Thanks for tuning in and apologies for the harsh weather. We will be taking off now, but brb for the second men's game of the day, which is between Manchester Originals and Birmingham Phoenix at 10:30 pm IST. Till then, enjoy our live coverage of India vs Sri Lanka. This was me, Arjun Bhalla signing off on the behalf of my partner - Kingshuk Kusari.
Update | 8:25 pm IST: Bad news, fellas. The Final Verdict is here - Match abandoned! It's still raining, here at Lord's, the match has been called off without a ball bowled.
Arjun | 8:20 pm IST: No change in scene at Lord's. The covers are still on. The drainage pipe is still pouring water out. The players are sipping coffee, standing at the gallery. The pictures aren't at all promising. Be with us for the update as it comes.
Arjun | 7:35 pm IST: The rain has no mood to stop. The covers are groundsmen are still on duty. Hang in with me for lively updates. Btw, Prithvi Shaw and Varun Chakravarthy will be making their T20I debuts tonight. Hop on to the other tab for the action.
7:05 pm IST - Sadly the rain has delayed the start of play here. The cut-off time for a 25-ball game is around 9:15 PM IST. But don't you worry, we have a lot of action lined up. Currently, Bangladesh is taking on Zimbabwe in the decider, and later India and Sri Lanka will begin their battle. You can also keep a tab on the women's Hundred game between - Phoenix and Originals, where India's Shafali Verma has already started her act.
Arjun: There is still a lot of time for the action to happen. So sit tight and we will bring you an update as soon as it comes.
Weather update | 6:50 pm IST - Dang!! It is drizzling and the covers are covering on. Looks like we'll have a bit halt. And it is getting heavier and heavier... The pictures coming in from London don't look promising.
Oval Invincibles (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Will Jacks, Sam Curran, Colin Ingram, Sam Billings(w/c), Laurie Evans, Sunil Narine, Tom Curran, Nathan Sowter, Reece Topley, Jordan Clark.
London Spirit (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Josh Inglis(w), Daniel Lawrence, Eoin Morgan(c), Joe Denly, Ravi Bopara, Mohammad Nabi, Roelof van der Merwe, Blake Cullen, Chris Wood, Mohammad Amir.
Toss Update: London Spirit have won the toss and opted to Bowl first.