ODI World Cup 2023: Weather report for India vs Sri Lanka clash in Mumbai

India will face Sri Lanka in the 33rd match of the ODI World Cup 2023 at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. India is well-placed at the 2nd position in the points table by winning 6 out of the 6 matches they have played so far and would like to keep their unbeaten campaign going in the World Cup.

On the other hand, Sri Lanka, whose World Cup campaign has been derailed by injuries to their key players before and during the tournament, will hope to put up a good show against the strong Indian team and would like to give a statement by beating the home team in their backyard. But easier said than done, Sri Lanka will have to punch above their weight to rattle the Indian team at the Wankhede Stadium.

The weather in Mumbai for today’s match is going to be pleasant with the temperature expected to be around 29 degrees Celsius and humidity going to be 46%. To everyone’s delight, rain is not going to play a spoilsport in today’s match as there are no showers expected in today's match according to the weather forecast.

However, the rise in pollution in Mumbai will be a concern for players as Rohit took to Instagram to express his surprise at the rise in the pollution levels of Mumbai in recent times. He put up Instagram upon landing in Mumbai saying “Mumbai, Yeh kya hogya’ on the pollution of Mumbai. He also addressed his concern about the environmental condition in the pre-match press conference when asked about the pollution in Mumbai.  

It’s going to be a high-scoring encounter

The wicket in Mumbai is known to favour the batters and we have seen that trend in this World Cup also when South Africa posted a mammoth total of 399 on the same ground. Also, the fast bowlers will expect to get a good bounce from the Mumbai track. 

Although if you are a spinner, you won’t be expecting much from the high-scoring Mumbai pitch but in case the wicket is left dry then given the nature of the red soil of which the wicket is made up, spinners could come into play and it might spin and turn.