Rain has delayed the toss of the T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan which is scheduled to be played at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on June 9.
Toss to take place at 8 PM IST
The covers are still on and the pitch inspection to take place at 10:45 AM Local Time (07.45 PM IST).
In another update, later it was learnt that the toss, which was earlier scheduled at 7:30 IST, will now take place at 8 PM IST as the covers is being removed with the rain getting subsided. However, for now there is no fear of overs deduction yet. If the match does not start by 9 PM IST, overs will be reduced.
Earlier, Accuweather had predicted 61 per cent chance of rain in New York at 10 am local time. That is 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start time of the match, which is 10.30 am. And while the rain is expected to recede at 11 am, thunderstorms have been predicted to take place during the match, which could threaten a washout.
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In case the India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup match heads towards a washout, here's what you need to know:
No reserve day: Unfortunately, there aren't any designated reserve days for the group stage or Super Eight matches in this tournament.
Extended play possible: If rain disrupts the match, organizers can extend playtime by 90 minutes to try and complete it.
Points in case of washout: If the match gets completely washed out, both India and Pakistan will be awarded 1 point each. This would leave India with 3 points (assuming they won their first match) and Pakistan with their first point of the tournament.
What if the match gets washed out?
The India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup match in New York faces the possibility of a washout due to rain. Here's what you need to know:
No reserve day: Unfortunately, there aren't any designated reserve days for the group stage or Super Eight matches in this tournament.
Extended play possible: If rain disrupts the match, organizers can extend playtime by 90 minutes to try and complete it.
Points in case of washout: If the match gets completely washed out, both India and Pakistan will be awarded 1 point each. This would leave India with 3 points (assuming they won their first match) and Pakistan with their first point of the tournament.
Head to Head
This will be the eighth time India and Pakistan will be locking horns with each other in the T20 World Cup with Men in Blue having a clear edge over the Men in Green. While India have won six matches out of seven matches they have played so far against Pakistan.
India's squad
Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Pakistan's squad
Babar Azam (c), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan
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