That's it from the coverage of Qualifier 1 where Rain won and had the decisive say on the match. The weather has cleared from before and so, the Eliminator match may well go ahead once the ground is ready. Join us for the Eliminator match later in the night and stick around to our network for more cricketing actions across the globe.
For now, this is Ayan Chatterjee signing off on behalf of my co-commentators Aditya Agarwal and Hrutuja Deshmukh alongside scorer/analyst Ghanendra SinghThakur. Stay safe, happy, and cool. Goodnight!
Since this was Qualifier 1, there would be a team that goes to the final. Usually, the franchise which tops the points table goes through to the next stage. Montreal Tigers, the defending champions, topped the table, while Brampton Wolves finished second.
10:38 PM IST, 1:08 PM Local Time: The news from the venue is that the match has been abandoned between Montreal Tigers and Brampton Wolves.
22:03 IST and 12:33 PM Local Time | There's some positive news coming up from the ground. The live visuals suggest that the pitch cover is being peeled off by the groundsmen. There's no sign of rain as such. We will be expecting a pitch inspection in a few time now. Stay tuned!
9:36 PM IST, 12:06 PM Local Time: Rain seems to have eased off now as there is some activity going on in the ground. The covers are still firmly placed along the ground as there is a lot of water in it. The groundsmen have a challenge to get the ground ready for a rain reduced game in Qualifier 1.
9:24 PM IST, 11:54 AM Local Time: Nothing new to update from the venue. The covers are still firmly placed and the entire ground is covered. Puddles have formed on the outfield and the super sopper working hard to clear excess water. We have definitely started to lose overs.