ICC World Test Championship Final 2021: Read IND Vs NZ Weather Report, Will Rain Spoil The Match?
WTC Final, India vs New Zealand, Southampton Weather Forecast For June 18, Friday: Rain likely to play spoilsport on Day 1.
Southampton Weather Forecast
The weather conditions always play a key role in Test matches and it is going to be the same when India and New Zealand will face each other in the iconic WTC final at Ageas Bowl, Southampton. The rain is unpredictable in England and the cricket fans will hope that it doesn’t play a spoilsport in the big match. However, as per the weather forecast, continuous showers are expected on the opening day of the Test match and rain will continue to interrupt the whole game on subsequent days.
The temperature is expected to hover around the 17-degree-mark and the humidity would be around 80 per cent.
It would be interesting to see the pitch – the colour – it has green or not. The curator in charge of preparing the pitch has already hinted that it would be a sporting wicket. The pitch is likely to be hard, assist bounce and ample carry. That would allow strokeplay and make viewing exciting for the fans.
Eyes would also be on the toss as to what the captains opt to do. In all likelihood, the team winning the toss may want to bowl first – not knowing what the pitch has to offer.
The WTC final will start at 3:30 PM IST. And you can stream the game live on Hotstar and follow the LIVE blog on India.com.
SQUADS
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Hanuma Vihari, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Siraj.
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Tom Blundell, Trent Boult, Devon Conway, Colin de Grandhomme, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Neil Wagner, BJ Watling, Will Young