After an entire day of play being washed out while another marred with frequent bad light interruptions, the beginning of World Test Championship final Day 3 was also delayed due to wet outfield. As per Cricbuzz, the match, which was supposed to start half hour earlier due to bad light interruption the other day, will start late due to wet outfield caused by overnight rain.
However, the latest inspection done by the umpire (at 2:50 PM IST) brought some good news as they seemed happy with the conditions and the action is expected to get underway very soon. It is worth pointing out that none of the players have changed to their white jerseys yet.
Earlier on Saturday, Team India batted on the second day and scored 143 runs for the loss of three wickets. Rohit Sharma scored 34 runs, Shubman Gill scored 28 runs and Cheteshwar Pujara scored 8 runs for India. Captain Virat Kohli (44) and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane (29) are now at the crease.
Rohit Sharma (34 off 68) and Shubman Gill (28 off 64), opening for the first time in England, showed remarkable application against the moving ball to share a 62-run stand before Kohli (44 not out off 124) came into his own with a steely knock to take India to 146 for three at stumps on a start-stop second day.
The skipper got good support from Ajinkya Rahane (29 not out off 79) in the final session where bad light stopped play twice before umpires called it a day. A total of 64.4 overs could be bowled on Saturday including only 9.1 in the final session. The opening day was washed out.
