Still no play for Boland and Strikers

After two days of rain, the players in the Supersport Series match between Boland and the Highveld Strikers woke up to a sunny day on Sunday and must have expected to get on the field and finally start the match.

But when they arrived at Boland Park, the outfield resembled a marsh, as the heavy rain over the past two days failed to drain sufficiently.

The umpires took the decision that play would be impossible at any stage during the day and informed the captains that they will try again on Monday.

The weather has made a result impossible unless the sides attempt to contrive a finish and forfeit an innings. That is unlikely though, given the current cricket match-fixing scandal, as neither team will want to appear to be manufacturing a result.

Play, hopefully, will start on Monday, which may appear to be an exercise in futility, but is still of importance. The Highveld Strikers urgently need points and if they could pick up two or three bonus points, it would aid their slim chances of qualifying for the Super Eight phase of the competition.