Unexpected showers in Kochi have put the second one-day international at the Jawaharlal
Nehru Stadium in doubt. The rain made it almost impossible for the ground staff to work on the outfield, which has already sustained an entire monsoon of showers.
After the washout in the first match at Bangalore, the second cricket ODI between India and Australia on Tuesday may suffer a similar fate with the rain showing no signs of relenting. It has been raining for the last few days and a heavy shower this morning forced the two teams to abandon their plans for a net practice at the ground which has been left completely soggy.
A sudden shower at 10.50 am today became a 20-minute downpour; locals said a repeat before the start of play would be enough to rule out a match. There were near-perfect blue skies by early evening yet the surface remained soft underfoot and the Met department predicts further rain tomorrow.
With the met office predicting more rains on Tuesday, chances of any play being possible tomorrow appear to be very bleak, giving sleepless nights to the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) which is toiling hard to keep the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in good condition for the match.
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