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India reach 146/3 at close of a truncated Day 2 of the World Test Championship final

MenInG said:
The reserve day or sixth day officially came into effect half an hour into the second session i.e 6:40 pm IST. The two and half hours of play will be made up in the course of the next five days with 30 minutes of an early start on each day.
The World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand hit a rain roadblock even before the toss could take place at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton on Friday. Continuous rain since Thursday evening meant the first days of the WTC final was washed out.

There was no rain in Southampton since 5:30 pm IST but the match officials after preliminary inspection, decided to call off the play around 7:20 pm IST.

How will ICC compensate for the loss of time due to a rain washout on Day 1? <b>Well, as long as the rain stays away for the next five days, there really shouldn’t be any worries at all. </b>In fact, not a single over of play has been lost yet as there is a reserve day (June 23) in place to make up the overs and time.

The reserve day or sixth day officially came into effect half an hour into the second session i.e 6:40 pm IST. The two and half hours of play will be made up in the course of the next five days with 30 minutes of an early start on each day.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...-on-day-1-in-southampton-101624021313427.html
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:)))
 
It appears that the sun is shining in Southampton but everyone is asleep :)

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After a dampener of a first day, in which persistent rain made sure that there was no room for even the toss to take place – let alone any match – the weather forecast for Day 2 in Southampton for the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand looks a lot better. Yes, you heard it right. After rain lashed the city entirely on Friday, Saturday looks a lot brighter with partial sunshine expected.

The loss of play Day 1 means that there would be a half-an-hour early start on each of the remaining four days. As per the current weather update and scenario, the morning session should remain clear, which is a clear indication that the toss is likely to go ahead. The forecast is for Saturday is good for the first half of the day, suggesting

there is only 30 percent chances of rain in the afternoon session, followed by a bit more in the evening.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...owl-but-showers-expected-101624070962177.html
 
They should really be looking to start the day's play around 10 am, however, cricket's playing conventions in England remain ludicrous whereby the administrators always prefer to make up lost time during the evening. As it stands, it's the scheduled 10:30 am start with play extending in the evening. It's maddening given the forecast of rain in the evening.
 
With our batting at its all time lowest, it's idiotic to go into this test with just 5 bats, with just 1 of them in any kind of form. Hope they still change the XI before toss.

But with Kohli at helm, these blunders
are common occurrences.
 
MP2011 said:
With our batting at its all time lowest, it's idiotic to go into this test with just 5 bats, with just 1 of them in any kind of form. Hope they still change the XI before toss.

But with Kohli at helm, these blunders
are common occurrences.
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Right now, Jadeja is a better Test bat than Rahul, Mayank and Vihari. So we are not missing out on anything.

They have most certainly picked the 7 best batsmen in the squad. Just that jadeja also happens to be a world class spinner.
 
MP2011 said:
With our batting at its all time lowest, it's idiotic to go into this test with just 5 bats, with just 1 of them in any kind of form. Hope they still change the XI before toss.

But with Kohli at helm, these blunders
are common occurrences.
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He's more or less playing the same team that beat England and Australia, so it isn't really a bad decision.

There was only need for one spinner, that's the mistake I'm seeing. The pitch will most likely be a green wicket, so both Ashwin and Jadeja weren't needed. The bigger headache was who to drop, but I'd have played Ashwin over Jadeja only because he's a better spinner.

India need to hope that Shami can get back into a test match rhythm and that he starts taking wickets soon because his record in England isn't that impressive.
 
UzmanBeast said:
He's more or less playing the same team that beat England and Australia, so it isn't really a bad decision.
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But playing in England has been our Achilles heel for long, isn't it? So you can't seriously compare how we did in Australia and India vis-a-vis how we have done historically in England which has been a totally different kettle of fish for us!

Conditions are totally different in England, horses for courses you see.
 
Mesozoic said:
Right now, Jadeja is a better Test bat than Rahul, Mayank and Vihari. So we are not missing out on anything.

They have most certainly picked the 7 best batsmen in the squad. Just that jadeja also happens to be a world class spinner.
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I sincerely hope whatever you are saying is true, however I'm getting really bad vibes envisioning how our 3.5 batsmen long batting line-up will bat against Boult, Southee and Jamieson on a rain ravaged track!
 
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Pitch for the game:

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MP2011 said:
With our batting at its all time lowest, it's idiotic to go into this test with just 5 bats, with just 1 of them in any kind of form. Hope they still change the XI before toss.

But with Kohli at helm, these blunders
are common occurrences.
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I watched Vihari's county performances (yeah I'm that sad) and he didn't cross single figures which led to even his county team dropping him from the XI.

At this point, I trust Jadeja as a batsman to score more than what Vihari would do.
 
Good grass cover on the wicket.

This wicket calls for a player like De Grandhomme in the team. Only if Pandya had taken care of his fitness..
 
street cricketer said:
I watched Vihari's county performances (yeah I'm that sad) and he didn't cross single figures which led to even his county team dropping him from the XI.

At this point, I trust Jadeja as a batsman to score more than what Vihari would do.
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Never implied that Vihari was a solution.
 
Need a win, dont care about the quality of cricket or otherwise. A nice scrappy win will do fine
 
Rohit Sharma under this over cast conditions against Southee and co with Dukes ball can be fun. Brace for impact folks :))
 
Not too sure about bowling first. I think Kane made a mistake here
 
Rajdeep said:
Its good he lost the toss...else would have bowled first as well. I think Kane made a wrong call here bowling first. Batting first in big final is always the way to go.
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Nah. Generally batting first is the way to go but in these conditions, with an overcast sky + wicket with even grass cover + the Duke ball, you have to bowl first.

Batting first is beneficial if the game goes till the last day. But I'm afraid India might lose the match in this day itself with the kiwi bowling attack bowling in conditions that suit them to the T.
 
Excited for this game. Want India to win. They deserve it. They have been the best test side for quite a while now
 
This is beyond science...How can someone call it wrong so consistently...law of average naam ki koi cheez hai ki nahi
 
Good thing is, like Gabba-2021, I've no expectation of India winning this.
I hope team surprises me again.

But wonders don't happen so frequently, do they.
 
Finally some play.

Elegant flick by Rohit to start things off.
 
A bit nervous for Sharma in these conditions, suspect that India's success in this match depends entirely on how well the openers bat in this session.
 
Dinesh Karthik terrific addition in the commentary panel. He along with Sanga are the best Asian commentators currently.
 
Karthik's quickly become the best Indian commentator on television, although to be fair the competition wasn't great.
 
For all the younglings from PAK watching this one. Both teams deserve to win this and have done their bit to get here.

Let’s avoid some of the pettiness that was on display after IND v AUS this time, regardless of the outcome.

In life and cricket, you have to win your own battles. Praying for the losses of others doesn’t cut it. Nor does it do wonders to one’s personality.
 
1st run of many thousand runs in England from Gill.
 
Looks like Gill has been getting tips from Kohli regarding the point of interception. Opposite to Kane who plays way back and tries to play it as late as possible.
 
Nz bowling well. Our batters looking tentative. Ind would be happy if they do better than 50/2.
 
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