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GLASGOW (SCOTLAND), JUL 3 Heavy showers forecast by the weatherman threatens to affect the one-off limited overs cricket match between India and Pakistan here today.
Cricket Scotland Chief Executive Roddy Smith said continuous rains in the region in the last week had left the outfield saturated at the Clyedesdale Cricket Ground.
"We are just hoping that there is not enough rain over the next few hours to get the ground any wetter because it has rained so much over the last six weeks in Scotland," he said.
"For the last four or five days it has rained every day so, although we are remaining hopeful of getting play, the ground can't take a lot more rain."
The one-off match between Pakistan and hosts Scotland was also washed out at Edinburgh on Sunday and today's fixture is also in the danger of meeting the same fate.
"We are eagerly looking forward to the match taking place but if it is washed out, that will be disappointment for us and for the spectators also," Smith said.
"Even if a shorter version is played, that will provide some solace to us as well as to the spectators," he said, adding that almost all of the 5,000 tickets had been sold out for the match, scheduled to start at 10.45 local time (3.15 pm IST).
Smith, however, expressed satisfaction over the security arrangements for the match after Saturday's failed terrorist attack at the airport here.
"We are very comfortable with the security. Security was always going to be tight and will be tomorrow. The police have been involved for five months in terms of planning the event. Everyone wants the event to go ahead smoothly and I'm sure we can control every situation, apart from the weather."
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