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Ind vs NZ 1st Test – Bengaluru weather watch – rain and thunder showers forecast for last day
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Ind vs NZ 1st Test – Bengaluru weather watch – rain and thunder showers forecast for last day

The promised rain has stayed away from Bengaluru long enough for the first Test between India and New Zealand to reach a position where any outcome is possible – with New Zealand certainly better placed – but the weather could still have the final say.

Fulfilling the department’s forecast not long after a downpour ended play early on the fourth day, the Indian said Bengaluru will have “generally cloudy skies with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers” on Sunday, while the Accuweather forecast “promised last thunderstorms in the area”. Saturday evening through Sunday evening.”

That, looking at the match situation, where New Zealand will start the day in search of the 107 runs they need with all ten second-innings wickets in hand, will be useful for India, who may hope there isn’t enough time for those wickets. score points. New Zealand, fresh from a 2-0 Test series loss in Sri Lanka and widely considered underdogs for this Test series, will want the opposite: a clear spell of cricket, perhaps for a session, where they can go for the target .

The first day of the Bengaluru Test had no play at all as incessant rain forced the covers to remain in place all day. Play started the next morning, still cloudy, and the New Zealand fast bowler ran amok after India opted to bat first and bowled the hosts for 46 in 31.2 overs. They then posted 402, and India responded with 462, making New Zealand a seemingly modest target.

As mentioned earlier, the M Chinnaswamy Stadium has a world-class drainage facility and an underground aeration system, which is designed to get the game started within minutes after the rain stops.