England T20 thrown into uncertainty as play halted due to weather with 150 ground staff on standby

England T20 thrown into uncertainty as play halted due to weather with 150 ground staff on standby

Persistent rainfall has thrown the opening T20 international between Sri Lanka and England into uncertainty at Pallekele, near Kandy.Heavy showers initially pushed back the scheduled start by 15 minutes, with the toss moved to 1.15pm and play set to begin at 1.45pm local time.However, conditions deteriorated further as light drizzle persisted, prompting ground staff to replace covers across the entire playing surface.By early afternoon, there re…