Ahmedabad dawned brilliant and sunny on Monday, the reserve day of the IPL 2023 remaining between defending champions Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings. However, the met division and native papers predict intermittent rain between 4 and 10 PM.

The outfield that bore the brunt of a thunderstorm that lashed the town for 4 hours on Sunday night was described as "bone dry" by a member of the broadcasting crew that started organising for a re-run. There has been no rain since 10.45pm on Sunday night time.

A GCA official defined a five-over contest on Sunday would not have been unattainable to realize, however a contemporary remaining is the "best-case scenario" for each groups after the match officers felt it might have been "touch and go" to get the bottom prepared for a truncated shootout. Another official mentioned there was an extended debate on the attainable threat of accidents given the quantity of water that had seeped beneath.

The taking part in circumstances stay the identical as they had been on Sunday night time. The cut-off time for a full match to happen is 9.35 PM. For a five-over-a-side match, officers can wait until 12.06 AM earlier than beginning play. There's additionally the choice of a Super Over shootout. If completely no play is feasible, in keeping with final yr's IPL taking part in circumstances, Gujarat Titans shall be declared champions as a result of they completed increased on the factors desk within the league stage.

As such, the drainage on the Narendra Modi Stadium has been arrange in accordance with "modern standards" and equipment. The same downpour on Friday night, albeit for simply 45 minutes, allowed for Qualifier-2 between Titans and Mumbai Indians start inside 40 minutes of the rain abating. Two tremendous soppers had swung into motion even earlier than the rain had fully stopped to make sure the mop-up operations did not take lengthy.

The floor employees, ESPNcricinfo understands, have been rigorously educated to make sure "maximum ground coverage in least possible time". This was in view on Sunday night time when there was a short 20-minute window the place it appeared as if the sport would begin. Only some time earlier, components of the outfield had been inundated with puddles with water seeping beneath the covers close to the sq..

The chance of a full recreation means the followers' pleasure hasn't dimmed - one other full home is predicted - however resort costs and airfares out of Ahmedabad had shot by the roof. All direct flights out of Ahmedabad to Chennai had been offered out for Tuesday, with connecting flights priced at INR 28,000 for a sector that expenses INR 5000 on a mean. Several CSK gamers, particularly the abroad gamers, who had been scheduled to fly out of the town within the wee hours on Monday, have been rescheduled for a later departure on Tuesday.

Hundreds of followers had gathered outdoors the stadium hoping to get arms on tickets that a number of others had been hoping to promote in lieu of being unable to cancel their Monday departures. This has led to chaotic scenes with heavy police presence alongside the water-logged streets outdoors the bottom, much like the way it was late on Sunday night time as 1000's of followers had been compelled to wade by a minimum of 3km in ankle-deep waters earlier than getting any type of public transport outdoors of the Ahmedabad Metro that had already been working to capability.

The native authorities have been instructed to make sure followers do not should endure related hassles on Monday night time, with numerous feeder buses and smoother checkpoints arrange for entry. Fans who could not choose up their bodily tickets in change of the web ones on match days have been permitted to take action at a number of areas within the metropolis to stop additional queues and logjams outdoors the venue as authorities look to clear up the venue in time for Monday's re-run.