After rain resulted in a near-washout on day one of the Brisbane Test between Australia and India, the weather on the second day isn’t promising either. Here are what the various weather forecasts say.
The series is on a knife edge. India started by winning by a record margin of 295 runs at Perth riding on Jasprit Bumrah’s 8-72 across the match. The hosts handed an immediate counterpunch by winning the next day-night match at Adelaide by 10 wickets, with Travis Head starring with a 141-ball 140.
On the first morning of the third Test at the Gabba, India won the toss and elected to field under overcast conditions, but barely an hour's play was possible. Only 13.4 overs were bowled on day one of the match as it started drizzling and turned heavier later on, forcing the close of play. Australia openers, Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney pushed the score to 28-0.
While rain hasn't interrupted the first session of play on day two at the time of writing, there’s a significant forecast for it for the rest of the day.
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Weather forecast for day 2, Brisbane Test match
Rain is predicted for the second day as well, but the forecast is a significant improvement from the opening day. According to Google Weather, there's a 25 per cent chance of precipitation on Sunday.
According to BBC Weather, the prediction is as high as 39 per cent around 11 am local time, meaning the first session could be affected. The probability ranges between 4 and 28 percent thereafter.
According to Accuweather, a flood warning is issued from 8:46 am until 11:46 am local time the next day. The probability of precipitation is 47 per cent around 11 am local time, 36 per cent in the next hour and then remaining at 20 per cent for the rest of the playing hours.
Weather.com paints a more optimistic picture with only an 11 per cent chance of rain throughout the day. "Cloudy skies" are forecasted.
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