The toss for the Indian Premier League ultimate between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Tremendous Kings was delayed as a consequence of heavy downpour in Ahmedabad on Sunday
It started drizzling nearly half an hour earlier than the toss time and the bottom workers was fast to cowl the centre with two separate layers of sheets, together with masking the areas of run-ups for quick bowlers.
However the depth of downpour picked up closely, together with thunder and lightning quickly, and the followers who had stuffed up the stands in giant numbers, had been pressured to search for cowl and retreat into the stands.
Large puddles of water had been additionally seen adjoining to the centre strip which remained uncovered.
The match could possibly be pushed to a reserve day the subsequent day that’s if even a five-over recreation just isn’t potential by the cut-off time of 12:26PM native time. The cut-off time for begin of Tremendous Over is 12:56 pm.
Moreover, no overs could be misplaced if the sport begins by 9:40PM native time.
As per the foundations, if the IPL ultimate is affected by rains or washed out on the day of the match, the sport could be performed on the subsequent day which is handled as a reserve day.
But when the reserved day can be affected by climate situations or is washed out, the group which ends on the first place after the league spherical, wins the title.
The defending champions Gujarat Titans had topped the factors desk after the 70-match league spherical, ending as the one group to have gained 10 out of 14 matches and 20 factors. Chennai Tremendous Kings had completed second with 17 factors.
