IND vs SA: What are the ICC rules for a foggy weather?
(Courtesy : BCCI)
The fourth IND vs SA T20I, which was scheduled to be played in Lucknow, was called off due to excessive fog.
The fourth T20I between Indian Cricket Team and South Africa Cricket Team was affected big time by weather, as the match was called off due to excessive fog. The encounter was scheduled to begin at 7 PM on December 17 (Wednesday) at Bharat Ratna Shree Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
The toss, which was originally scheduled to take place at 6:30 PM IST, did not take place at time as visibility due to the foggy weather wasn’t great. The on-field umpires did an inspection multiple times in the hope to get some game, but the weather didn’t permit. The officials extended the inspections till 9:30 PM but the weather didn’t improve and the game was ultimately called off.
Many fans slammed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for conducting the encounter in Lucknow in winter. They showed their wrath on micro-blogging site X (formerly Twitter), sharing numerous comments against the BCCI.
What is the ICC’s rule for bad light ?
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has placed strict rules for cricket matches getting affected by bad light. According to the rules, the umpires have the final call in cases of matches being affected by visibility issues.
Under the ICC’s section 2.7: “It is solely for the umpires together to decide whether either conditions of ground, weather or light or other exceptional circumstances mean that it would be dangerous or unreasonable for play to take place. Conditions shall not be regarded as either dangerous or unreasonable merely because they are not ideal”.
Under section 2.8.5.3, which concerns light meters, the playing conditions state: “Light meter readings may accordingly be used by the umpires: To determine whether there has been at any stage a deterioration or improvement in the light [and] as benchmarks for the remainder of the match.”
Meanwhile, the fourth T20I was a crucial game for South Africa as they needed to win the encounter to keep their chances of series victory alive. The Suryakumar Yadav & Co. lead the five-match series 2-1, winning the first T20I by 101 runs and the third T20I by seven wickets. The Aiden Markram-led side clinched a victory in the second game by 51 runs.
While Hardik Pandya won the Player of the Match in the first encounter for his stunning half-century, Quinton de Kock stole the award in the second clash with his 90-run knock. Arshdeep Singh bowled a match-winning spell in the previous game to steal the POTM trophy.
Why was the fourth IND vs SA T20I called off?
The fourth T20I IND vs SA was called off due to fog.
Who won the third IND vs SA T20I?
India defeated South Africa by seven wickets in the encounter.
How many T20I games will be played between India and South Africa?
Five T20I games will be played between India and South Africa.
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Vikas Singh Derek is a core cricket-lover since childhood and has always followed the sport both in his personal and professional life. He started his school life by watching cricket at home with family. Later, he played cricket on the field at local clubs during college. After his Master's in Journalism from Mumbai, he followed his passion by covering cricket news across various digital media. Since 2015, he has been an aspiring sports journalist and cricket content writer with over 50K+ articles.
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