In the ICC Cricket World Cup, the rain is likely to interrupt many matchesas was the case in the Asia Cup. In the warm-up match between Afghanistanand South Africa was called off due to rain. According to reports,continuous rain in the Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram on the previousday prevented the match from starting. South Africa’s team was scheduled toplay their second warm-up match against New Zealand on October 2, whileAfghanistan’s team was set to face Sri Lanka on October 3.
Prior to this, in the ICC Cricket World Cup’s second warm-up match, NewZealand defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets. New Zealand achieved a target of346 runs in the 44th over, losing 5 wickets. Rachin Ravindra, KaneWilliamson, Daryl Mitchell, and Mark Chapman scored half-centuries, whilefrom the Pakistani side, Mohammad Rizwan scored 103, Babar Azam scored 80,and Saud Shakeel scored 75 runs.
Pakistan’s team is scheduled to play their second warm-up match againstAustralia on October 3. It’s clear that the formal commencement of theWorld Cup will be on October 5.
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The rain has disrupted the warm-up matches, setting the stage for whatpromises to be an exciting and competitive ICC Cricket World Cup beginningon October 5.
