T20 World Cup: No rain since morning in Melbourne ahead of India-Pakistan clash

The high-octane clash between India and Pakistan is all set to occur at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022 on Sunday.

Cricket fans are awaiting this clash with high anticipation following two close games during the Asia Cup 2022. Though conditions are slightly better, they are far from being great enough for fans who would not settle for anything less than a 40-over game between the two Asian giants.

A few days ago, weather predictions stated rain was sure to affect the game, with more than a 90 per cent chance of showers in the city. Now, it looks like the prayers of millions of fans have been answered as there has been no rain since the morning of October 23 in Melbourne, with a heavy drizzle occurring the previous night.

"Cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers, most likely later this evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the northeast suburbs. Winds southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h," reads the forecast of Sunday as per Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

For October 23, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology had on Thursday predicted the weather to be, "Cloudy. Very high (95 per cent) chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Winds southerly 15 to 25 km/h turning southeasterly during the evening."It also predicted that 4 to 10 mm of rainfall will take place on Sunday.

However, from Thursday (September 26) onwards, the weather will start improving, with a 60 per cent chance of rain on Thursday and Saturday.

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