Edgbaston is set for the most awaited final Test series match between England and India, know the weather report today of the cricket ground stadium in Birmingham
The game will be played on the 1st of July at Birmingham under overcast conditions. The Indian team is just one step away from winning a Test series in England after 15 years. The score line stands on 2-1 in favor of India as the 5th test is yet to begin. England vs India 5th Test Weather forecast and much more.
Edgbaston Birmingham Cricket Ground Stadium Weather Today, Pitch Report IND vs ENG 5th Test Match 2022
Jasprit Bumrah becomes the first fast bowler to lead India after Kapil Dev
In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah will lead the Indian side in the 5th test. Rohit Sharma has tested positive for Covid 19 and hence he will miss the 5th test of the series. Bumrah has no experience in captaincy and he will be leading the Indian team for the first time. It will be interesting to see how Bumrah will rotate the bowlers and at the same time use himself effectively too.
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A confident English team will be tough to beat
The English team will be taking the confidence of beating the New Zealand team 3-0 in the previous series. The English team under McCullum is looking absolutely fearless. Their mentality has been changed completely now they are playing a positive brand of cricket. Since Ben Stokes has been appointed as the captain of the team Root is able to play more freely. It will be a tough job for the Indian bowlers to tackle the in-form English batting lineup.
James Anderson vs Virat Kohli for the one last time?
Two of the greats of the game are about to face each other once again in the purest format of Cricket. The age-old legendary battle is still one of the most awaited things of the match.
The weather of Birmingham for the 5th Test
It will be typical English weather at Edgbaston for the 5th test. The first 3 days will be stop-and-start play due to passing showers. The live weather report can be found here.
According to reports from weather.com, the temperature of Birmingham city in England will be about 19° Celcius during the day and fall to 10° Celcius at night abd the sky will be a little cloudy during the day and night.
The chances of rain are 36% during the day and 36% at night and showers are expected early morning and late at night. The humidity will be around 69% during the day and rise to 77% in the night.
Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham, England is a good-scoring ground as the average 1st innings total at the stadium in Tests is 307 while the average 2nd innings total is 320. The average 3rd innings total is 244 while the 4th innings total is 152 and he stadium has hosted 53 Tests so far.
Playing 11 for the England vs India 5th Test
England Team: Alex Lees, Crawley, Olie Pope, Joe Root, J Bairstow, B Stokes (C), S Billings (WK), M Potts, S Broad, J Leach, J Anderson.
Indian Team: S Gill, C Pujara, H Vihari, V Kohli, R Pant (WK), S Iyer, R Jadeja, S Thakur, M Shami, M Siraj, J Bumrah (C)
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