ENG vs SL Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Kennington Oval– 3rd Test, Sri Lanka tour of England 2024

England and Sri Lanka will move to Kennington Oval Stadium in London for their next clash of the ongoing series. ENG vs SL 3rd Test 2024 begins on Friday, September 6.

Led by Ollie Pope in the absence of Ben Stokes, England has shown a dashing dominance at home.

The Englishmen defeated Sri Lanka by 5 wickets in the first Test. In the 2nd game, they bagged an even bigger victory by 190 runs.

The hosts have already won the ENG vs SL Test series and will now aim for a clean sweep against the Asian side.

The 3rd Test will also conclude the Sri Lanka tour of England 2024 which comprised only 3 Tests. Ahead of their next encounter, below is the weather and pitch report for the match.

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ENG vs SL Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Kennington Oval– 3rd Test, Sri Lanka tour of England 2024

ENG vs SL Weather Report Of Kennington Oval

The ENG vs SL 3rd Test will be played in London, United Kingdom. The Day 1 of the match will take place on Friday, September 6.

According to the weather forecast, the temperature of the city on Friday will be 22° Celcius during the day and 15° Celcius at night.

The sky will be cloudy during the day and night. The chance of rain is 61% during the day and 30% at night. The humidity will be 86% during the day and 90% at night.

ENG vs SL Pitch Analysis

The venue of the England vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test is Kennington Oval Stadium. According to stats, it is a good scoring ground in Tests. The average 1st and 2nd innings totals are 341 and 302 respectively. The 3rd and 4th innings total are 239 and 158.

Out of 109 Tests at the stadium, teams batting first won 41 games while teams batting second won 29 matches.

Therefore, the pitch offers similar support to both teams and the toss will not affect the result much.

England once piled up a gigantic 903/7 at the stadium and this is still the highest-ever total at this stadium. The pitch is batting-friendly as it is flat. It also offers benefits to seamers.

Weather Impact

The ENG vs SL 3rd Test Day 1 takes place on Friday, September 6. According to local time, the match will start at 11 AM. Since the chance of rain is 60% at that time, the match is highly likely to be affected by weather.

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Conclusion

The ENG vs SL 3rd Test Day 1 might be affected by rain. However, the chance of rain will reduce to 30% as the day progresses. Hence, the match might be postponed at the start of the first day.

The next few days will be free of rain and hence the Test match will be completed. The pitch is batting-friendly and will allow batters to smack big totals.

The seamers will enjoy more help than spinners due to bounce. The spinners will get an advantage as the match progresses.