SOUTHAMPTON: The eagerly-awaited launching afternoon of the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand was rained out on Friday, and it will be set to deliver the book day to the equation.
According to ICC playing requirements guidelines to the WTC closing, if needed the book sixth day is now able to come in effect together with six hours of drama dropped on Day 1 .
There was prediction of rain and thundershowers and the skies opened last night with constant downpour continuing before day.
Together with puddles forming across the outfield, the very best drainage system could not have possibly compelled some activity on the coming day.
HighlightsUmpires Michael Gough and Richard Illingworth, following several inspections, known as off the match at 7:30 pm IST (3 pm local time).
While there’s been discussion about Southampton function as the favored venue, it’s been researched that BCCI has been taken into consideration by the ICC and also England and Wales Cricket Board until they finalised the place that also includes a five-star centre inside the assumptions, helping produce a tight bio-secure bubble.
Even the English weather is regarded as sporadic and in any situation, there was no certainty that the game being played in any other place would haven’t led to some wash-out on the very first moment.
In the past five decades, England has sponsored 32 guys’s Test matches and just as many as four’ve finished in draws that is a sign that if rain plays spoilsport, the closing may definitely go the distance.