The first Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka will get underway today (November 27) in Kingsmead, Durban. Here's the weather forecast for day one.
Both South Africa and Sri Lanka are in contention for the 2023-25 World Test Championship final. However, South Africa’s chances are more realistic after their 2-0 clean sweep in Bangladesh. Winning their last four matches at home – two each against Sri Lanka and Pakistan – should be enough to seal them a ticket to the summit clash. On the other hand, Sri Lanka can take inspiration from their 2-0 win in South Africa in 2019 to spice up the fag end of the current cycle.
Temba Bavuma, returning from an injury, will lead South Africa, while the tourists will be captained by Dhananjaya de Silva. The match starts at 9:30 am local time. However, rain could play spoilsport on day one.
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Pakistan’s spinners have now taken nine or more wickets in an ODI innings four times, with two of the previous instances also happening in Zimbabwe back in 2015.
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SA vs SL 2024 1st Test Day 1: What is the rain forecast during the game?
According to Accuweather, the weather in Durban will be "cloudy, breezy and not as warm with a little rain". The chances of precipitation during the day are as high as 85 percent.
BBC Weather predicts the rain probability to be 75 percent for the first half hour of the day. Between 12 and 1 pm, it rises to as high as 90 percent. Thereafter, the weather still looks bleak throughout the playing hours, with an 80 percent chance of rainfall.
Weather.com has a slightly more bleak forecast. It puts the chances of rain at 48 percent around 10 am. From noon onwards, there are predictions of thunderstorms with the probability of precipitation rising to 95 percent at 3 pm.
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