After over an hour off the field, the sides came back for 14 balls before taking a 20 minute innings break.…. There has been sharp criticism on Match Referee allowing the 20 min break and not shortening the break !!Wahab Riaz, player onmike was frank to admit that rains were a blessing in disguise for the battered team.
Media reports suggested
that Sydney's cloak of smoke will likely linger until Sunday as bushfires
continue to blaze to the city's north, prompting authorities to extend health
warnings about outdoor activity.NSW
Rural Fire Service said 66 grass and bushfires were still alight late Friday,
with 40 yet to be contained. About 600,000 hectares of the state has been
scorched since July 1 - more than twice the combined total of the past two
seasons.Sydney's air quality has
hovered between poor to hazardous for most suburbs since Wednesday, ranking it
at one point this week as the fifth most polluted major city in the world,
according to the Airvisual website.
Meantime, Rugby
Australia has announced that Test Rugby will return to the Sydney Cricket
Ground for the first time since 1986 when Australia takes on Ireland in 2020. The
clash with Ireland sets up a cracking encore of the 2018 Ireland Series decider
in Sydney, which was played in front of a then-record crowd at the former
Allianz Stadium. The July 11 clash will be the second Test of a two-match
series against Ireland on their 2020 tour of Australia.The Ireland Series kicks off an exciting 2020
Test schedule as the next generation steps into the breach in a new era for the
Wallabies. Australia last played Ireland at the SCG 40 years ago in 1979, with
the only other battle between the two nations at the venue occurring in 1967.
“The last time these two countries played in
Sydney the Stadium and the whole Paddington and Moore Park precinct came to
life and was flooded with fans wearing green and gold, not to mention the
on-field action which went right down to the wire as Ireland pipped the
Wallabies to win the Series.” Sydney Cricket Ground CEO, Kerrie Mather said:
“The SCG is the original home of the Wallabies having hosted Australia’s
very-first Test match in 1899.
This is more about
the Series between Australia and Pakistan.Media reports suggested for the day that parts of New South Wales were
expected to see “explosive thunderstorm activity” today, while Sydneysiders and
Canberrans are encouraged to be on watch for a run of wild weather.The forecast for this afternoon marked the
start of a potentially nasty three-part weather system lasting days.The Bureau of Meteorology forecast for Sydney
on Sunday is a “near 100 per cent” chance of rain, developing in the afternoon
and evening with a possible thunderstorm.“At this stage, the most likely thing is it’s good news for people who
need to get some water in their gardens and get a bit of water in the catchment
areas,” Bureau forecaster Rob Taggart told news.com.au this morning. “Having
said that, thunderstorms can sometimes do surprising things.” He said there are
parts of Sydney where drainage is pretty poor and rainfall totals that are not
usually considered severe can still put a lot of water on the road.
Aussies chasing –
Aaron Finch and David Warner at the crease – Mohan Irfan bowling the 3rd
over of the innings. Chasing a revised 119 in 15 overs, after Pakistan's
innings was interrupted after 12.4 overs, Aaron Finch laid into Mohammad
Irfan's second over which cost 26 runs - including two sixes and a no-ball that
went for four - and put them well ahead in the chase, with the wicketless par
score after five overs being 33. 5th ball was driven straight, Wahab
had a long chase, went over the rope and touched the ball that was inside the
boundary rope with his feet outside.Another
4 !~ 26 runs off that over ..
Yet, Australia's
winning run in T20Is was halted by the Sydney weather when they were on track
to take the opening match against Pakistan which had already been truncated by
rain. A frustrating finish to the first match of the T20 series against
Pakistan has seen Australia miss a victory by just 11 balls after a bizarre
decision thanks to rain. The Aussies were keen to continue their winning ways
after romping to a 3-0 whitewash over Sri Lanka to kick off the home summer and
looked to continue the charge against Pakistan.
But the rain struck
in the 13th over of the Pakistan innings, seemingly giving the Aussies the edge
as the match was reduced to a 15-over match. After over an hour off the field,
the sides came back for 14 balls before taking a 20 minute innings break. It
could have been reduced to 10 minutes but reports emerged that the match
referee chose not to shorten the break, with Australia falling 11 balls short
of the required five second innings overs to constitute a match and have a
result. It was a frustrating finish after 80 minutes had already been lost to
rain earlier in the day.
According to the
ICC’s playing conditions, the match referee has the option to shorten the break
if he deems fit but match referee Javagal Srinath decided against the move... .. probably he could not predict the
Sydney weather
With regards – S. Sampathkumar 3rd Nov 2019.
