London weather forecast: Will it rain at The Oval today?

The Oval can expect showers from around 3 pm to 4 pm, reports suggest, as London skies are likely to remain cloudy for most of the day on Monday -- the final day of the series-deciding Test between India and England. However, the showers will not last for the entire day, and the skies will gradually clear before sunset. After around 6 pm, London skies should be mostly clear with a diminishing risk of showers. The humidity is expected to be around 74%.

Will it rain in London today?

According to BBC Weather, most of the afternoon showers are expected to clear, leaving the evening drier. This means the chances of a washout are slim, although a wet outfield may further delay the match restart in case of rain.

 

However, the chances of Kennington receiving rainfall in the morning are slim, weather reports indicate. London skies are likely to remain sunny in the morning with a 30 to 40 per cent chance of rain. It is highly unlikely that the match will need the sessions scheduled for the afternoon, given the situation the two sides were in at the end of Day 4.

India vs England final Test: As it stands

On the penultimate day of the final Test, showers in the evening session pushed the game to Day 5. A gritty India found a way to fight back with an undeterred spirit after England needed just 57 runs to complete the chase at tea. Joe Root (105) and Harry Brook (111 off 98) were running away with the contest, but Mohammed Siraj and the team refused to give up after the break.

While Brook was dismissed before tea, Root was caught behind off Prasidh Krishna after the lanky Indian pacer had found the stumps of a struggling Jacob Bethell, leaving the home team at 337 for six.

Root got out soon after racking up his 39th Test hundred, his 13th against India and third of the series.

The old ball, which had not been doing a thing in the afternoon session, started to aid the pacers, and the scoreboard hardly moved. Suddenly, the remaining 37 runs seemed a long way off.

Jamie Overton and Jamie Smith were in the middle when bad light stopped play, with the momentum in India's favour. England were 339 for six, and the new ball was just 3.4 overs away. Rain followed soon, taking the match to Day 5.

In the afternoon session, an epic 195-run stand off 211 balls between Brook and Root took the wind out of India's sails as England coasted to 317 for four at tea.

In mounting tension, Jamie Smith and Jamie Overton struggled to get bat on ball, surviving several frenzied appeals before the umpires decided it was too dark to continue. The players left the field, and shortly afterwards, a heavy rain shower made conditions unplayable, depriving the crowd of a tense finale to a day of unremitting drama.