The iconic Chinnaswamy Stadium is set to host the series decided but the rainy weather has delayed the game and the interruptions have not stopped as the overcast weather gets worse.
On the other side the pitch reports to be haunting the bowlers but the rain will possibly give them advantage as the wind will be in play. The ground’s diameter surely does not get distracted by the weather and will remain a shorter boundary compared to the last 4 T20Is.
Former cricketer Deep Dasgupta went for an official pitch report just before the toss and stated “This venue has been a nightmare for bowlers but we have seen a lot of fireworks from the batters. One reason is the high altitude of this city. Second reason is the dimension of the ground. 67m side boundaries, the straight boundary is 77m. The pitch today is nice and firm, something the batters enjoy. There are some decent number of cracks where the spinners would land the ball and they are wide. The smaller pieces are wobbly too. So this might help spinners and the pitch seems abrasive to the touch. Yuzi Chahal has got more than 50 wickets in T20 cricket at this venue. It’s been overcast for the last 4-5 days, so haven’t seen much of dew. Having said that the chasing side has benefited a lot in general here. The toss might be important for this decider.” (via cricbuzz)
The drizzles just get heavier and the teams have been informed to go back to their respective pavilions.
Bengaluru had been experimenting with overcast weather for some days and tonight the predictions were pretty possible for the rain to interfere with the series decider.
The game is set to be paused for a while and the ground has been entirely covered because of “too much rain”.
