IPL 2017: RCB, SRH share points after rain wash-out
April 26, 2017
Bangalore: The IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore was today called off without a ball being bowled as incessant rain made the ground unplayable.
Both the sides got one point each from the abandoned match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Heavy rain lashed the city in the evening but stopped an hour before the start of the match. It seemed for a while that the match would go ahead as scheduled and RCB players have even started warming up on the ground.
But, it began drizzling just before the scheduled toss time and it continued non-stop. Later, rain intensified and forced the abandonment of the match. There was no toss at all.
Puddles of water were seen at several areas of the ground and frenetic efforts of the groundstaff went in vain as rain finally played the spoilsport.
Though the cut-off time for a five-over shootout match was 11.26pm, the umpires called off the match at around 11pm.
