India are set to play the Netherlands in their second clash of the Super 12 of the ongoing 2022 T20 World Cup in Sydney on Thursday, October 27. The Men in Blue worked extremely hard to win their first match of the campaign against Pakistan on Sunday, October 27, but the Netherlands were not so lucky, having narrowly lost to Bangladesh in their opening match of the T20 World Cup.
But the match might be in danger of being washed out as the threat of rain looms large over the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) after a late thunderstorm hit the city at 2:00 pm local time in Australia.
Weather in Sydney
The current weather in Sydney, according to BBC Weather, says that the highest chance of precipitation is at around 5:00, which will is closer to the end of the India-Netherlands match. As the day progresses, the weather might improve, meaning that fans will get to witness a full 40-over game between India and the Dutch minnows.
Will the match take place?
As of now, the match is scheduled to take place at the right time, depending on whether the previous match between Bangladesh and South Africa starts on time. As of now, the thunderstorms have seemed to have subsided, meaning that all the three-match scheduled for Thursday, (Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, 4:30 pm IST), will take place on time.
When and where is the match taking place?
India's clash with the Netherlands will take place at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney on Thursday, October 26, at 12:30 pm IST (6:00 pm local time).
Squads:
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 India Squad:
Jasprit Bumrah's injury paved way for the entry of Mohammad Shami, with his spot in the reserve players now being occupied by Mohammed Siraj.
Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami.
Standby Players: Mohammed Siraj, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Shardul Thakur.
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Netherlands Squad:
The Netherlands have not suffered any injury concerns heading into the tournament.
Scott Edwards (c), Colin Ackermann, Shariz Ahmad, Logan van Beek, Tom Cooper, Brandon Glover, Timm van der Gugten, Fred Klaassen, Bas de Leede, Paul van Meekeren, Roelof van der Merwe, Stephan Myburgh, Teja Nidamanuru, Max O’Dowd, Tim Pringle, Vikram Singh.
