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Rain Stops Play At The Oval After Krishna, Siraj Lead India's Fightback vs England

Aashay Chopade

Rain in India-England Test (Source:@englandcricket/X.com)Rain in India-England Test (Source:@englandcricket/X.com)

The third session of Day 2 of the Oval Test has halted the proceedings. The showers arrived after the completion of the 48th over of England's innings, and they are currently eight down with a slim lead of 18 runs under their belt.

India picked one wicket in the short passage of play after Tea, but it was the six-wicket afternoon session that brought India back in the game. The visitors would be hoping that they pick the remaining one wicket soon, as Chris Woakes is not available to bat due to his shoulder injury.

Weather Expected To Clear Out After Brief Passage Of Shower

The rain currently is not heavy, and the fans would be hoping that it is just a passing shower. The weather forecast according to TheWeatherChannel shows that there is 61 percent chances of rain as of now, but there are pretty less chances of rain in the remaining part of the day. At 7 PM local time, the chances of rain will go down significantly from 61 percent to 19, which means that we can expect some cricket in the final session.

Weather Forecast in London (Source:TheWeatherChannel)Weather Forecast in London (Source:TheWeatherChannel)

Oval Test Evenly Poised After India's Inspired Comeback

Overall, the match is quite evenly poised, and the live grass on the pitch, along with overcast overhead conditions, has helped bowlers in this game.  England openers delivered a counter-attacking 92-run opening stand, but India got the wicket at the backend of the morning session and then continued to pick wickets at regular intervals in the afternoon session. Prasidh Krishna has picked four wickets while Siraj has grabbed three, and India now would be hoping to get the last wicket soon and keep England's lead in control.

64 overs were bowled on Day 1 due to rain, and to compensate for the loss of overs, 98 overs are supposed to be bowled on Day 2. However, with rain stopping the play at the Oval again, there are high chances that some more overs will be lost in this fifth and final Test.

The drainage system at the Oval is top-notch, though, and as soon as the rain stops, we can expect cricket to take centre stage quickly.