Bengaluru Weather Forecast, NZ vs SL, ODI WC 2023: Rain likely to play SPOILSPORT!
Bengaluru Weather Forecast, NZ vs SL, ODI World Cup 2023: The weather forecast shows a 70 percent chance of rain on November 9.
Bengaluru Weather Forecast, NZ vs SL, ODI World Cup 2023: As the tournament nears its end, the stakes would be high for each game. With two spots left for the semi-finals, the match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka would be crucial as it could decide Pakistan’s fate in the competition. If New Zealand win, Pakistan will be out of the picture and if that doesn’t happen, the Babar Azam-led team would have to beat England to qualify. With so much at stake for the match on November 9, let’s take a look at the weather in Bengaluru as the match will take place at the M. Chinnaswamy.
Bangalore Weather Forecast
The weather forecast shows a 70 percent chance of rain on November 9. According to the BBC, an 85 percent chance of rain has been predicted early on in the match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Heavy showers are possible between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM. The temperature would be around 25-30 degrees Celsius.
When the tournament started, New Zealand looked unstoppable as they won four out of four to kick off their campaign. Then they lost to India and their bad losing streak has continued since then. On paper, NZ look better than Sri Lanka and would therefore start as big favorites in Bengaluru on Thursday.
SL team: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (c & wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dushan Hemantha, Chamika Karunaratne, Lahiru Kumara , Dunith Wellalage
NZ squad: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (c), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson, Kyle Jamieson, Will Young, James Neesham