Colombo Weather Live: Rain expected to hit Colombo during IND vs PAK clash

Both India and Pakistan have won two games each in the tournament so far. The two sides sit in first and second spot in their group and they will hope to secure a place in the Super Eight stage as soon as possible. 

We are less than 9 hours to the start of the game and the current weather update says that rain is away for now. The chances of rain continue to rise but no drizzle as of now.

Abhishek Sharma could make his much awaited return tonight against Pakistan. Sanju Samsoin is expected to sit out once more. 

India’s probable XI: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (WK), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah

If India win tonight, the Men in Blue will qualify for the Super Eight stage of the tournament.

If Pakistan win tonight, they will qualify for the Super Eight stage

If the game is washed out, both sides will receive one point each and both will ensure qualification to the Super Eight.

The sky remain cloudy but no rain is reported around the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo so far. The sky is haze with a thick cloud cover but no rain to the delight of the fans so far.

With rain anticipated throughout the day today, here is a look at the hourly possibility of rain throughout February 15 according to Accuweather. 

9 am - 33% 10 am - 60% 11 am - 64% 12 pm - 49% 1 pm - 61% 2 pm - 49% 3 pm - 49% 4 pm - 48% 5 pm - 63% 6 pm - 49% 7 pm - 9%

It is worth noting that India and Pakistan have locked horns in the T20 World Cup eight times. In those eight times, the Indian team has managed to win the clash seven times, whereas Pakistan has only won once. 

There were light showers in Colombo on Satuday, however, forecast for Sunday is dry. While misty conditions are expected in Colombo at night, the chances of rain during the game continue to fall.

Currently, the skies are cloudy in Colombo. 94% humidity currently, with showers. The forecast is that rain will lighten up around 7 pm, with the chances of precipitation dropping to just 9 percent.

In the case that the game between India and Pakistan is abandoned due to excess rain, the points between each team will be split. The two sides will receive one point each. As this is a group stage game, there is no reserve day in place for the game. 

It is worth noting that the Sri Lanka Department of Meteorology issued an update that a low-pressure area is likely to form over the south-eastern Bay of Bengal leading to significant rainfall, this could be a big reason why rain could play spoilsport in the clash between India and Pakistan.

Currently, it is 31 degree celsius in Colombo, it is cloudy with a couple of showers here and there. If this stays on until the game is something that is yet to be seen. We do have several hours before the game so the weather should not pose any problems.

Welcome to our coverage of the weather in Colombo! Tonight we have India taking on Pakistan at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo and it could be interesting to see how the weather behaves before the game! Stay tuned for live updates.