The important news for the fans from the Asia Cup arena is that a ‘reserve day’ has been set for the India-Pakistan match on September 10 and the final match on September 17 in case of rain.
In the Asia Cup on September 2, when India and Pakistan met each other in the city of Pali, Sri Lanka, this important match was marred by rain, as a result of which the match was ended inconclusively and both teams were awarded one point each. was given
Later, on September 4, the match between India and Nepal was also affected by rain. Due to rain in this important match, India won by 10 wickets by scoring 147 runs without any loss under the Duckworth Louis Stern Method (DLS). took, following which India entered the Super Four stage.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had also expressed serious concerns due to the forecast of heavy rain in Sri Lanka this month and demanded to shift the Asia Cup Super Four stage matches to Dubai or Hambantota in Sri Lanka.
However, the Asian Cricket Board (ACC) decided to hold all matches in Colombo where heavy rain is expected at the moment.
On the other hand, the remaining matches of the Asia Cup Super Four will be played from September 9 and all these matches will be hosted by Colombo.
Due to the possibility of continuous heavy rain and thunderstorm in Colombo for the next 10 days, there is a possibility that all the upcoming matches will not be completed.
According to the report of the famous cricket website Cricinfo, following the reservations and objections of the PCB, the ACC has decided that the Pakistan-India match on September 10 and the Asia Cup final will have a reserve day if it rains. .
What is Reserve Day?
The term reserve day in a cricket match is called ‘extra day’, i.e. if the match is not completed due to rain or other problems during the match, the match will resume on the next day from where it was stopped.
On the other hand, if the India-Pakistan match on September 10 goes to Reserve Day, then India will have to play back-to-back matches as India will face Sri Lanka on September 12.
What if all matches are affected by rain?
If all the matches of the Super Four stage remain inconclusive due to rain, then all the remaining matches except Pakistan will have equal points.
If no more matches can be held in the event, in such a case, the Pakistan team will directly qualify for the final, while the second finalist team will be selected by toss.
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2024-07-08 00:40:18
