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Manchester Weather Live Update, India vs Pakistan: light showers expected in this big clash of World Cup 2019
Can rain be a spoilsport yet again in the tournament? India will take on the Men in Green today at Old Trafford cricket ground, Manchester at 3pm IST.
After whitewashing 4 games in the tournament, the fans will hope for the rain gods to stay away from Manchester ahead of the big clash. The early morning temperature at Manchester is 9 degree Celsius and is expected to drizzle a bit between 10-11 am. There are still chances of this big clash getting hampered by the rain. On Saturday, Manchester experienced a bright sunny day in the morning before the showers that commenced in the afternoon.
However, the situation on Saturday was quite positive as rain had stopping pouring post afternoon resulting into dampened areas on the field. The English weather has been quite unpredictable throughout the tournament and one can just pray for this big clash to commence on time. Pakistan cricket team had to rain indoors in the afternoon on Saturday. However, it stopped completely in the evening which was a big relief to the fans and the players.
Rain has been a bigger threat to the teams than any other opposition in this on-going World Cup tournament affecting four matches so far. It has also been a topic more discussed than the actual matches played in the tournament. Several teams has been affected by the rain and had to share a point which affected them in the points table. Where most of the teams have been affected by the rain showers in the tournament, Sri Lanka faced this issue twice. Virat Kohli led Indian side would hope for the match to start on time and the rain gods to stay away from Manchester in this big clash.
