Srinagar: Amid the continuous rainy weather in Sri Lanka, the confusion over whether Asia Cup 2023 Super 4 matches would be held in Colombo or Hambantota continue.
After earlier update that Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is moving the six Super 4 matches to Hambantota due to poor weather forecasts in Colombo,it is now been said that ACC is keeping fixtures in Colombo.
The PCB is concerned that Colombo’s unpredictable weather, which has caused flooding near the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, might disrupt matches, including Pakistan-India game on September 10.
SLC’s CEO Ashley de Silva has told ESPNcricinfo that Colombo would indeed host the matches as planned. He clarified that the consideration of relocating the games to Hambantota was merely in the discussion phase and that there had been no official confirmation to any interested parties regarding the potential move.
However, according to ESPNcricinfo’s report, all cricket boards involved (PCB, SLC, BCCI, and BCB) had reached an agreement to relocate the matches to Hambantota. The only remaining challenges were related to logistics, preventing the shift from taking place.