Ashes 5th Test, Weather Report: Will Rain Play Spoilsport On Day 5 At The Oval?

After a rain-curtailed fourth day, the continuing fifth Ashes Test between England and Australia is ready to succeed in its conclusion. Both the groups might be squaring off towards one another on the ultimate day on Monday with Australia needing 249 runs to win with 10 wickets in hand. After rain pressured early stumps on Day 4, Australia’s rating learn at 135/0 with openers Usman Khawaja (69*) and David Warner (58*) standing unbeaten on the crease. On Day 5, all eyes might be on the climate because the fourth Ashes Test additionally resulted in a draw because of rain.

According to Accuweather, the temperature in London is recorded at 21 levels Celsius within the morning. The likelihood of precipitation was 40% with 100% of cloud cowl. In the afternoon, it will likely be 64% humid with 87% cloud cowl. The likelihood of precipitation within the afternoon is 13%.

Australia openers David Warner and Usman Khawaja hit unbeaten fifties because the vacationers reached 135-0 on a rain-shortened Sunday in pursuit of a mammoth goal of 384 runs to win the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval.

They saved Stuart Broad ready for a farewell wicket after the England fast-bowling nice made a shock announcement on Saturday that he was retiring after the match.

Warner was 58 not out and fellow left-hander Khawaja unbeaten on 69 when rain at 2:41 pm (1341 GMT) ended play on the fourth day. Australia want 249 extra runs to finish a 3-1 sequence win and a primary Ashes marketing campaign triumph in England since 2001.

If Australia do handle to succeed in that concentrate on, it will likely be the eighth-highest fourth-innings complete to win any Test and the second-highest in England, behind Australia’s 404-3 at Headingley in 1948 when Arthur Morris made 182 and batting nice Don Bradman an unbeaten 173.

(With AFP Inputs)