The fourth day of the Bengaluru Test between India and New Zealand has been interrupted due to rain. Here is the IND vs NZ weather forecast for day four of the match.
The first day of the match was washed out completely due to incessant rainfall in Bengaluru. When the match began on day two, India were bowled out for 46, before New Zealand began batting and built up a 134-run lead by the end of the day.
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On day three, India took three wickets in the first hour to leave the visitors at 233-7, but Rachin Ravindra (134) and Tim Southee (65) put on over a hundred runs for the eighth wicket to help their side take a 356-run lead.
India then responded by reaching 231-3 by the end of play, with Virat Kohli dismissed off the final ball of the day. When the rain began to fall in the first session on day four, they had made their way to 344-3, trailing by 12 runs with Sarfaraz Khan (125*) and Rishabh Pant (53*) at the crease.
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According to Accuweather, the chances of precipitation in the post-lunch session are down to 4 per cent. The chances rise slightly to around 7 per cent towards the third session and end of the day, but that is still not much to worry about.
BBC Weather forecasts a gloomier picture, with rain predictions ranging from 41 per cent around 12:30pm, and going up to 46 per cent by 3:30pm.
Weather.com predicts that there will be isolated and scattered thunderstorms in Bengaluru through the afternoon. The chances of rain are also fairly high, going from 30 percent around 12:30pm to 46 per cent by 2:30pm, and as high as 62 per cent by 3:30pm.
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