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Riverside Ground Pitch Report And Durham Weather Forecast For ENG-W vs IND-W 3rd ODI



Riverside Stadium - (Source : @EnglandCricket/X.com)Riverside Stadium - (Source : @EnglandCricket/X.com)

On Tuesday, July 22, England women will host India women for the third and final ODI of the series at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street. It is a series decider as both teams have won a game each so far.

The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side started the series with a win, but the hosts bounced back after they registered a win via the DLS method in the 2nd ODI to go level in the series. Ahead of the crucial match, this article will shed light on the pitch report and weather forecast for the third ODI. 

Riverside Cricket Ground Stats

Criterion
Data
Matches played22
Matches won batting 1st8
Matches won bowling 1st12
Tied0
No result2
Average score batting 1st242
Average score batting 2nd246
Average run rate5.32

Riverside Cricket Ground Pitch Report: Is The Surface Batting Or Bowling Friendly?

The strip at the Riverside Ground in Durham offers a balance contest, a common factor among most of the pitches in England. The bowlers will have the assistance with the new ball given there is an overcast condition. The batters will have to be careful at the top, but the pitch will flatten up as the game progresses. 

Notably, the stats also depict the same that the team bowling first have won 12 games out of the 22 played. It indicate that the surface gets better with time to bat on and the team batting second find it relatively easy to chase the target.

Riverside Cricket Ground Weather Today

Weather in Durham - (Source : @Accuweather/X.Com)Weather in Durham - (Source : @Accuweather/X.Com)

Things are not looking optimistic for the third ODI as there are high chances of rain and in fact a yellow alert has also been issued for heavy rainfall. Further, the temperature will range around 20° C, while strong winds are predicted to about 32 km/h.

Talking about rain, there is 60% chances of rain, but the weather is touted to get better with time and chances are of a rain-curtailed match, similar to what happened at Lord's in the 2nd ODI.