Afternoon showers are a real possibility in Kennington Oval on Friday afternoon, weather reports claimed. At least two weather channels—AccuWeather and Weather Underground—have predicted possible rain, particularly in the afternoon. They have said that the chance of rain in the Oval is 40%.
According to BBC's weather forecast, London will be partly to mostly cloudy with a few well-scattered showers pushing in from the north. These scattered showers will be "locally heavy" and "possibly thundery" in the afternoon, the forecast said.
Will it rain at The Oval today?
The chance of rain interrupting game time will persist for the entirety of the five days as the Test match progresses, reports indicate. On Friday, the stadium may witness showers around 4:00 PM. The Day 2 of the India vs England Test match at The Oval is scheduled to begin at 11:00 AM local time (BST) in London (3:30 PM IST).
Temperatures in the English capital are set to hover between 14°C and 24°C, with high humidity—around 88%. These conditions could heavily favour the swing bowlers. Match-focused forecasts have indicated that downpours may affect play across multiple sessions as the game progresses.
India vs England final Test: As it happened on Day 1
England gained the upper hand after a rain-hit first day of the final test against India at The Oval on Thursday as the tourists, needing victory to square the series, battled to 204-6.
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England had to work hard for their breakthroughs and will be delighted to have got rid of KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, and Shubman Gill, the men who have tormented them throughout the summer, though captain Gill gifted his wicket with a suicidal run-out. Even though there are four days remaining, India's chances of fighting their way into a position where they could force a victory already look extremely slim. The overcast morning conditions had looked ideal for England's all-seam attack.
After a rain-delayed restart, a wayward Josh Tongue, whose first over lasted nine balls and went for 12 runs, finally found his line to nip the edge of Sai Sudharsan's bat to dismiss him for 38. Tongue repeated the feat soon afterwards to remove Jadeja—who scored a superb unbeaten century in his team's rearguard action in the fourth test—for nine, and India were reeling on 123-5 with their big-hitters all gone, or in the case of Rishabh Pant, absent through injury.
Dhruv Jurel, a ball after overturning an lbw decision against him, then got tucked up by Atkinson and was caught neatly at second slip by Harry Brook for 19. Karun Nair batted calmly to finish on 52 not out and Washington Sundar, another centurion last Sunday, was on 19 at the close.
