Why today match is delayed: Why toss is delayed and what is IND vs WI Toss time 3rd T20I?

Dixit Bhargav | 02/08/2022
Why today match is delayed: Why toss is delayed and what is IND vs WI Toss time 3rd T20I?

Why today match is delayed: There will be a delay in an international match for the second consecutive day tonight.

West Indies and India will lock horns for the second time in as many days in Basseterre for the third T20I of the ongoing five-match series. With the hosts finally winning a match against India in over two and a half years, a series score of 1-1 should bring the best out of both these teams in the remaining matches.

India, who were playing in St Kitts for the first time since 2006, lost their third match at the Warner Park. Yet to win a match across formats at this venue, the visitors would be keen to make amends in order to gain an advantage in the series.

Why today match is delayed at Warner Park?

An unexpected three-hour delay to the second T20I has further resulted in a 90-minute delay to the third T20I. While Monday’s match had to be delayed due to logistical reasons, Tuesday’s match will be delayed due to a consequence of the same in terms of players finishing the previous match by evening.

“Following the delayed start on Monday, the teams have agreed to start the third Goldmedal T20 Cup match at a later time to ensure that the players receive adequate rest and recover time for the back-to-back matches in St Kitts and in consideration of the back-to-back matches to come in Florida,” CWI (Cricket West Indies) said in a statement.

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It is worth mentioning that the third T20I will be followed by West Indies and India playing a couple of T20Is in Florida. The fourth and fifth matches of this series will be played after a three-day break on Saturday and Sunday respectively.

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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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