Play on Day One Called Off
Due to persistent rain, play has been abandoned on day one of the #WTC21 Final in Southampton ⛈️#INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/Vzi8hdUBz8— ICC (@ICC) June 18, 2021
Fingers crossed!!!
UPDATE - It has stopped raining and there will be an inspection at 3 PM local and 7.30 PM IST. #WTC21 pic.twitter.com/VzzuXxGPrF— BCCI (@BCCI) June 18, 2021
Hope rain stays away now!
Update from Southampton: Rain’s stopped, covers being taken off, hoping for play to start this session #WTCFinal #INDvsNZ @sports_tak— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) June 18, 2021
Rain Continues at Southampton!
It's still raining at the Hampshire Bowl in Southampton as we await the start of play ⛈️#WTC21 Final | #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/CTSezyi4VZ— ICC (@ICC) June 18, 2021
Some good news!
Southampton is all likely to be clear in the next few hours, we might have around 30-35 overs of play today.#WTCFinal— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohraa) June 18, 2021
Rain Continues in Southampton (Watch Video)
Status: Sub-optimal #WTCFinal pic.twitter.com/ibAqWMzEVG— Andrew Miller (@miller_cricket) June 18, 2021
Rain Delays Toss in India vs New Zealand ICC WTC Final
Update from Southampton 🌧️The toss has been delayed and there will be no play in the opening session. #WTC21 Final | #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/9IAnIc56jQ— ICC (@ICC) June 18, 2021
Hello, and welcome to our live coverage of India vs New Zealand ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final. Sadly, we are in for some delay. The latest from Southampton is that first session has been abandoned due to rain. The weather is expected to improve later on.
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The opening session on day one of the IND vs NZ WTC final has been washed-out due to rain and the play is expected to start in the second session. It has been raining in Southampton and the weather forecast doesn’t look that good or promising.
Meanwhile, India named their playing XI ahead of the match. The Virat Kohli-led side picked Ishant Sharma over Mohammed Siraj along with Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja also made it to the playing XI along with Ravi Ashwin. Southampton Weather Today, IND vs NZ ICC WTC Final: Rain Forecast & Weather Update, Hourly Rain Forecast for Day 1 of India vs New Zealand Test 2021 at The Rose Bowl Cricket Ground.
India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah.
New Zealand Squad: Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling(w), Colin de Grandhomme, Ajaz Patel, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Trent Boult, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Will Young, Tom Blundell.