India's Super Eight clash against Australia in St. Lucia is under threat from the weather, with rain set to fall on Monday morning (June 24).
India v Australia Super Eights: Latest weather updates
Five hours ahead of the match, the forecast in St. Lucia remains grim. Local reporters have warned that there could be intermittent showers at the ground, and the weather overhead remains cloudy.
St Lucia 5.30 am weather update - Overcast and sharp showers. Pretty windy too. @sportstarweb#IndvsAus #T20worldcup pic.twitter.com/mcBSO6bzI8
— Ayan (@ayan_acharya13) June 24, 2024
As said earlier, it's going to be a stop-start-stop day by the looks of it.#IndvsAus #t20worldcup pic.twitter.com/JRRPmUeRgl
— Ayan (@ayan_acharya13) June 24, 2024
India have been supreme so far in the T20 World Cup having won all five of their completed matches so far, including both of their Super Eight games – against Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
Rohit Sharma's side are not yet assured of a place in the semi-finals but it would require some turnaround – a loss to Australia, a win for Afghanistan over Bangladesh and a significiant net run tate swing – for them to miss out on a last four berth.
Australia, meanwhile, are right up against it after their defeat to Afghanistan on Saturday night. After two rounds of action, Australia are level on points with Afghanistan and have a superior net run rate. But if Australia fail to beat India and Afghanistan pick up a win against Bangladesh, the 2021 champions will be out of the tournament.
A washout in the India-Australia game could therefore spell the end for Australia's campaign.
What is the St. Lucia weather forecast for India-Australia?
AccuWeather predicts a more than 50 per cent chance of rain in the hours leading up to the game and warns of the possibility of thunderstorms. It then predicts between a 20 per cent and 40 per cent chance of rainfall during the scheduled hours of the contest.
BBC Weather is slightly more optimistic, never predicting more than a 30 per cent chance of rain in Gros Islet on Monday but it does also warn that thunderstoms will be in the vicinity.
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