India vs South Africa 1st ODI 2020 Abandoned Following Rain in Dharamsala

So, the match has been called-off. This was bound to happen, given the forecast we had for the day. This is the second India vs South Africa fixture which has been abandoned due to rain at Dharamsala inside seven months. Meanwhile, the three-match series is now reduced to games. Do join us back for second ODI on Sunday, March 15, 2020.

Update: Raining again and that too heavily. Looks like the inevitable is about to happen. The match could be called off anytime soon. Fingers crossed. 

Update: Rain has stopped but it continues to be dark. With more rains and thunderstorms predicted looks like the match will be called-off. Weather has to stay dry for a large period to start the proceedings.

Update: It has started to rain again in Dharamsala and covers are back on. It is also getting dark. Chances of match taking place appear slim now, even though the cut-off time is 06:30 pm, that too for 20-over game.

Update: It has started to rain again in Dharamsala and covers are back on. It is also getting dark. Chances of match taking place appear slim now, even though the cut-off time is not near.

Update: The wait continues! There is no official word yet, but it appears inspection has been done. It has to stay dry for toss to take place. Officials will have an eye on weather forecast which is not good. Fingers crossed.  

Update: Covers are being removed now. However, the pitch area is still covered. If it stays dry, we could possibly see an inspection happening at around 02:30 PM. 

Update: Good news! The rain has stopped for now, but it is still dark with clouds around. Ground-staff is getting ready to drain the water from covers. Meanwhile, supersoppers are at work as well.

Update: The rain in Dharamsala has got heavier. So, this is going to be a long delay now. Also we might witness a short game. But for that, weather will have to stay dry. As per Dharamsala weather forecast, it is going to rain throughout the day.

Update: As expected, the rain is back in Dharamsala. Ground staff is covering the field. More covers are being brought in. So, the inspection scheduled at 1:15 PM won't take place now.

Update: As we near the inspection time, the weather is currently dry in Dharamshala. However, the weather forecast predicts rain later in the day. So, as expected, rain is going to play spoilsport. 

Update: Well, the toss in the India vs South Africa 1st ODI has been delayed due to wet outfield. There is an inspection scheduled at 1:15 PM IST.

The weather forecast for Dharamshala isn't that good for today. Hope rain stays away and we have a full game. Toss and playing XI coming up shortly...

Hello, and welcome to our live coverage of India vs South Africa 1st ODI 2020 in Dharamshala. This is a three-match ODI series and both the sides will be looking to take an early lead. Interestingly, both India and South Africa come into the series with contrasting clean sweeps in their previous series. India were whitewashed by New Zealand while South Africa whitewashed Australia.