LIVE - Sussex v Indians: Match delayed due to rain – Match Update
Light showers have hampered the start of the List A game between Indians and Sussex today, August 25. The match was scheduled to begin on 9:15 GMT at County Ground, Hove. Neither has the toss been done, nor the final squads announced so far.
It is a tour match of Team India’s ongoing visit to England which has proved to be disastrous for Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led team as they have lost the 4-match npower Test series and their No.1 position in world Test rankings too.
Today’s One Dayer is a warm-up match for the Men in Blue ahead of their 5-game ODI series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
Weather condition
As per the weather forecasts, the current temperature in Hove is 16 °C. The humidity is 87 per cent while the chances of precipitation are 60 per cent. Winds at speeds of 19 km/http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hugh-Morris-c63550 are likely to blow from South.
The weather experts have also predicted light, continuous rain for today and tomorrow. This factor can even get the match discarded.
Rain had also been disturbing throughout the Test series. It caused early closes of some days of the four matches. Moreover it affected the bowling by wetting the pitches.
Pitch report
The County Ground, Hove is one the liveliest pitches of the country. The outfield is well-covered with green grass and the wicket also contains light green layers which help bowlers to generate bounces and seam the ball.
Established in 1872, the stadium has a capacity of almost 4000 spectators. It is a home ground of Sussex. The ground has hosted only one international match so far. It was an ODI played between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 on 15 May, 1999.
Squads
The complete squads of Indians and Sussex are as follows:
Indians: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Vinay-Kumar-c2237.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Naved-Arif-c78891, L Vincent, LWP Wells, KO Wernars.
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