T20 World Cup: Organisers tweak final's rules to allow more playing time amid poor forecast

The last volition beryllium played astatine the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which holds much than 90,000 spectators

Organisers person changed the playing regulations for Sunday's Men's T20 World Cup last successful Melbourne to let much clip successful lawsuit of rainfall stoppages.

A reserve time is scheduled for Monday but, with much rainfall forecast, 2 hours person been added to let play to proceed precocious into Monday evening.

If a 10-over-per-side contention cannot beryllium played past England and Pakistan volition beryllium declared associated winners.

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England reached the last with a broad 10-wicket demolition of India successful Adelaide connected Thursday, portion Pakistan strolled to a seven-wicket triumph implicit New Zealand successful the different semi-final, played connected Wednesday.

The tournament's playing conditions authorities "every effort" volition beryllium made to implicit the last connected Sunday alternatively than utilizing the reserve day, adjacent if they necessitate a shortened contest.

If the reserve time is required the lucifer volition proceed from Sunday, alternatively than beryllium restarted.

It volition beryllium played nether the aforesaid playing conditions arsenic the past shot bowled the erstwhile day, meaning if a 10-over-per-side lucifer starts connected Sunday the last would beryllium played to the aforesaid magnitude connected Monday.

The summation of 2 other hours means determination are 7 hours and 10 minutes to acceptable successful a lucifer connected the reserve day.

If required play volition commencement astatine 04:00 GMT.

Rain has dogged matches successful Melbourne during this tourney with England's gathering with Australia successful the radical signifier 1 of 3 games astatine the venue washed out.

England were besides beaten by Ireland connected the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method aft rainfall brought an aboriginal extremity to their lucifer astatine the aforesaid ground.