The winner of the match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai will get the ticket for the final.Image Credit source: BCCI
Ahmedabad: Everyone’s eyes are fixed on the last match before the final of the IPL 2023 season. To make it to the final, the second qualifier is to be played between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians in Ahmedabad today. Only the winner of this match will get an entry in the final, where he will face Chennai Super Kings. But good news is not coming from Ahmedabad. It started raining in Ahmedabad just before the match, due to which the start of the match has been delayed.
The qualifier match is to start at Narendra Modi Stadium from 7.30 pm, but about an hour before this, heavy rain started in Ahmedabad. Due to this, the groundsmen immediately covered the pitch and its surrounding area with covers. Due to this, there was bound to be a delay in the toss and that is what happened.
Raining in Ahmedabad during GT vs MI IPL 2023 Qualifier 2. Fans are hoping for a full game, but the weather forecast is not looking good. Fingers crossed for a good match!
#MIvsGT #IPL2023 #IPL2023Qualifier2 #NarendraModiStadium #rain #WeatherUpdate #Qualifier2 #IPLFinals pic.twitter.com/v1aGefHY44— Shubham Singh (@Shubhamsingh038) May 26, 2023
Now the question is whether the match will start or not? Will this match be canceled? There is some relief on this front. After raining for about 50 minutes, the rain stopped. Although it is always difficult to say exactly when the weather will turn, but according to the estimates of meteorologists, there is no possibility of rain in the night. That is, once the match starts, rain will not be seen again.
However, the start of the match will be delayed as the rain may have stopped but many parts of the outfield have accumulated a lot of water. In such a situation, before starting the match, the work of completely drying the ground is done, only after which the umpires allow the game to start.