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NOR vs WORCS 82nd Match, T20 Blast 2022

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We will be back with all the live-action on the match day, for now, this is Ishan signing off along with my co-commentator Shashank and our scorer/analyst Raju. See you guys soon, until then Good Bye, Take Care.
Ishan: Match has been abandoned officially now. Poor fans, they waited with all their enthusiasm to see their favourite players in action but no luck. The constant rain showers ensure that the match will get called off without a single ball being bowled. We had a toss and were almost ready for the live-action but uninvited rain guests again arrived just before the players were taking the ground. Worcestershire and Northamptonshire both will get a point for this which means Northamptonshire will move to the top of the points table (North Group) with 14 points in their bank while Worcestershire will remain at the bottom of the table despite gaining a point here.

Worcestershire's next match is against Yorkshire at New Road on Thursday while Northamptonshire will play Derbyshire on Tuesday at Derby.
Shashank: The Weather forecast doesn't look great as the weather radar shows heavy rain is about to hit Worcester. Looks like both teams will have to share the points today.
9:07 PM IST| Shashank: Ohh Noo!! The rain has made its return as there is a slight drizzle here at Worcester. The covers are on and the ground-staffs are being made to work hard by the rain today.
Ishan: Hi Shashank, hope you are doing great bud. I will put my horses on Northamptonshire, simply, because they have won the toss and are chasing, which also means they will have all the calculations in mind when they come to bat in the second innings. As far as CREX 11 is concerned no changes from my side, it seems a formidable 11.
Shashank: It's time to welcome my co-commentator Ishan Lalwani into the commentary box. Hello Ishan, we are in for a cracking rain-effected thriller, the cricket fans are finally in for some live action. I just want to ask you which team do you favor tonight and your thoughts about our CREX fantasy 11.
CREX Fantasy 11:

Batsman's:
Ben Curran, Ed Pollock, Emilio Gay
Wicket-Keeper: Lewis McManus
All-Rounders: Joshua Cobb, Tom Taylor, Dwayne Bravo, Brett D'Oliveira
Bowlers: Graeme White, Ben Sanderson, Patrick Brown, Charlie Morris

Captain: Joshua Cobb
Vice Captain: Dwayne Bravo

Northamptonshire (Playing 11): Ben Curran, Emilio Gay, Joshua Cobb (c), Saif Zaib, Rob Keogh, James Neesham, Lewis McManus (wk), Tom Taylor, Graeme White, Ben Sanderson, Nathan Buck.
Worcestershire (Playing 11): Ed Pollock, Brett D'Oliveira, Colin Munro (c), Ed Barnard, Kashif Ali, Gareth Roderick (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Jake Libby, Charlie Morris, Patrick Brown, Mitchell Stanley.
News from the centre Northamptonshire have won the toss and elected to bowl first, good decision considering the conditions and circumstances. 
Match has been reduced to 11 overs per side including 3.2 overs powerplay. 
20.41 IST: Finally, we have an update and good news. The covers are coming off the pitch. We will have a toss at 20.45 IST and the match will start at 21.15 IST if everything goes well from here.
8:22 PM IST| UPDATE: We have more bad news coming from New Road, the covers are still on and the rain is persistent. No time set by the officials for toss and start yet.
20.02 IST | Ishan: No good news so far, Rain continues to pour and the delay goes on and on and on.
Shashank: The cut-off time for a 5 over match is 17:15 Local time (9:45 PM IST).
Shashank: It's not heavy rain out there, but enough rain to keep the ground staffs busy as they are mopping the outfield.
UPDATE (7:30 PM IST): It's started to rain again here at New Road and the covers and the hoover are still out on the field and the toss seems to have been delayed further.
UPDATE (6:35 PM IST/ 2:05 PM Local): The toss has been delayed due to rain here at New Road. The rain is falling steadily as the squares have been covered too.
Pitch Stats (Last 5 T20s):

Average 1st innings score: 208
Average 2nd innings score: 195
Wins batting first: 4
Wins batting second: 1
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