IPL final moved to reserved day due to persent rains
The final of the Indian Premier League 2023 was on Sunday moved to the reserved day after relentless rains delayed the toss and subsequently the start of the summit showdown here.
The announcement was made at 10:55 pm local time.
The title clash between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings, thus, will be played here at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Monday.
Thanks to all the fans for their continued patience and support 👏🏻👏🏻
See you tomorrow in Ahmedabad 🤗
⏰ 7:30 PM #TATAIPL | #Final | #CSKvGT pic.twitter.com/2UUkSKYmKO
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 28, 2023
With the weather forecast not being too promising for the final on Sunday, it only kept getting worse for the fans who had turned up to pack the house.
It began raining here in the evening half an hour before the toss time – around 6:30 pm local time – and did not stop for longer durations at least for the next two-and-a-half hours.
The rain, however, did stop after 9:00 pm local time and the covers were taken off, with two super sopper already in action from around 8:30 pm .
The #Final of the #TATAIPL 2023 has been moved to the reserve day on 29th May – 7:30 PM at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Physical tickets for today will be valid tomorrow. We request you to keep the tickets safe & intact. #CSKvGT pic.twitter.com/d3DrPVrIVD
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 28, 2023
However, heavy spell of rain returned to force the ground staff to cover the field again and players off the pitch, who had started warming up.
There were some serious puddles on the covers and exposed parts of the outfield, which would have taken the groundstaff more than a hour to clear, provided the rain had stopped.
As per the rules, the IPL final will have a reserve day — Monday, May 29 in this year’s case — in case the match is not able to start 12:06am cut-off time, in which case there will be a five-overs per-side contest.
There are no such predictions of rain here on Monday, which means that there is full possibility of a 20-20 over match.
