File photo of Mumbai Indians© BCCI/IPL
On Wednesday, the bad weather in Mumbai could affect the important Indian Premier League conflict between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capital, both teams left into a controversy for the fourth playoff spots. The results of the competition can decide the fourth team in the knockout with Gujarat Titans, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings. A win for MI will take them to a knockout and shut down four playoff teams, while a win for the fifth ranked DC will keep their expectations alive, leading to their final league round against PBK on 24 May.
India’s Meteorological Department on Tuesday evening issued thunderstorms and warnings “thunderstorms, heavy rainfall and separate winds (50-60) for Mumbai and some surrounding areas on Tuesday evening.
Meanwhile, the stable rain made a initial conclusion for both Mumbai Indians and Delhi capitals for the training session at Wankhedi Stadium.
While both teams were slated to train from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm local time, they were forced to close their practice long ago and were covered to Center Square with Fast Bouler’s run-up areas and floodlight closure by 8:30 pm.
The Mumbai Indians was the first team to exit the ground, while Delhi players were training Prakash, but were eventually forced to shut down.
Keeping the weather in mind, the IPL announced to add an additional hour game for the match time from the first Tuesday, including the league stage, which may mean that the matches may end much later at night.
The IPL said, “Similar to the playoff stage, an additional one hour will be allocated for the game position for the remaining matches of the league stage, which will begin on Tuesday, 20 May.”
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