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Weather plays a vital role in any outdoors and more to add any athletic international game. And when it comes to cricket!? The most beloved game of Indian Audience, it gets alot more important! Weather conditions are analysed and checked as the effects are directly proportional to the performance of players and of the game. A hilarious yet somewhat frustrating thing happened with the India Vs New Zealand ODI cricket match.
This following blog has all the highlights that you should simply fathom about the India Vs New Zealand ODI cricket match in order to grasp the whole scenario.
Since the beginning of this match where India had leveled the series, there was a rain threat which prevailed. Conditions started to become worse. Later, Hamilton’s condition improves which results in the conduction of the toss. But then the toss is again delayed due to the wet outfield. During this time, Ajay Jadega delivered a pitch report stating the following,
“Looks like a very hard deck, can sense 300 again. Maybe a little bit of moisture early because the covers have just come off. It’s a good wicket and unlike start-stop nature of this surface, there’s enough covering of grass which means it could come on nicely onto the bat”
The toss is then conducted which favours New Zealand. And New Zealand after analysing the weather chooses to ball first. At that time, Shikhar Dhawan shares an announcement at the toss which specifies,
“We would have bowled first as there’s moisture in the wicket. Even in the last game the wicket was seaming for the first 10-15 overs, we got to keep the positive intent and go for the runs. We got two changes. Instead of Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar comes in and Deepak Hooda comes in place of Sanju Samson.”
Tim Southee opens and starts the cricket play by pitching the primary ball and thus the clash begins. Shubman Gill and Shikhar Dhawan hit the two boundaries and set the innings on go. Gill, being a robust back foot player, used his crease’s depth to dispatch Southee through the covers for a boundary. And when Shubham Gill looks in good firm, a small drizzle followed by pouring starts in Hamilton. And the match is therefore stopped from further continuing.
Hamilton’s weather forecast then states that “Considerable cloudiness, a heavy shower in the morning followed by heavy showers this afternoon.”
The weather seems to not bounce back and only gets worse and worse. The game needs the rain to stop to have it resume back once more.
Rain continues which forces the players to be indoors and wait for the clear, sparkly, blue sky. Rain further stops which then allows the team to inspect the weather to continue the game or not. However, the rain starts again. And then stops. This keeps on repeating like a cycle.This makes the whole situation a lot hilarious!! Making it one of its own kind. Gill and Dhawan restarted and resumed their play once the rain stopped. It seemed challenging for both the players to regain that same rhythm and once again to get back to the groove.
Dhawan, Indian captain departed early since he went for a swing however was mistimed and the chance was given to Ferguson to have a simple catch at ease. The play starts to gain its momentum back. And once again…the rain takes over.
This causes them to abandon the play. India was 89 for 1 in 12.5 overs when rain stopped play.
The match was reduced to 29-overs-a-side as the first foremost interruption resulted in a 4 hour break