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It’s been exciting four days so far in the ongoing first Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. After being put to bat first, Team India posted 471 runs on the board, courtesy centuries coming from Yashasvi Jaiswal (101), Shubman Gill (147), and Rishabh Pant (134) in the first innings. Thereafter a gritty knock of 99 from Harry Brook, along with a century from Ollie Pope, England posted 465 runs and were denied a lead by Jasprit Bumrah, who picked his 14th five-wicket haul.
Thereafter, centuries from KL Rahul (137) and Rishabh Pant (118) help India put 371 runs for England to chase and claim the first Test. At the close of play on day four, England had posted 21 runs on board and will now look to get 350 in order to win the first Test, whereas India will aim to get all ten wickets within the three sessions and take a lead of 1-0 in the five-match series.
Rain threat looming on ENG vs IND 1st Test Day 5 at Headingley
With a result likely on cards on the final day, the weather also proves to be pivotal for a proper 90-over game in the day. As far as the weather is concerned, so far in the match, day two saw a brief halt before England took the guards in the middle. On day three, umpires called early stumps due to inclement weather conditions. But what’s there on offer for the final day of the first Test? Talking of the weather, day 5 is expected to be mostly cloudy with showers.
According to the listings on Accuweather, the temperature is expected to be around 21 degree Celsius during the day. The probability of precipitation stands at 92 percent, with 3.5 hours predicted of rain. Although, the probability of thunderstorm stands at 18%, cloud cover is expected to be 88%.
If we further bifurcate the day into morning and afternoon, the temperature is set to range between 18 and 21 degree Celcius. Although the day is likely to remain mostly cloudy with showers, 80% chances of rain in predicted in the morning, whereas it will be reduced to 60% by the afternoon. With the temperature rising to 21 degree Celsius, the cloud cover is also set to range around 80%. With chances of rain in the forecast, fans could expect interruptions in the day’s play at Headingley.
