India began their Asia Cup campaign against Pakistan in Pallekele on Saturday. Batting first, the Men in Blue put up 266 on the board after superb knocks from Ishan Kishan (82) and Hardik Pandya (87) before the second innings was abandoned due to rain.
Now, the attention turns to India's second game against Nepal at the same venue, on Monday. Here, The Sporting News takes a look at the weather forecast for the day.
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Pallekele, Kandy weather forecast for India vs Nepal in Asia Cup
Monday, September 4
Pallekele is generally susceptible to rains at this time of year, and Sri Lanka tend to avoid hosting matches at this venue during this time of year as a result. The India-Pakistan result somewhat vindicates this decision.
As far as Monday is concerned, there are chances of rain as well as thunderstorms in the early afternoon.
Chances of rain interrupting India vs Nepal:
The match starts at 3:00 pm IST and rain is predicted throughout the day, with a slight increase in probability around the match start time but a decrease later on.
- 1:00 pm: 66%
- 3:00 pm: 76%
- 5:00 pm: 23%
- 7:00 pm: 24%
Weather forecast in Kandy: What happens if India vs Nepal stopped by rain?
In case the match cannot be conducted due to a downpour, both teams will share a point each and India will qualify for the Super Four stage, with a total of two points.
Having lost their first game by a margin of 238 runs, Nepal would only have one point if Monday's match were to be abandoned.
When is India vs Nepal in Asia Cup?
The fifth match of the Asia Cup between India and Nepal will be played on Saturday, September 4.
India start as clear favourites, and will be boosted by the batting form of thie lower order of late. Nepal will be hoping to cause a huge upset.
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Where is India vs Nepal in Asia Cup?
The Asia Cup clash between India and Nepal will take place at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy.
What time does India vs Nepal in Asia Cup start?
The Asia Cup clash between India and Nepal will start at 3:00 pm IST in Sri Lanka.
| India | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
| 3:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 3:30 pm |
How to watch India vs Nepal in Asia Cup?
| Country | TV CHANNEL | LIVESTREAM |
| India | Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Hindi HD, Star Sports 2 | Disney+Hotstar |
India squad vs Nepal
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
Nepal squad vs India
Rohit Paudel (c), Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Bhim Sharki, Kushal Malla, Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi, Pratish GC, Shyam Dhakal, Sundeep Jora, Kishore Mahato, Arjun Saud.