Florida1 hour agoAuthor: Sandipan Banerjee for Bhaskar from Florida
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The match between India and Canada is to be played on Saturday in the T-20 World Cup; But it seems difficult for this match to happen. Because it has been raining in America’s Florida city for the last three days and many parts are filled with water. A day before, the America-Ireland match had also been washed out due to rain.
According to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of 85 percent rain during the morning match here. It will be cloudy throughout the match and there is a 51 percent chance of a strong storm. In such a situation, there is doubt whether today’s match will take place. Bhaskar’s special report on the weather in Florida before the India-Canada match…
See some pictures of the field…
The ground is filled with water before the India-Canada match. The pitch is covered but the outfield is open.
The USA-Ireland match was canceled after heavy rain on Friday.
On June 12, the match between Nepal and Sri Lanka was canceled due to rain.
4 reasons due to which there is doubt in the match
- Lauderhill’s record bad, last two matches cancelled. This ground located in Lauderhill, Florida has a bad track record as far as the T20 World Cup is concerned. Four matches of this World Cup have been held here and the last two matches have been canceled due to rain. Two matches are to be played.
- More than 15 inches of rain in 4 days Florida has received 15 inches of rain in the last 4 days. Many parts of the city are flooded. People trapped in water are being rescued. National Weather Forecast has warned of heavy rain and storm for the next two days.
- Team India’s practice canceled A day ago, Team India had to cancel its practice session due to bad weather. On the other hand, the Ireland-USA match was cancelled.
- Team India would not like to take risks Team India, which has qualified for the Super-8, will not want to take any risk by playing the match when the field is wet, because there is a possibility of players getting injured on a wet field.
So far 3 matches have been canceled, 2 of them in Florida.
So far in this T20 World Cup, 3 matches have been inconclusive due to rain, out of which 2 matches have been canceled in Florida. A match has also been canceled in Bridgetown.
What if India-Canada match is cancelled?
The cancellation of the India-Canada match will not make any difference to India, because the team has already qualified for the Super-8. At the same time, Canada, which has already been eliminated, would like to improve its rank in the group than Pakistan by winning this match.
Team India is at the top of the points table of Group A with three consecutive wins. Indian team has 6 points in its account. On the other hand, Canada is at fourth position after winning one and losing two out of 3 matches. Canada has been able to score only 2 points so far.
