T20 World Cup: After no warm-up game against NZ, will rain threat loom over India vs Pakistan?

The 2nd warm-up game of the T20 World Cup between India and New Zealand at The Gabba in Brisbane was abandoned without a toss due to rain. The Indian side, who had won their first warm-up game against the host Australia, had come in prepared for the 2nd game. However, the rain was so bad that it was highly unlikely to even get a five-over game.

India and New Zealand have now both played just one game of practice before their Super 12 tournament will begin.

With the practice game getting abandoned due to rain, fans are worried about India's World Cup opener game they have against arch-rivals Pakistan.

The mega showpiece game of the World Cup has been sold out as over 500,000 fans have already booked their place to attend the game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. 

However, it looks like there could not be a game played as there is a chance of rain in Melbourne on October 23. 

It has been raining in and around Melbourne for the past few days and according to Melbourne Weather Forecast, the weather on the day of the game does not look good. 

If the game does get washed out, there is no reserved day for the match and thus both teams will split the points.

Talking about the clash, the game is sold out with "additional standing room tickets snapped up within minutes of going on sale."

"An official re-sale platform will be launched closer to the event, where fans can exchange tickets at face value," ICC said in a release.

The ICC said, "fans from 82 different countries have purchased tickets to watch the world's best players from 16 international teams, marking the return of full stadiums at ICC events for the first time since the Women's T20 World Cup in 2020, which culminated with 86,174 fans for the final at the MCG."