Team India dominated the day 2 of the fifth Test against England and gained the upper hand in the contest at stumps as after posting 416 in their first innings, they reduced the hosts to 84/5 in Birmingham. The visitors will aim to continue their dominance on day 3 of the Edgbaston Test. However, they will have to pray to weather gods to be fair to them.


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Notably, the rain gods have been relentless in the ongoing Test match in Birmingham. On the first day, a lengthy rain delay meant that the play of almost an hour and a half was lost and 73 overs of play was possible, however, it became worse on the second day, which saw multiple interruptions because of rain due to which almost 90-100 minutes of the play were lost.


English weather is always challenging to predict in the summer season and there are chances of rain even on day 3 of the Test (July 3). According to AccuWeather, the general forecast for the day predicts showers in the morning with a blend of sun and clouds for the rest of the day. The rain may clear before the first ball is bowled, however, a couple of further rain interruptions are predicted in the day and it could be a stop-start day again.




The maximum temperature on Sunday will be 19 degree Celsius and the minimum 11 degree Celsius, while the cloud cover in Birmingham will be 69 percent with a 13 percent probability of thunderstorms. The humidity in the morning will be 71 percent which will fall to 58 percent in the afternoon.


Meanwhile, India took an edge on the rain-truncated Day 2 of the fifth and final Test in Birmingham with captain Jasprit Bumrah leading the attack to take three of five wickets of hosts after a power-packed batting performance.


England was left struggling at 84/5 at the end of the final session.


At the end of the day, England's score in their first innings read 84/5, with Jonny Bairstow (12*) and Ben Stokes (0*) standing at the crease. India were bowled out for 416 earlier in the day.