With India and Sri Lanka set to face each other in the semi-final on Thursday, all eyes will be on the weather in Nisshin. The men’s cricket event at the ongoing Asian Games has been plagued by rain, with almost every match affected by weather interruptions so far. Not only that fixture, but the other three quarterfinal matches were also washed out.
Team India, which was scheduled to face Afghanistan in the quarterfinal at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, advanced to the semi-finals after the match was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to persistent rain.
If rain still spoils the semi-final game, India will advance to the final match of Asian Games, men’s cricket. India were awarded the gold medal after their final against Afghanistan was washed out, with the higher-ranked side taking the title. The women’s Indian cricket team has already successfully defended its Asian Games title in Aichi-Nagoya.
Because india hold a higher rank than Sri lanka in the ICC T20I rankings, this is. Sri Lanka had been eliminated at the quarter-final stage in the 2022 Asian Games, losing to Afghanistan. They will now take on India for a place in the final India are aiming to retain the gold medal they won in the men’s cricket competition at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou. Harmanpreet Kaur -led India defeated Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the final to claim the gold medal.
Who will qualify if India vs Sri Lanka match gets washed out? The temperature is likely to hover around 30 degrees Celsius, with only a one per cent chance of precipitation.
There is no significant chance of rain during the match, and conditions are expected to remain clear, according to AccuWeather.
