Just when you thought the series England vs. India could not provide more drama, it was on Sunday 3. August. Everyone thought the 4th day in the oval would be the final of the series because India needed 9 goal to win the match while England had to chase 374 runs to conclude an agreement. India started well when Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope got at the first meeting.
But, Just as the predictor of victory leaned in Indian kindnessHarry Brook and Joe Root decided to overturn the script and change things. Brook forced India to pay for dropping him from the age of 19, and continued his score of 111 out of 98 balls, while Root hit his 39th test century to put England on a course for another 300 plus Chase and sewn a series of 3-1.
Oval test, 4th day most important Scorecard
The Indian team showed defiance in the face of the defeat and came back to the competition because Prasidh Krishna refused Jacob Bethell and Joe Root to give the twists of the story. As we seemed to be all ready for the thriller, the villain of this drama got on the stage.
The bad light first forced the players back before the rain came to call the first stumps. The decision was strengthened when the weather started playing its tricks in the oval, with many decisions End game on Sunday as lazy.
So with England needs 35 runs, India four goals and All four results are still possibleWill the weather will be a villain 5. Day?
Oval test day 5 weather message
On Monday, August 4, the rain around the South London area is predicted and is expected to get into an oval at some point. However, the forecasts say that the rain will not come until afternoon. This means that both teams get a chance to go to win in the first session to complete the match and series.
The BBC weather says the rain is expected to come around 13:00 local time, which coincides with the beginning of lunch interval. The morning session will be cloudy and dry AS with a new available ball could help Indian pitters.
Accuweather also says the rain will not come before afternoon. After 14:00, however, the chance is expected to increase to 60 percent.
Met office has so far provided the worst news in terms of rain. They placed the chances of the rain to interrupt the morning sessions at 40 percent until 11:00. It goes up to 60 percent by the middle of the day and then predicts stable rain by 17:00.
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Published on:
4th August 2025
