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The second Test of the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025, currently being played at the Edgbaston in Birmingham, looks well-poised with India extending their lead to 244 runs at stumps on day three. With KL Rahul (28* off 38) and Karun Nair (7* off 18) looking good in the middle, the Men in Blue will hope to put up a dominating show and level the series before moving at Lord’s for the third Test.
For the unversed, Ben Stokes-led England had won the toss and elected to bowl first. Skipper Shubman Gill played a captain’s knock of 269 off 387 balls to help post 587 runs on the board. On the back of a six-fer from Mohammed Siraj, India restricted the hosts at 407, thus taking a 180-run lead, hoping to put up a comfortable lead in order to seal the game.
Showers expected on Day 4 of Edgbaston Test with extensive cloud cover
As the action now move towards the fourth day of the second Test, weather proves to be pivotal to see a full-fledged 90-over game. Therefore, talking of the weather for day four, it is expected to be mostly cloudy and warm with a couple of showers. As per the listings on Accuweather, the temperature is expected to hit a maximum of 24°C with the probability of precipitation standing at 84%.
As per the forecast, at least 2.5 hours of precipitation is expected with the thunderstorm probability standing at 17%. Furthermore, the cloud cover is set to be around 87%. If we further bifurcate the forecast into morning and afternoon, the temperature is set to hit maximum of 22°C in the morning with the chances of rain standing at 60%. It is highly likely to be cloudy with the expectation standing at 99%.
Speaking of the afternoon, the temperature is expected to go up to 24°C with 60% probability of precipitation. However, it will continue to remain cloudy with a brief shower or two, as per the listing on Accuweather. The wind gusts of around 48 km/h, is expected to blow away a passing shower quite quickly from the city, hoping fans to witness an uninterrupted day’s play in the England versus India second Test at Edgbaston.
