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IND vs AUS: Rains might force Vizag ODI into a T20 game

The weather gods haven’t been kind on YS Rajashekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium ground-staff. Having done all the work over the past fortnight or so to carefully lay out a batting beauty, taking all the care they could to even keep the pitch covered to prevent it from being baked under the unforgiving heat, Saturday was a day in contrast. The harsh summer sun gave way for a heavy downpour as the ground-staff scrambled for covers. Within a matter of minutes, most of the ground was covered, but with 80 per cent rain predicted for Sunday, the chances of an uninterrupted, full 50-over contest remains unlikely. Heat one moment, rain the next moment. In a way it sums up Visakhapatnam, one of the cleanest coastal cities, and one which frequently battles cyclones that come out the Bay of B...
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A full house expected but rain threat looms large over Vizag ODI | Cricket News – Times of India

VISAKHAPATNAM: 'Rain, rain go away. Come again another day', is the fervent prayer of the fans of the City of Destiny. The city is hosting an ODI match after a long gap of three years and the fans don't want the unseasonal rain to play spoilsport. According to the ACA officials, all the tickets for the game have been sold out and that adds to the woes of the officials.The IMD has predicted rains for the weekend and the Met officials said that most of the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh would experience widespread rain or thunderstorms in the next 24 hours. During the thunder showers, the south-easterly wind speed would also be high.The temperature in the port city on Saturday morning was 30 degrees Celsius with a clear sky but it had become cloudy by the evening. Humidity in the air...