Match scheduled for SCG cancelled due to rainMelbourne likely alternative venue for star-studded eventCricket Australia is scrambling to arrange another bushfire relief match, having scrapped Saturday’s all-star contest at the SCG because of forecast heavy rain. The charity fund-raising game, involving teams captained by greats Shane Warne and Ricky Ponting, was slated to be played as a curtain-raiser for Saturday’s BBL final.
But CA, confronted with a forecast of some 30-55mm of rain in
Sydney on Saturday, is now considering several contingency options. The governing body, having cancelled the game in an effort to give Saturday’s BBL final the best possible chance of proceeding, is expected to provide an update on Thursday afternoon.