If the game continues after the rain, what will be India’s revised DLS objective against Nepal? Nepal has set a target of 231 runs for India.
Rain has hampered the ongoing Asia Cup 2023 match between India and Nepal at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. So far, the Rain Gods have disrupted the game on numerous occasions. Despite this, the Rohit Paudel-led side managed to score a respectable 230 runs in the first innings. Aarif Sheikh (58 off 97 balls) and Sompal Kami (48 off 56 balls) have been the standout performers for Nepal.
Ravindra Jadeja, on the other hand, has been the pick of the bowlers for India. Figures of 3/40 in his quota of 10 overs. Mohammed Siraj claimed three wickets, while Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya, and Shardul Thakur each took one. Kuldeep Yadav, on the other hand, went wicketless. In the end, India was able to end Nepal’s innings in the 49th over itself.
In the second innings, Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill have begun brilliantly, scoring 17 runs in 2.1 overs. However, just as the players were settling down, the umpires summon the groundsmen and decide to call the game off owing to rain. Meanwhile, many have wondered if, like the India-Pakistan game, this game will be impacted by rain.
However, with the second innings already underway, match officials have revealed the updated targets based on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) technique. According to the DLS system, Rohit Sharma and company will need to score 220 runs in 45 overs, 207 runs in 40 overs, 174 runs in 30 overs, and 130 runs in 20 overs if the overs are decreased similarly in the ongoing Asia Cup match.
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According to the DLS algorithm, India is ahead of Nepal in the Asia Cup 2023 match
If the game does not resume, India is ahead of the par score, with Rohit Sharma batting on 4 and Shubman Gill undefeated on 12 runs. So far, the weather prognosis for Kandy has not been encouraging, with rain expected all day.
If the game is resumed, Indian batters will try to score quickly in order to keep ahead of the par score. Nepal, on the other hand, will strive to limit India in bowling-friendly conditions, particularly for seamers.
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