light winds blowing from north to northeast at a speed of 15 to 25 km/h early morning, then moving from north to northwest during the day,” the Bureau of Meteorology predicted Friday morning.

The weather for Reserve Day, Monday, November 14, is not encouraging and there is a 95 per cent chance of rain on this day.

“Cloudy to cloudy. Very high (95%) chance of rain, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Chance of rain with thunderstorms. Winds from northwest to southwest with a speed of 15 to 20 km/h turn towards morning at a speed of 25 to 40 km/h. Then in the evening it will turn west at a speed of 15 to 25 km/h.”

The tournament has been plagued by rain and matches are being washed out without a ball being bowled.

Sunday’s final could face the same fate, which will be the sad end of perhaps the best T20 World Cup in history; Due to the fact that it saw unexpected results and was full of twists.

Earlier, top innings from openers Alex Hales and Jos Buttler helped England to a convincing 10-wicket win over India in the second semi-final of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup in Australia to ensure a place in the T20 World Cup final. Adelaide on Thursday.

Originally published at Pen 18

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