See you around in the evening clash between Gulbarga Mystics and Bengaluru Blasters. Till then, this is Arjun Bhalla signing off on behalf of Deepak Prakash and Ghanendra Singh Thakur.
6:00 PM IST, Local Time: Right then, the umpires just shook their hands with the respective captains. This game has been called off. Rain wins this one. But you don't go anywhere, we have one game in the evening.
5:45 PM IST, Local Time: The umpires are out to the middle, and they are inspecting the damp area. The ground has taken on quite a bit of water, and there are a few damp patches that are causing concern for the umpires.
5:38 PM IST, Local Time: Mysore players are warming up with football drills. There is a hyperactive Karun Nair, a furious Karthik S U and a bunch of other players in there.
5:29 PM IST, Local Time: We can see some movement on the field. One of the umpires is having a discussion with a groundstaff member.
5:20 PM IST, Local Time: The rain has stopped, and the covers are off. Outfield is getting dried up using rollers, but there's a lot of water on the ground.
5:00 PM IST, Local Time: The latest update is that there is no update...
4:30 PM IST, Local Time: The wait continues... it's still raining.
3:55 PM IST, Local Time: We have some bad news, people. The rain is back, the covers are coming on... and the whole ground is getting covered. It doesn't look good at all! The floodlights have been switched on as well.