Rain can become villain in Visakhapatnam ODI
IND vs AUS 2nd ODI Weather Updates: The second match of the three-match ODI series between India and Australia will be played at Visakhapatnam’s Y.S. To be played at Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium. In this match, Team India will enter with the intention of capturing the series. At the same time, this year the Indian team has won seven ODIs in a row so far. Meanwhile, the weather forecast has increased everyone’s concern. Now if according to this, if rain becomes a villain in the second ODI, then Team India’s victory chariot can stop here. Earlier, India had defeated Sri Lanka and New Zealand in 3-3 ODIs. At the same time, Team India also defeated Australia in a match.
If we look at the weather update, there is a possibility of rain in Visakhapatnam on Sunday for about two and a half to three hours. Not only this, along with rain, warnings of storm and strong winds have also been issued. India won the first ODI by five wickets under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya to take a 1-0 lead in the series. Regular captain Rohit Sharma is also to return in the second ODI. But Indra Dev can spoil the plans of Indian fans. The weather update coming from Visakhapatnam is not very good. According to the latest update, it is expected to rain here for 5 hours today i.e. on Saturday itself.
How will be the weather on Sunday?
Talking about the weather of Visakhapatnam on Sunday, according to Accu Weather, there is a 80 percent chance of rain here. Not only this, there is a possibility of rain for two hours during the day, 1 hour in the evening and at night as well. At the same time, strong winds and thunderstorms can also come. It has also been revealed in the update that it may rain up to 6.6 mm. That means there will be shadow of rain on this ODI match. The toss of the match is to be held at 1 pm Indian time and the live action is to begin at 1.30 pm. According to the forecast, rain can disturb during the match. On the other hand, if there is heavy rain during the day, then it is natural to delay the start of the match.
Daytime weather forecast for Sunday
However, the drainage system at this ground in Visakhapatnam is good. If it rains only for a few hours, then the game can start after drying the ground. But if it rains for a long time, it will affect the match. Regarding this, the secretary of Andhra Cricket Association S.R. Gopinath Reddy has said that, after the rain stops, we can prepare the ground within an hour. There is a good arrangement of super sopers and underground drainage system. Apart from this, not only the pitch, we are also covering the outfield.
Sunday night weather forecast
The Indian team won the first ODI by achieving the target of 189 runs by losing five wickets. The Indian top order flopped in this match. Thanks to KL Rahul’s 75 and Ravindra Jadeja’s unbeaten innings of 45 runs, Team India took the lead in the series. Indian bowlers did a great job in this match. In particular, Mohammed Shami neither gave runs nor allowed the Australian batsmen to stay at the crease. He took three wickets for 17 runs with 2 maidens in 6 overs. Now if there is action in the second match, then it will be interesting to see whether Team India can maintain its winning streak or whether the Kangaroo team will retaliate.