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ICC World Cup 2019: After interrupting warm up games, can rain become a roadblock in the main tournament?
The 2019 World Cup warm up games received a huge toss as both the matches on May 26th were called off.
The 2019 World Cup warm up games received a huge toss as both the matches on May 26th were called off. It all started when Pakistan VS Bangladesh warm up game was interrupted by rain and the match was abandoned without a single ball being bowled. Pak vs Ban warm up match at Cardiff was called off even before the toss could happen.
In case of South Africa vs West Indies, the match commenced when the West Indian captain, Jason Holder won the toss and elected to bowl first. However, the constant interruption of rain during the course of the game reduced the 50 over match to a 31 over affair. Soon later, the match was called off when the rain interrupted the game for the third time. Hashim Amla, continuing his great form smashed another half century before the match was called off (51* off 46 balls) and Quinton de Kock managed to scored 37 runs off 30 balls.
Though being a warm up match, this interruption will bring in a lot concerns to the teams playing the tournament. All we hope is to keep the rain gods away in the midst of a critical match in the official tournament. Fans were all in to blame the England weather for a rainy day that was in fact predicted to be a sunny one. In a tournament as crucial as the World Cup, these constant pouring of rains can be a major threat to even the most talented teams in the world. .
The official matches for World Cup 2019 commences from May 30 where England will take on South Africa at The Oval.
