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The fifth and final Test of the five-match series for Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy is underway at the Kennington Oval in London with India trailing in the series by 1-2 margin. While they fought hard to draw the fourth Test, the Shubman Gill-led Indian side will hope to get a much-needed win in order to end the series in a stalemate.
For the unversed, England’s stand-in captain Ollie Pope won the toss and elected to bowl first. Thus inviting India to put the score first, on the back of an unbeaten 52 from Karun Nair, the visitors posted 204 on the board. However, the hosts finished on top, claiming six wickets on the opening day of the fifth Test, the onus is on Nair and Washington Sundar as they aim to put 300-plus score on the board.
Day 2 of 5th Test to see showers with cloud cover in London
But as we move towards the second day of the fifth Test, weather is a crucial factor which caters to a cricket match. Talking about the weather for day two of the fifth Test in London, it is expected to be mostly cloudy, with a shower or two, while the temperature will hit a maximum of 21°C, according to the listings on AccuWeather. The probability of precipitation on Friday, August 1, stands at 65% apart from the probability of thunderstorms standing at 13%.
During the upcoming day’s play, while the morning will see the temperature reach a maximum of 20°C with the probability of precipitation standing at 25%, during the afternoon hours, the temperature will go down to 21°C with the weather likely to be mostly cloudy with brief showers expected.
While the precipitation chances stand at 65% with cloud cover expected to be around 77%, there will be wind gusts of around 30 km/h, which is expected to blow away any resemblance of rain quite quickly from the city of London. If it is the case, then the fans could expect a near uninterrupted day’s play in the England versus India fifth Test day second at The Kia Oval.
