Rain is likely to play spoilsport in the second half of Day 2 of ENG vs IND 1st Test at Headingley, Leeds
Day 2 of ENG vs IND 1st Test at Headingley, Leeds is likely to be interrupted by rain as a yellow alert for thunderstorm ha been issued on Saturday. Day 1 of the contest, which marked the start of the new WTC cycle for both India and England, did not witness any interruptions due to rain and was rather a sunny and bright day. India finished at 359/3 at stumps after being put in to bat first by Ben Stokes.
IND vs ENG 1st Test, Day 2 weather report
As per BBC Weather, there is 25-25% chance of rain from 1 PM to 5 PM. This means there are chances of rain interrupting play after lunch on Day 2. As per AccuWeather, there is forecast for a couple of showers and heavy thunderstorm in the afternoon. The forecast states that the thunderstorm can bring flooding downpours, hail and damaging wind gusts.
| Time (local time) | Chances of rain (%) |
| 1 PM | 8% |
| 2 PM | 49% |
| 3 PM | 56% |
| 4 PM | 49% |
| 5 PM | 19% |
| 6 PM | 19% |
ENG vs IND 1st Test, Day 2 session timings
| Session | Local Time | IST |
| 1st session | 11 AM – 1 PM | 3.30 PM – 5.30 PM |
| Lunch | 1 PM – 1.40 PM | 5.30 PM – 6.10 PM |
| 2nd session | 1.40 PM – 3.40 PM | 6.10 PM – 8.10 PM |
| Tea | 3.40 PM – 4 PM | 8.10 PM – 8.30 PM |
| 3rd session | 4 PM – 6 PM | 8.30 PM – 10.30 PM |
What happened on Day 1 of ENG vs IND 1st Test?
India ended Day 1 at 359/3 with Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant adding an unbeaten 130-run stand. Gill remained not out on 127 while Pant scored 65 not out. It was one-way traffic in Leeds on Day 1 as Gill hit a century after Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Indian openers KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal troubled the English bowlers with a 91-run stand. But just at the stroke of Lunch, England claimed the wicket of Rahul. He departed for 42. Debutant Sai Sudharsan followed soon on a duck. But with Pant and Gill adding an unbeaten stand, India ended Day 1 on a high.
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