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So, with that, we come to the end of the coverage for the 1st of 3 one-day internationals between England and Ireland. Rain played spoilsport in Leeds. Hope Nottingham will provide for better weather and we will be a full game in. But for that, we have to wait till Saturday. For now, this is the pair of Pradeep and Bidipto taking your leave. Keep following Sportskeeda!
4:55 pm local time (9:25 PM IST): Right then friends, we have some news but unfortunately, it is not the one we wanted to tell you. The match has been called off due to wet outfield. The ground staff did put in their best effort to dry the wet patches but it was not enough.
4:10 pm local time (8:40 PM IST): The umpires are not too happy with a couple of wet areas on the outfield. The ground staff are doing their bit to dry those patches up quickly enough. Hopefully, the chat among the umpires results in start of play soon enough. There is no rain at the moment and there is another inspection scheduled at 4:45 pm local time (9:15 pm IST).
3:30 pm local time (8:00 PM IST): So the news coming in from Headingley is that the umpires will have another inspection at 4:00 pm local time (8:30 PM IST). The ground staff are working on drying the ground and getting the field ready for play.
3:00 pm local time (7:30 pm IST): Some good news coming in, the rain has stopped and the covers have come off as well and it looks quite brighter as we hear from the middle. That means, there's an inspection scheduled in the next 20 mins, fingers crossed!
2:30 pm local time (7:00 PM IST): Sorry to say this, but the rain has returned, not heavy and hopefully just a passing shower. Also, there was a scheduled inspection at 3:15pm local time, but that has to wait for now.
2:15 pm local time (6:45 PM IST): Rain has completely stopped, things are looking good at the moment, but there's more rain expected in sometime. Umpires are out there in the middle as well, stay tuned for more!
1:50 pm local time (6:20 PM IST): Rain has eased a bit in Leeds. If it stays this way, we should have the ground staff get the ground dry and ready for play sooner rather than later.
1:30 pm local time (6:00 PM IST): We still do not have any positive news to give you at the minute. The rain delay continues at Headingley and so does the wait for the toss. But do stay with us, we will keep you posted.
12:50 pm local time (17:20 PM IST): Not great news coming in, it's absolutely pelting down at Headingly and to let you know on the cut-off time for a T20 match, it's 5:32pm local time (10:02pm IST)
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