India vs Pakistan: Rain Briefly Stops Play, Sends Twitter Into Overdrive

Unless you're living under a rock, you know that defending champions India are currently taking on arch-rivals Pakistan in their ICC Champions Trophy 2017 opener at Edgbaston in Birmingham today. But, rain briefly stopped play earlier this evening. The match started under sunny blue skies which soon gave way to grey clouds. After some steady drizzle, the umpires decided to halt play for about 20 minutes. Those 20 minutes were enough to send Twitter into a tizzy, with many tweeple dealing with the inclement weather with the best way possible: hilarious memes.

Take a look at some of the funniest tweets during the India vs Pakistan ICC Champions Trophy 2017 match:

People turned weather forecasters:
 

Current status of game. #IndvPak pic.twitter.com/mBWTIGgbyP

— Bollywood Gandu (@BollywoodGandu) June 4, 2017

An unfortunate coincidence?
 

#INDvPAK
Feeling a bit worried that "Birmingham" is an anagram of "Hmm! Big rain."

— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) June 4, 2017

This is hilarious:
 

One minute silence for all sponsors right now

— Tanmay Bhat (@thetanmay) June 4, 2017

'Rain, rain go away'
 

Rain Rain go away
Come again another day
Do not interrupt when legends play#INDvPAK

— Shruti Sadbhav (@SadbhavSays) June 4, 2017

 

Rain rain go away, let India win today. #INDvPAK

— Bleed Blue (@cute__aditi) June 4, 2017

The power of prayers:
 

Need something like this for rains to go away !!#INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/fa6EKx118n

— Boring... (@graphicalcomic) June 4, 2017

Are you listening?
 

Indradev, please. #INDvPAK

— Ankur Magdum (@magdumeister) June 4, 2017

This guy thinks he has a solution:
 

Must invite Dhinchak pooja to sing Raag Malhari so that the rain stops and runs away #INDvPAK #CT17

— Amit A (@Amit_smiling) June 4, 2017

Priyanka Chopra's meme-worthy Met Gala gown makes multiple appearances:
 

Rain stopped play, only Priyanka Chopra can save this match. #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/skzVUOJIHg

— Amit Vikram Pandey (@amythvp) June 4, 2017

 

we need more priyanka chopras #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/CRlmXJEreL

— Ashish (@iAshishPunjabi) June 4, 2017

Err...but this person has a point:
 

People are asking to Rain to 'go away' on Twitter as if rain will read their tweets and stop raining. Wah re Twitterwalo #INDvPAK

— Prayag Sonar (@prayag_sonar) June 4, 2017

Luckily, since then, play has resumed with no overs lost. Whew!