India vs South Africa 3rd T20I: Match abandoned due to rain

The Eden Gardens soil is made of silt clay which prevents the surface water drying quickly. #IndvSA
— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) October 8, 2015

Eden Gardens is wet. India is listening to Akash Chopra & Harsha Bhogle. Players are scared of bottles. Is this the acche din Modi promised?
— $ir $ri $ri Magal (@jhunjhunwala) October 8, 2015

All the bottles thrown in Cuttack are being used to collect the water currently soaking the Eden Gardens Outfield.
— $ir $ri $ri Magal (@jhunjhunwala) October 8, 2015

Got to do something about the drainage at the Eden Gardens. Just not good enough for 2015. Imagine this at the WT20 Final next year.
— Raunak Kapoor (@RaunakRK) October 8, 2015

Cuttack Mein Fans Bootal Malte Hain, Eden Gardens Mein Drainage System Nai But India 2016 T20 WC Host Kalega LOL @ICC pic.twitter.com/YxJkb354SH
— Javed Miandad (@SirJavedMiandad) October 8, 2015

A ground with such abysmal drainage facilities doesn't deserve to host the WT20 Final. Hoping Eden Gardens' drainage, soil etc is fixed soon
— Aditya (@forwardshortleg) October 8, 2015

Lessons from this series: India have T20 problems. India has crowd problems. India has ground problems. Bring on the ODIs, I say.
— Sidvee (@sidvee) October 8, 2015

"Match abandoned" is India's best result of the series.
— Alt Cricket (@AltCricket) October 8, 2015

Early rain in Kolkata meant no play was possible in the 3rd #IndvSA T20I. South Africa win the series 2-0 pic.twitter.com/zMvGlG1zzA
— ICC (@ICC) October 8, 2015

Updated T20I rankings table after the conclusion of #IndvSA series #Cricket pic.twitter.com/FFIuShOf8C
— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) October 8, 2015

This just in - the match has been called off. South Africa wins the T20I series 2-0 against India.

Think that we may have a 5-7 over match in Kolkata,starting around 10 pm if we lucky, thumbs crossed!!
— Shaun Pollock (@7polly7) October 8, 2015

This is more frustrating than the bottle throwing incident at cuttack #EdenGardens #INDvSA
— The Cricket Brain (@TheCricketBrain) October 8, 2015

Inspection 2130!! Oh dear!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 8, 2015

So there will be another inspection at 9.30 pm.

We have now started to lose overs. 10.15 pm is the cut-off time for a 5-over match.

Inspection is going on on the ground, but still no news about the match status as of now.

The umpires are not happy with the playing conditions. Next inspection will take place at 8.30 pm.

The umpires are out, inspecting the pitch. Let's hope to get some good news here.

The Indian players are playing a bit of football in the ground, while the covers are coming off.

JP Duminy: "We know it's an important tour for us, leading to the T20 World Cup."

If the match starts by 8pm, there will not be any reduction in the number of overs played.

Virat Kohli: "I am really happy with the way I am progressing with my performance."

Virat Kohli, ahead of the game, speaks with Harsha Bhogle: "The only difference is that there is no 'c' in front of my name. My mental setup is still pretty much the same."

The rains seem to have stopped in Kolkata. Toss to be delayed.

If it doesn't rain, we are most likely to have an 8pm or 8.15pm start for the game.

Looks like the covers are slowly coming off, which is a great sign.

With the rains having waterlogged Eden Gardens, there will be an inspection at 7.30pm. Match will be delayed.

Welcome to the Live Updates of the 3rd T20I between India and South Africa in Eden Gardens, Kolkata