The India-Bangladesh Kanpur Test is likely to be affected by rain: here are the latest weather updates from the Green Park Stadium, set to host the match beginning September 27.
India's retreating monsoon has brought about spells of shower across the country, and Kanpur is likely to be one of the regions affected towards the end of the week.
On Thursday, a day ahead of the scheduled start, there were spells of heavy rain in the afternoon, with chance of precipitation as high as 98 per cent leading up to evening.
IND vs BAN, Kanpur Test: Playing XIs
Bangladesh: Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Khaled Ahmed
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Start of day three delayed due to wet outfield
The forecast looks bleak but there’s no rain in Kanpur currently. Some covers have come off and the ground staff are working hard to dry the outfield with sponge and sand. The next inspection is at 10 am local time.
Good morning from #Kanpur again. Next inspection at 10am.#INDvBAN #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/KLrgHtT1U6
— Daya sagar (@sagarqinare) September 29, 2024
Play called off early for second successive day due to rain
Play was called off at 2:00pm on day two, without a ball bowled on Saturday. Bangladesh remain at 107-3 after 35 overs, as they were at the end of day one.
