IND vs ENG Birmingham Weather Today, Weather Forecast And Pitch Report Of Day 3 Of England vs India 5th Test
Published - 03 Jul 2022, 01:05 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:09 AM
Day 1 and Day 2 of the ongoing 5th and last Test match of the series between Jasprit Bumrah-led India National Cricket Team and Ben Stokes-led England National Cricket Team at the Edgbaston, Birmingham saw multiple interruptions due to the rain showers.
On Day 1, the play of almost an hour and a half was lost due to the rain and only 73-over of play was possible and India managed to post 338/7 on the board. On Day 2, things got even worse as rain interrupted the match several times.
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Meanwhile, the Day 2 of the rescheduled Test match between India and England belonged to India captain Jasprit Bumrah. He dominated with the bat in India’s first innings and broke a record held by Brian Lara, George Bailey and Keshav Maharaj, by smashing 29 runs in a 35-run over from Stuart Broad.
The 35-run over bowled by the England pacer is the most expensive over in the history of Test cricket, breaking the previous record of 28 runs conceded by R Peterson, James Anderson, and Joe Root on different occasions.
With the help of Bumrah’s 31-run cameo knock and Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja’s exceptional centuries, India were able to post 416/10 on the board in their first innings.
India vs England: Weather Forecast And Pitch Report Of Day 3
In England’s first innings on Day 2, rain interrupted the play three times, as a result, only 27-over of play was possible and England were able to post 84/5 on the board.
Meanwhile, rain is once again expected to interrupt the play on Day 3 of the Test match as a morning shower is predicted in Birmingham, as per AccuWeather.
The maximum temperature on Day 3 will be 19 degrees Celsius and the minimum will be 10 degrees Celsius. The cloud cover in the city will be 69 per cent with a 13 per cent probability of thunderstorms. Talking about the humidity, it will fall to 58 per cent in the afternoon after being 71 per cent in the morning.
Meanwhile, the pitch on Day 2 turned out to be helpful for the bowlers as Indian pacers were able to dismiss 5 England batters on the day and a similar kind of bowling-friendly pitch is expected on Day 3 of the Test match thanks to the overcast conditions.
Historically the Edgbaston surface has been good for batters but the pacers too get the support they seek as conditions are conducive for swing.
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