Southampton: The World Test Championship Final (WTC Final) is set to take place on 18 June 2021. India and New Zealand will face each other to compete for the biggest prize in Test cricket. But there are speculations that rain might be a spoilsport in the all-important final.
It's an absolutely disheartening update for the cricket-loving fans if things go as predicted by the weather forecast. The much-awaited tournament which was delayed since 2013 is finally happening in 2021 but under the threat of rainfall.
ICC WTC Final Weather Forecast – India vs New Zealand Final
The Weather Channel and Accuweather, both are predicting some rain on all five days of the Test match. There are 61% chances of rain on Day 1 of the Test match, as per Accuweather, while The Weather Channel shows 90% chances of rain. Further, on Day 2, things get better, even though the weather would be coudy, the chances of rain go down drastically to 25%. Day 5 also is showing a 62% chance of rainfall on Accuweather.
Nonetheless, ICC has a reserved day (on 23 June) in case a Day's play is washed out due to rain.
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Check the forecast for 5 days below:
India's changed tactics for the WTC Final?
It was being widely reported that India might pick 2 spinners and 3 pacers for the WTC final, but with the forecast news coming in, India might reconsider playing 2 spinners on a damp wicket. Dryness of the pitch would have helped Indian spinners, but the news of downpour might lead to India picking Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Siraj for the WTC FInal.
For NZ, these conditions might be helpful. Trent Boult and Tim Southee would love to swing the ball both ways just like they do. The match will be played at 3:30 pm IST on June 18, 2021.