Rawalpindi weather update ahead of today’s PSL 9 matches

| 2025-01-16 04:56:07

A double-header is set to take place at Pindi Cricket Stadium

Covers in place at Pindi stadium. - PCB

Rain could play spoilsport as Rawalpindi gears up for a double-header today during the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season nine.

Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars and Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators will be played at Pindi Cricket Stadium on March 2.

However, according to The Weather Channel, chances of rain are 100% during the day with showers and thunderstorms likely. Meanwhile, there is a 90% chance of rain at night.

There was heavy downpour in Rawalpindi and Islamabad yesterday as well.

Meanwhile, one of the Met Office officials when approached said: “Chances of rain with thunderstorms are likely for Saturday. In fact, rain is expected to start on Friday evening with Saturday being the most affected day of the upcoming rainy spell.”

“Rain could pour in at any time during the next two days. Saturday could be the worst hit day,” the official added.

Pindi Stadium always provides a packed house when it comes to international matches or PSL engagements. Crowd presence here always makes the occasion festive and worth remembering at the venue. Around ten thousand temporary chairs have been installed at the Stadium for the nine matches which the Stadium will host during the next ten days.

Two of the highest totals — Multan Sultans scoring 262 against Quetta Gladiators and Quetta scoring 253 against Multan in the same match — in PSL history were scored at Pindi.

However, the PCB has decided to remove the "flat pitches" tag associated with the stadium this year as the cricketing body has instructed the curators to make pitches that would support bowlers as much as batters.