So that's it from this game. Teams share points here but we have MI Cape Town hosting the Paarl Royals tomorrow. The radar for Cape Town is very cricket-friendly. So see you all again back at the cricket. Take care!
"After further inpsection by the match officials, conditions have not improved sufficiently for a match to take place. The match is abandon as a no result." reads
Hang on! We see both captains shaking hands. They displayed 5 per overs per side, one bowler to bowl 2 overs
So we will have a 5-overs per side contest starting at 18:36.
17:54 Local Time, 15:54 GMT, 21:24 IST: Stumps are up. Zing bails being tested and the players are doing warm-ups
Maharaj: We chirp, share a lot about cricket, watch highlights and some coffee. It looks a little bit wet. The groundsmen will take a call along the the match referee and the relevant officials.
17:40 Local Time, 15:40 GMT, 21:10 IST: Rain has stopped the pitch cover has been removed. But there are still a couple of odd drops falling and there are a few clouds lurking around. Groundstaff are using the supersopper to remove water on the covers.
17:10 Local Time, 15:10 GMT, 20:40 IST: Very light rain at the moment. Cut-off time for a 5-over contest is 18:36 local time
16:05 Local Time, 14:05 GMT, 19:35 IST: Rain is quite steady and adamant
15:30 Local Time, 13:30 GMT, 19:00 IST: The umbrellas are still up and the covers are still in place. It is bright at the moment but there are dark clouds in the background. Fingers crossed!
15:15 Local Time, 13:15 GMT, 18:45 IST: It has stopped raining or the rain is very light and visibility is definitely better. Tha radar isn't looking great though. For the moment, the groundstaff will quickly want to remove the water that's leaked onto the outfield from the edge of the covers.
"I had a look at the wicket. It is pretty hard but the first six overs could be critical for the Capitals. If they don't lose wickets (ball could do a bit), they can go really hard because you never know what is enough here," opines AB de Villiers about the pitch
Rossouw: Obviously wanted to bowl with the overhead conditions. We should have won the last game but that's past and hopefully we can win today. Three changes for the conditions today.
Maharaj: We are going to bowl. Hopefully we can use the overhead conditions with the ball, bit of rain around.
15:00 Local Time, 13:00 GMT, 18:30 IST: Oh dear, it's raining heavily and the square is covered. ABdV on air though informs that this venue has great drainage so hopefully it stops soon.
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