Kanpur weather forecast: What are the chances of rain on Day 3 of the 2nd IND vs BAN 2024 Test?
The second day of the second Test between India and Bangladesh at Green Park in Kanpur on Saturday, September 28, was abandoned without a ball being bowled. While the drizzle stopped in the morning, the covers were on continuously. The use of the super soppers did not help and play was called off in the afternoon.
Earlier, only 35 overs of play were possible on Day 1 of the Test match. On a stop-start day, India won the toss and bowled first. They claimed three wickets, while Bangladesh scored 107 runs. At stumps on Day 1 in Kanpur, Mominul Haque was batting on 40 and Mushfiqur Rahim on six.
The cricketers and fans would be hoping for some play on Day 3 of the Kanpur Test on Sunday, September 29. Looking at the weather forecast for Sunday, AccuWeather predicts that it will be mostly cloudy with a little rain in the morning. The probability of precipitation is 59 percent, while cloud cover will be in the range of 98 percent. The morning temperature in Kanpur on Sunday will be around 31 degrees Celsius.
Shifting the focus to afternoon weather in Kanpur, the prediction says it will be mostly cloudy. The probability of precipitation, however, drops to 25 percent, while the cloud cover is expected to be in the range of 51 percent.
What has happened in the IND vs BAN 2024 Test series so far?
India won the first Test played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai by 280 runs. Sent into bat by Bangladesh, the hosts recovered from 144-6 to post 376 in their first innings as Ravichandran Ashwin top-scored with 113, while Ravindra Jadeja contributed 86.
In reply, Bangladesh folded up for 149 in 47.1 overs as pacer Jasprit Bumrah starred with 4-40. In the second innings, Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill struck hundreds as India declared their second innings on 287-4 and set Bangladesh a target of 515. The visitors were all-out for 234 in their second innings as Ashwin claimed 6-88 and Jadeja 3-58.
Bowling first in the second Test in Kanpur, India reduced Bangladesh to 29-2 as Akash Deep dismissed openers Zakir Hasan (0) and Shadman Islam (24). Mominul Haque (40*) and skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto (31) added 51 for the third wicket before Ashwin trapped the latter lbw.