T20 WC Final
Change in rules as rains threaten England-Pakistan T20 World Cup finale
Melbourne/UNI: With rain threatening to cause chaos, the World Cup organisers have made amendments to the playing regulations ahead of Sunday's T20 men's final between England and Pakistan.
The forecast in Melbourne is terrible with a 95 per cent chance of rain and thunderstorms on Sunday and the reserve day, which has sent the organisers into a dilemma.
As a result, two hours have been added to allow play to continue late into Monday evening.
Rains and thunderstorms have already consumed four matches in the tournament, out of which three matches were washed out in Melbourne and result in two others were decided on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method.
For a result, a minimum of 10 overs a side are required to be played.
If the match on Sunday starts off and is hit by rain, play will resume on Monday at the same point with the same number of overs. If no play is possible on Sunday, a whole game will be played on Monday.
This means that there will be a window of 7 hours and 10 minutes to complete the match on the reserve day. If required, play will start at 3 pm local time (4 am GMT).
In a worst-case scenario, if a 10-over-per-side contest fails to take place, then England and Pakistan will be declared joint winners, in what would be a tournament first.
The 2002 Champions Trophy was shared between India and Sri Lanka after to days of rain in Colombo ruined the final.
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