The Final of ACC Premier Cup 2023 is scheduled on the 1st of May 2023 at TU Cricket Ground, Kritipur. Seeing the weather reports, there is a probability of rainfall on that day. Now the question arises, what if it rains in the final of ACC Premier Cup 2023? Will the final match be postponed or the winner will be declared based on previous stats? The winner of the final of the ACC Men’s Premier Cup will get a spot to play in the Asia Cup 2023 against India and Pakistan, this would be the crucial match. In this article, we will what will happen if the match got washed out in the final.
The winner of the semifinals will be progressed to the final of the ACC Premier Cup 2023. Both the semifinal matches are scheduled to take place on 29th April. In the first semifinal match, Nepal will face Kuwait whereas 2nd semifinal match is between UAE and Oman.
As the recent result of the semifinals, Nepal vs UAE is confirmed to play in the final.
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What if it rains in the Final of ACC Premier Cup 2023?
ACC has scheduled the final match of ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2023 on the 1st of May at Kritipur. There is a high probability of rainfall in the final of this tournament. Fans are worried about the final and are searching for what will happen if it rains in the final of ACC Premier Cup 2023.
If you look at the schedule and fixture of ACC Premier Cup 2023, you will see 1 reserve day on 2nd May kept by ACC. This reserve day was kept if by any chance the final match on the 1st of May got abandoned then it will be postponed to the 2nd of May. So, if the final on the 1st of May gets washed out then it will be conducted on the 2nd of May.
What will happen if it rains also on the reserve day?
Now it’s a big problem if it rains also on the reserve day i.e. on the 2nd of May. Then what will happen if it rains on both days of the Final of the ACC Men’s Premier Cup? If it rains also on the reserve day then the teams will play up to 2 super overs and then even if no results, the winner will be selected based on the previous results of both teams (Group Stage).
Let us suppose a scenario, in the semifinals, if Nepal won the match against Kuwait and UAE won against Oman. Then if the final match gets washed out completely, Nepal will qualify for the Asia Cup 2023. How? Comparing the result of Nepal with UAE in the ACC Premier Cup 2023, Nepal hasn’t lost any match whereas UAE has lost 1 match. By this, Nepal will be declared a winner of the ACC Premier Cup 2023.
As Nepal vs UAE is confirmed in the final so if it rains in the final and the match gets washed out then Nepal will qualify for the Asia Cup 2023.
Will the match resume on reserve day?
As there is a chance that Nepal vs UAE final match will stop due to rain. Fans are asking what will happen if the match stops in the middle. Will the match gets restarts on the reserve day or will continue from where it got stopped?
The match of Nepal vs UAE will resume from where it got stopped on 1st May if the game couldn’t complete because of Rain. So, fans need not worry if the game will restart as the match is going in the favor of Nepal.