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The Mother of All Battles India will take on Pakistan in the T20 World Cup on October 23 in Melbourne. But the winner may turn out to be a 3rd party.
An India-Pakistan encounter is likely to bring you to the edge of your seat. But this time around October 23's T20 World Cup clash there's a chance you might sulk. Sunday's weather report has a bummer in store for sub-continental cricket loyalists. To put it straight -- there's a 65 percent chance that it will rain.
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If you're to look up Accuweather, Melbourne is expected to be under a wet spell starting October 21.
Even if the rain decides to subside, a cloud cover is expected to remain, which might sound like good news for the fast bowlers.
A minimum of five overs is required to constitute a match. It is worth noting there are no reserve days during the group stages, but there are for the semifinals and final.
Rain has already halted proceedings in this tournament with Pakistan’s warm-up match against Afghanistan and India's warm-up match against New Zealand in Brisbane on Wednesday getting abandoned because of heavy showers.
Netizens are mighty unimpressed with this latest update and here's how they reacted
The weather forecast predicts 90% possibility of Rain during the India vs Pakistan match at MCG on October 23
— BHARTIYA (@Indianbhartiya5) October 19, 2022
All the best @ImRo45 and team.#ViratKohli will become captain again in 2023.@imVkohli #indiaVsPakistan #MCG #T20WorldCup2022
Rain prediction on 23rd October clas between India and Pakistan#indiaVsPakistan #ICCT20WorldCup2022IndiavsPakistan
— Mahendra Singh Dhoni (@AkashBorude7781) October 19, 2022
Rain before india vs New Zealand’s match isn’t new. Remember World Cup 2019 | test championship #T20WorldCup2022 #indiavsnewzealand #indiaVsPakistan
— Harpreet Singh (@honey26500) October 19, 2022
The last time India and Pakistan met at a T20 World Cup was in 2021 when Pakistan beat India by 10 wickets in Dubai. Shaheen Shah Afridi was the standout performer, courtesy a new-ball burst during which he ran through India's top order.