It seems like Rain God never wants to leave the Indian National Cricket Team. Right from the washout game against Australia, the rain is disturbing the team more often than not. Now, ahead of the clash against Afghanistan, once again, rain made the players halt their practice sessions.
The Men in Blue will be high on confidence after beating their arch-rivals in their previous encounter to continue their unbeaten run in this World Cup 2019. On the other hand, Afghanistan seems to be out of their depth as they have failed to register a single win in this tournament.
However, Afghanistan has shown the grit to battle it out against some of the best teams in the competition and they should not be taken lightly.
Forecast on Match Day is a healthy sigh for India:
The Asian team proved their mettle when they tied the match against India in the 2018 edition of Asia Cup. Yet, barring an interruption from the weather gods, India should be expected to pocket a win.
The rain seems to be following team India in England during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, with rains interruptions on Wednesday and Thursday during India’s net session at The Rose Bowl, Southampton, the venue for India’s fifth game of the tournament against Afghanistan on Saturday.
However, the good news is that the forecast is clear for Friday and Saturday and a full game can be expected, but you can never really predict the English rains accurately.
With incessant rains washing out three matches and curbing full-match action in the recent past, the weather forecast at Rose Bowl, Southampton for Saturday would bring smiles to the faces of Indian fans.
According to the weather report, the chances of rain interrupting play is negligible throughout the day. The probability of rain is around 4% in the morning, while it is around 1% during the match time.
So far, the Indian team led by Virat Kohli has witness three victories in their kitty and one wash-out game. The win against Afghanistan will consolidate their chances to bag the semifinal spot in the tournament, On the other hand, Afghanistan would be keen to register an upset.