NEW DELHI: India’s second World Cup heat up match in opposition to Netherland was washed out as a result of incessant rain in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. The sport was deserted with no ball being bowled.
India’s first heat up recreation in opposition to England additionally met with an identical destiny in Guwahati final week. India is thus the one group that heads to the World Cup with out batting or bowling within the heat up matches.
The India cricketers endured a 3,400km (2,170 miles) cross-country journey just for the match to be deserted.
In complete, the moist climate has to this point pressured three warm-up matches to be deserted whereas three others have been rain-affected, leaving groups and gamers annoyed forward of the match’s begin on Thursday.
The Netherlands have additionally had two washouts, together with Saturday’s match in opposition to Australia which resulted in a no end result when rain ended their chase in 14.2 overs.
That recreation was additionally performed in Thiruvananthapuram, sparing the Dutch a fruitless journey to a different venue.
Nonetheless, the climate forecast for the remainder of the week in Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Dharamsala — venues for first three days of the match — is optimistic with sunshine as an alternative of showers.
England will play New Zealand within the match opener on the world’s greatest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Pakistan conflict with the Netherlands in Hyderabad on Friday, whereas Afghanistan and Bangladesh play in Dharamsala on Saturday.
(With inputs from AFP)
India’s first heat up recreation in opposition to England additionally met with an identical destiny in Guwahati final week. India is thus the one group that heads to the World Cup with out batting or bowling within the heat up matches.
The India cricketers endured a 3,400km (2,170 miles) cross-country journey just for the match to be deserted.
In complete, the moist climate has to this point pressured three warm-up matches to be deserted whereas three others have been rain-affected, leaving groups and gamers annoyed forward of the match’s begin on Thursday.
The Netherlands have additionally had two washouts, together with Saturday’s match in opposition to Australia which resulted in a no end result when rain ended their chase in 14.2 overs.
That recreation was additionally performed in Thiruvananthapuram, sparing the Dutch a fruitless journey to a different venue.
Nonetheless, the climate forecast for the remainder of the week in Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Dharamsala — venues for first three days of the match — is optimistic with sunshine as an alternative of showers.
England will play New Zealand within the match opener on the world’s greatest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Pakistan conflict with the Netherlands in Hyderabad on Friday, whereas Afghanistan and Bangladesh play in Dharamsala on Saturday.
(With inputs from AFP)
