BCCI Calls Off First Two Matches Of Quadrangular series Due To Inclement Weather

The BCCI is forced to call off the first two games of the Quadrangular series due to inclement weather conditions. The four teams featuring in the series are India A, India B, South Africa A & Australia A.

The series was set to get underway on 17th August at Mulapadu, Vijayawada. But incessant rains rendered the ground unplayable for next two days. As a result, the BCCI decided to call off the first two games.  Amitabh Choudhary, acting secretary of BCCI, confirmed the development.

The games that have been called off are – India A vs Australia A and India B vs South Africa A.

“Due to heavy rainfall in the region, the match officials, in consultation with the ground curator Mr S Sriram, reached a consensus that the ground conditions were not suitable for play for the next two days,” Choudhary said in a statement.

“As a result, matches on the 17th & 18th August (reserve day) which were scheduled to take place between India A & Australia A, India B & South Africa A had to be called off.”

“The rest of the fixtures will continue as per schedule from 19th August, 2018,” the statement added.

Meanwhile, the forecast for the rest of the fixtures doesn’t indicate any suggestion of any rain and hence, will go on as per schedule.

Squads:

India A:

Shreyas Iyer(c); Prithvi Shaw; Ravikumar Samarth; Suryakumar Yadav; Hanuma Vihari; Nitish Rana; Siddhesh Lad; Sanju Samson; Mayank Markande; Krishnappa Gowtham; Krunal Pandya;  Deepak Chahar; Mohammed Siraj; Shivam Mavi; K Khaleel Ahmed;

India B:

Manish Pandey(c); Mayank Agarwal; Abhimanyu Easwaran; Shubman Gill; Deepak Hooda; Ricky Bhui; Ishan Kishan; Shreyas Gopal; Jayant Yadav; Dharmendrasinh Jadeja; Siddarth Kaul; Prasidh Krishna; Kulwant Khejroliya; Navdeep Saini;

Australia A:

Travis Head(c); Alex Carey; Ashton Agar; Peter Handscomb;  Usman Khawaja; Marnus Labuschagne; Michael Neser; Matt Renshaw; Jhye Richardson; D Arcy Short; Billy Stanlake;  Mitchell Swepson; Chris Tremain; Jack Wildermuth;

South Africa A:

Khaya Zondo(c); Temba Bavuma; Farhaan Behardien; Gihahn Cloete; Theunis de Bruyn; Robert Frylinck; Beuran Hendricks; Sisanda Magala; Pieter Malan; Senuran Muthusamy; Dane Paterson; Rudi Second; Dwaine Pretorius; Tabraiz Shamsi; Malusi Siboto;