It was speculated that Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm (ESCS) Maha would play spoilsport as heavy rains were predicted for Friday evening. However, statistician Mohandas Menon tweeted the images of the city soaking in bright sunshine.
The Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm (ESCS) Maha had seemingly moved away from the west coast of India till last Tuesday but it has since turned around and was heading towards the Gujarat coast. Earlier on Wednesday, India and Bangladesh had trained under clear blue skies however, the weather had taken a U-turn later in the evening before clear sky emerging on Thursday morning.
Following the defeat in the national capital in the opening T20I, stand-in India captain Rohit Sharma admitted that the pressure is not just on any particular department, but on the entire team to perform in the remaining two matches of the series.
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It is predicted that showers should die down in the evening and cloudy skies will treat the players when they arrive. The SCA Stadium has a good drainage stadium but continuous rain throughout Thursday could force a delayed start to begin with.
Weather prediction for Rajkot on Thursday
India currently trail the three-match series 1-0 after their loss to Bangladesh on Sunday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Bangladesh beat India by 7 wickets in Delhi to hand them their first defeat at the hand of the Bangla Tigers in the shortest format of the game.
Slow batting and lacklustre bowling cost Rohit Sharma's men the game but the stand-in skipper hinted at no changes whatsoever in the batting department for the second T20I in Rajkot.
The match is scheduled to start at 7 PM IST.
