Grim outlook for B’desh-Australia match today

If the sky hasn't quite fallen in on Brisbane, there has been more than enough rain to place today's (Saturday's) fixture between Australia and Bangladesh at 9.30 am at the Gabba in grave doubt.
An A-League football match scheduled for Friday evening at Suncorp Stadium was called off, while the southern hemisphere rugby body SANZAR was also debating whether or not to cancel a Super Rugby fixture set for Saturday night at the same venue.
Given that neither football nor rugby need cricket's rain-free weather to take place, the prospects for Brisbane's only glimpse of the home team at this tournament look very grim indeed. Australia's captain Michael Clarke, due to return on his February 21 deadline to prove he has recovered from hamstring surgery, was thinking primarily of the Queenslanders currently having their homes battered by the dual cyclones Marcia and Lam.
"Our main focus as a team is with the people of Queensland," Clarke said. "So as much as we would like to get out on that field and continue our form in the World Cup, we need to realise how bad this cyclone is and care most about the people of Queensland, make sure everybody is healthy and safe and our prayers are with a lot of people throughout the State.
"Then we'll worry about the cricket tomorrow. If we get on, we'll be 100% ready there's no doubt about that."
The World Cup's local organising committee released a statement on Friday afternoon concerning doubts over the match going ahead, according to ESPNcricinfo.
"ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 organisers are working closely with authorities in Queensland regarding tomorrow's match between Australia and Bangladesh given the extreme weather situation in the State and the forecasts for ongoing rain in Brisbane," a spokesman said. "Our thoughts are with the people affected.
"However as there is no reserve day for pool matches, we will continue to prepare in the hope that the match can go ahead. The ICC match officials will make a decision on the match tomorrow based on conditions at the time. A match can be successfully completed if each side has minimum of 20 overs which means that it is still possible to achieve a result with a start after the scheduled innings break."
A no-result would be a considerable boost to Bangladesh's chances of progressing from Group A, particularly after England's dismantling by New Zealand in Wellington on Friday.