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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. After starting the Day 2 at the score of 204/6, the Indian lineup only added 20 more runs and were bundled out at the score of 224 in the first 30 minutes of the day. Gus Atkinson was the star with the ball, picking his fourth five-wicket haul in Test cricket.
In reply, the Indian side also restricted the home side to 247 in 51.2 overs despite 64 from Zak Crawley, 43 from Ben Duckett and a 53 from Harry Brook. Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna starred with the ball, picking four-wicket hauls each whereas Akash Deep got one to his name. With India back in the middle, they posted a lead of 52 runs at stumps on Day 2 with Yashasvi Jaiswal (51*) and Akash Deep (4*) in the middle.
Day 3 of 5th Test to mostly sunny in London
But as we move towards the third day of the fifth Test, weather is a crucial factor which caters to a cricket match. Talking about the weather for day three of the fifth Test in London, it is expected to be mostly sunny, while the temperature will hit a maximum of 22°C, according to the listings on AccuWeather. The probability of precipitation on Saturday, August 2, stands at 8% apart from the probability of thunderstorms standing at 0%.
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 8%, during the afternoon hours, the temperature will reach to 22°C with the weather likely to be sunny with pleason breeze expected.
While the precipitation chances drop down to only 3%, cloud cover is expected to be around 23%. There will be wind gusts of around 26 km/h, which is expected to blow away any resemblance of rain quite quickly from the city of London, hoping for uninterrupted day’s play in the England versus India fifth Test at The Kia Oval.
