FCC-GAC Qatar match abandoned due to heavy rain

DOHA: The match between FCC and GAC Qatar at Al-Sadd Stadium was abandoned without a ball being bowled after heavy rain, accompanied by thunderstorm, rendered the ground unplayable.
The squall, with a velocity of 50kmph, accompanied by heavy showers and lightning, hit the venue around 07.30 AST. With the rain lasting more than an hour, the stadium resembled a pool of knee-deep water, as the groundsmen, aided by four supersoppers, tried their best to clear the water-logging. Field umpires accompanied by Match Referee, inspected the ground at 08.30 AST, only to call off the match as there were pools of water near the boundaries and some seepage on the pitch.