Weather report in Colombo: What is the rain forecast for 1st Sri Lanka vs India T20I at Premdasa Stadium?

Weather report in Colombo: The SportsRush presents for you the detailed weather prediction for the first SL vs IND T20I.

After being asked to bat first by Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka, India have scored 164/5 in 20 overs in the first T20I of the ongoing India’s tour of Sri Lanka in Colombo.

Making his debut, India opening batsman Prithvi Shaw (0) was dismissed for a golden duck as captain Shikhar Dhawan (46) and batsman Sanju Samson (27) put together a 51-run partnership for the second wicket.

Having said that, Suryakumar Yadav’s second T20I half-century was the highlight of the Indian innings as the right-hand batsman continued his golden run to score 50 (34) with the help of five fours and two sixes.

India’s 360 @surya_14kumar

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) July 25, 2021

With bowling figures of 4-0-24-2, pacer Dushmantha Chameera was the pick of the Sri Lankan bowlers. Apart from Chameera, Wanidu Hasaranga and Chamika Karunaratne picked two and one wicket respectively to not let India take a significant advantage in the first innings.

Weather report in Colombo

After the third ODI, this match is also being played in vicinity of getting interrupted by rain. While the play hasn’t been stopped as of now, slight drizzle has already made its presence felt at the venue on a couple of times when India were batting.

Hence, it goes without saying that the current weather forecast isn’t very pleasing. In addition to a decent prediction of rain pouring down anytime from now, it will remain the same way as the night progresses.

According to AccuWeather, there’s a 56% probability of rainfall at around 11 PM (local time). After increasing to 61% at midnight, the probability then decreases to 40%.

In such a situation, both the teams are likely to have a close eye on revised targets after each over in the second innings. For now, no reduction in overs is on the cards but whether it will remain that way in the second innings remains to be seen.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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