Alas, our desiderium ends in disappointment, But well, such is life sometimes. It is unusual for an arid country like Namibia to get this much of rain, especially at this time of the year. The country's farmers will be happy about it. Cricket fans? Maybe not so much. But don't fret. We have two more T20Is scheduled for the next two days. Hopefully, we will get some action then.
For now, it is the troika of Darpan Tikiya, Deepak Prakash and Bishal Mandal signing off from this window. We are on our way to search for some tutorials about making Teru Teru BΕzu (Japanese anti-rain dolls). We will try hang up some in our balconies tonight. Maybe you should too. So that, we are greeted by some sunshine tomorrow.
Join us at 4:30PM (1:00PM local time) tomorrow for the 4th match of the series. Goodbye for now!
6:15 PM IST, 2:45 PM local time | Match abandoned without the toss.
It seems as if some excess water seeped through and the ground staff will not be able to mend the damp patches in time. Hence, the match has been called off.
While we wait for the action to begin, here is a glimpse of the clean ball-striking that Yuvraj Samra put on display in the previous match of the series. Remember, he was on debut that day and the bowler he smoked for 26 runs in an over has been Namibia's strike weapon in recent times.
5:34 PM IST, 2:04 PM local time | The covers are being taken off.
5:25 PM IST, 1:55 PM local time | We have some good news. The rain seems to have come to a halt. However, some water has gathered on the tarpaulin covering the square. Ground staff seems to be in action mode. A super sopper is also working on the outfield.
Also, we know from the last game that the drainage facility at this ground is pretty good. Hence, we are hoping for a resumption soon. Fingers crossed.
5:07 PM IST, 1:37 PM Local Time:Bad news, folks! It's raining at Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek, and the toss has been delayed. Hopefully, it will clear up soon. Stay tuned for further updates!
4:30 PM IST, 1:00 PM Local Time: Hello and a warm welcome to the live coverage of the third match of the five-match series between Namibia and Canada at Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek.
I am Deepak Prakash, and I will soon be accompanied by co-commentator Darpan Tikiya and scorer/analyst Bishal Mandal. We will take you through the live ball-by-ball updates of this contest.