da bet7k： After two days of rain, the players in the Supersport Series match betweenBoland and the Highveld Strikers woke up to a sunny day on Sunday and musthave expected to get on the field and finally start the match
Craig Ray – MWP19-Nov-2000After two days of rain, the players in the Supersport Series match betweenBoland and the Highveld Strikers woke up to a sunny day on Sunday and musthave expected to get on the field and finally start the match.But when they arrived at Boland Park, the outfield resembled a marsh, as theheavy rain over the past two days failed to drain sufficiently.The umpires took the decision that play would be impossible at any stageduring the day and informed the captains that they will try again on Monday.The weather has made a result impossible unless the sides attempt tocontrive a finish and forfeit an innings. That is unlikely though, given thecurrent cricket match-fixing scandal, as neither team will want to appear tobe manufacturing a result.Play, hopefully, will start on Monday, which may appear to be an exercise infutility, but is still of importance. The Highveld Strikers urgently needpoints and if they could pick up two or three bonus points, it would aidtheir slim chances of qualifying for the Super Eight phase of thecompetition.