T20 World Cup 2022: Is the India vs Bangladesh game under rain threat?

Adelaide Oval, located in Adelaide, South Australia, has hosted cricket matches for over 150 years. This sports ground has a capacity of 53,500. (Image credit: adelaideoval/Facebook)

India's journey at the T20 World Cup has moved onto the Adelaide Oval. The Men in Blue touched down at the airport in fairly good spirits, as they prepared for the crucial game against Bangladesh on Wednesday.

At this T20 World Cup, rain has played a big part in pretty much every single game with as many as five matches affected by the weather. There have been three complete washouts without a single ball being bowled, one no-result, and one game where England lost by the DLS method after the clouds opened up during its chase of Ireland's target.

Horrible weather. Rain and chilly. pic.twitter.com/h0PrTgXMux

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— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) November 1, 2022

Well-known journalist Boria Majumdar shared a short clip of Adelaide's city centre, which is swamped with heavy rain and cold winds. The Met Office website shows that rain will continue to hit Adelaide until around 7 p.m., which rules out any chance of India having a practice session.

Touchdown Adelaide pic.twitter.com/1leNe0jN8L

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) October 31, 2022

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While a washout is highly unlikely, both teams would be preparing for any eventuality, especially during the match by keeping an eye on the DLS par scores every over.

Touchdown Adelaide #TeamIndia | #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/l6GalMP0TI

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 31, 2022

India takes on Bangladesh with both teams coming into the game with contrasting results. The Men in Blue were outplayed by a brilliant South African side, who won the game by 5 wickets. Meanwhile, Bangladesh is on the back of a thrilling last-ball win against Zimbabwe, which puts it in the race for a semifinal berth.

Both teams are on 4 points after 3 matches, with India sitting in second thanks to a superior NRR of +0.844 to Bangladesh's -1.533.