The cut-off time for a full match to take place is 9.35 PM IST, while officials can wait till 12.06 AM for a five-over game
Shashank Kishore29-May-2023Ahmedabad dawned bright and sunny on Monday, the reserve day of the IPL 2023 final between defending champions Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings. However, the met department and local papers predict intermittent rain between 4pm and 10pm.The outfield that bore the brunt of a thunderstorm that lashed the city for four hours on Sunday evening was described as “bone dry” by a member of the broadcasting crew that began setting up for a re-run. There has been no rain since 10.45pm on Sunday night.A GCA official explained a five-over contest on Sunday wouldn’t have been impossible to achieve, but a fresh final is the “best-case scenario” for both teams after the match officials felt it may have been “touch and go” to get the ground ready for a truncated shootout. Another official said there was a long debate on the possible risk of injuries given the amount of water that had seeped underneath.Related
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The playing conditions remain the same as they were on Sunday night. The cut-off time for a full match to start is 9.35pm. For a five-overs-a-side match, officials can wait till 12.06am before starting play. The final option to determine a winner is a Super Over shootout. The cut-off time to start that is 1am. The playing conditions say that if even a Super Over is not possible, Gujarat Titans will be declared champions since they finished higher in the points table in the league stage – they finished No. 1, with CSK at No. 2.As such, the drainage at the Narendra Modi Stadium has been set up in accordance with “modern standards” and machinery. A similar downpour on Friday evening, albeit for just 45 minutes, allowed for Qualifier 2 between Titans and Mumbai Indians begin within 40 minutes of the rain abating. Two super soppers had swung into action even before the rain had completely stopped to ensure the mop-up operations didn’t take long.
The thunderstorms that was predicted for early afternoon hasn’t arrived. Ahmedabad is bright and sunny at the moment. Ground in “tip-top” shape I’m told.
— Shashank Kishore (@captainshanky) May 29, 2023