India vs South Africa 4th T20 match is to be played at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow. This match was to start at 7 pm Indian time, but the toss was delayed due to fog. If for some reason there is a delay in starting the match, by what time can the match be started? Is there any rule applicable to India-South Africa fourth T20 match till what time the match will not be cancelled? Here you will get the answer to this question.
India vs South Africa fourth T20 match, toss was to start at 6:30 pm Indian time and the match was to start at 7 pm. But due to fog at Ekana Stadium, the umpire came to do the first inspection at 6.50 pm, but after that the time was extended to 7.30 pm. When the umpires inspected at 7:30, the haze level had not subsided. After that the time of inspection was changed to 8 o’clock and then to 8:30.
Will the match still be of 20 overs?
This match was to start at 7 pm, but at the time of writing this article the match will not start till 8:30 pm. If the match is announced to start, then the match will start late by about 2 hours from the scheduled time. According to the rules, overs are reduced according to the bad time. Therefore, there is little possibility that India vs South Africa fourth T20 match will still be played for 20 overs.
What time will the fourth T20 start?
There is no rule of cut-off time in international cricket. This can be done for some knockout matches in ICC tournaments. But in bilateral series one usually waits until a five-over match can be played. If there is no possibility of holding a five-over match, then the match is declared cancelled.
