The pitch has been uncovered as the high-voltage final match between Bangladesh and India will start at 9:30pm.
The stumps are being put in. Spectators are keeping eyes on the giant screen for the toss as umpires inspected the pitch.The pitch is said to be "bone dry," according to Russell Arnold on Star Sports.
The umpires are saying the square is in good condition but there are some damp areas near the boundary, which are a concern.
The massive rain, that hit the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur a few moments before the grand finale of the Asia Cup T20 2016, has finally stopped around 7:47pm Sunday.
The groundstaffs had worked hard under the supervision of head groundsman Gamini Silva soon after the rain stopped. Umpires were also out in the centre having a chat with the groundsman.Photo: Mainoor Islam Manik
Earlier in the evening, the rain accompanied by a dust storm, came down on the ground, delaying the high-voltage match between Bangladesh and India.
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Floodlights went out and darkness engulfed the entire ground soon after the storm began. However, the situation started getting improved after 7:30pm.
Earlier, espncricinfo.com forecasted that a five-over game can start is either 10:40pm or 10:46pm. But, after 10:46pm, no game will take place.
Bangladesh Squad
Mashrafe Mortaza*, Abu Hider, Al-Amin Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah, Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim†, Nasir Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Tamim Iqbal, Taskin Ahmed
India Squad
MS Dhoni*†, R Ashwin, JJ Bumrah, S Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, RA Jadeja, V Kohli, B Kumar, P Negi, A Nehra, HH Pandya, PA Patel†, AM Rahane, SK Raina, RG Sharma, Yuvraj Singh