The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is considering a change in venue for the Super Four stage of the 2023 edition of the Asia Cup after Colombo witnessed heavy rainfall over the last few days, Hindustan Times reported.
As per the schedule, R Premadasa Stadium in the capital city of Sri Lanka was slated to host five of the six Super Four games, the other being in Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium, along with the summit clash. However, amid the weather condition in Colombo over the last couple of days, reports suggest that Pallekele and Dambulla are looked at as alternate venues.
According to a report in Indian Express, Dambulla was the venue suggested by Sri Lanka cricket to stage the majority of the matches by virtue of being a dry region. But broadcasters and participating teams showed reluctance to travel to Pallekele and Dambulla, leaving Colombo as the option. However, with this being the monsoon season, Colombo, and even Pallekele witnessed rain over the last few days with the India-Pakistan game getting washed out on Saturday.
The report added that ACC initially felt that the weather in Colombo would improve, but even though the first match at the venue is only on September 9, they are considering the option of shifting the tournament to Pallekele, although the fear of bad weather remains at that venue as well. ACC is likely to take a call over the next day or two. (Hindustan Times).
