Vikrant Shekhawat : Jun 20, 2021, 11:03 AM
WTC Final Day 3: The second day of the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand had to be stopped 12 overs earlier due to poor lighting. The weather in Southampton Weather is constantly changing. On the second day only 64.4 overs could be played. At the time when the end of the game was announced, Virat Kohli (Kohli) 44 runs and Ajinkya Rahane (Ajinkya Rahane) were unbeaten on 29 runs at the crease. Together, both of them have handled India's innings. However, after a good start, India's 3 wickets have fallen. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill shared 64 runs for the first wicket. But both the batsmen returned to the pavilion after getting out one after the other. Rohit Sharma 34, Shubman Gill 28 and Cheteshwar Pujara could only play an innings of 8 runs. India's score was 146 for 3 when the second day's play was called off due to bad light.how will the weather be on the third dayAccording to the AQ Weather report, it may rain on Sunday, that is, the game can be stopped on the third day as well. From 1 pm onwards, there is a possibility of rain in Southampton (Southampton Weather). But the current situation is match worth playing. But on Sunday, the sky will remain cloudy for the whole day, which means that the umpires may stop the match due to bad light and restart the match after a short time. By the way, the ICC has kept a reserve day, that is, the number of overs that have not been played due to rain or bad light can be completed in the reserve day.98 overs can be played on the third dayIf all goes well, a total of 98 overs are set to be bowled at least on the third day. But the match time can be extended only after the weather is good.Virat Kohli has a chance to create historyIf India's captain Virat Kohli is successful in scoring a century, then he will become the batsman to score the most centuries as captain in international cricket. At present, Kohli has scored 41 centuries in international cricket as a captain and is on par with Ricky Ponting. By the way, Kohli has become the Indian captain to captain the most number of Test matches for India. This is Kohli's 61st Test match as captain.