Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will clash at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium for the third time in six days tomorrow. The third of a three-match series will garner immense attention from the global cricketing fraternity due to the opportunity in store for the visitors.
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In what is both their first bilateral ODI series against Sri Lanka and first series in Sri Lanka, Afghanistan are one good performance away from registering what will be considered as a historic 2-0 series victory.
Afghans can consider themselves somewhat lucky that rain washed out the second ODI on Sunday at the same venue after they bundled out for 228 in 48.2 overs but no act of greatness has ever come without a stroke of luck. Has it? With the form of their top-order their biggest strength on this tour, Afghanistan would really want to make the most of the same irrespective of whether they are setting or chasing a total.
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium weather November 30
Another route for Afghanistan to win this series (albeit 1-0) is by putting faith in the weather gods. Having said that, players wouldn’t want to win that way especially after gaining a lead. Moreover, the same is highly unlikely to happen due to a clear weather forecast throughout the day on Wednesday.
From this point in time to the midnight tomorrow, there are hardly any chances of rainfall to pour down over the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Expected to be a warm and pleasant day, November 30 will encompass of single-digit rain probability towards the evening and night according to weather portal AccuWeather.
Hence, in spite of a brief weather delay (if it happens) at most, all the stakeholders should brace themselves for a riveting series-decider in Pallekele.
Hourly weather at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
02:00 PM – 29 degree (Rain Probability – 0%).
03:00 PM – 30 degree (Rain Probability – 0%).
04:00 PM – 29 degree (Rain Probability – 0%).
05:00 PM – 27 degree (Rain Probability – 0%).
06:00 PM – 26 degree (Rain Probability – 1%).
07:00 PM – 25 degree (Rain Probability – 1%).
08:00 PM – 24 degree (Rain Probability – 2%).
09:00 PM – 23 degree (Rain Probability – 2%).
10:00 PM – 23 degree (Rain Probability – 2%).
11:00 PM – 22 degree (Rain Probability – 2%).
