New Delhi, The weather is expected to remain pleasant over Pallekele, Kandy in central Sri Lanka during both the matches that are to be played today. The host Sri Lanka will start its semifinal berth campaign against New Zealand at 3.30 p.m. during which the maximum temperature would be around 30 degrees. The southwesterly winds with a speed of 15 kmph would be blowing over Kandy during the afternoon and the sky would also become clear by that time.But, the sky will turn partly cloudy by the evening, when England will take on West Indies in the second match at 7.30 p.m. The temperature would be around 25 degrees. The southwesterly winds with the same speed of 15 kmph would be blowing over Kandy during this period. The rains have taken toll on some of the matches played during the first leg of the tournament that led to criticism of the organizers for choosing monsoon dates for the competition.
