England and Pakistan are set to face each other in the third T20I of a four-match series on Tuesday (May 28) at the Sophia Gardens Stadium in Cardiff, with the visitors aiming to level the series in which they find themselves 1-0 down with two matches left.

The series started on a damp note as the first T20I in Headingley on May 23 was washed out due to rain without a single ball bowled. In the second game in Edgbaston, a brilliant knock of 84 on 51 balls by Jos Buttler inspired a comfortable 23-run victory for the home team.

England will be without skipper Jos Buttler for the third T20I due to being with his wife for the birth of his third child. The home team will be led by Moeen Ali in the wicketkeeper’s batter’s absence.

England vs Pakistan 3rd T20I Cardiff Weather Forecast

There is bad news from cricket fans as Cardiff has woken up to grim weather conditions and a massive rain threat looming over the match. The match has a genuine risk of being a reduced game or once again being washed out.

The match is set to start at 6:30 p.m. local time (11:00 p.m. IST), and the conditions are expected to get better then. While the morning rain prediction is almost 50%, the weather is expected to get better as the day progresses. Post 6:00 PM local time, the rain prediction is around the 20% mark.

Both England and Pakistan will hope that play is possible, as this series is their final preparation for the 2024 T20 World Cup, and two washouts in three matches is less than ideal. Both teams are not playing any ICC-designated warm-up matches before the tournament starts, as the series ends on May 30 just two days before the start (June 1) of the mega event.