Chennai Weather Report: After two washout warm-up games, Team India will begin their World Cup campaign against Australia at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai on October 8. Both teams recently contested in 3-match ODI series which the Men in Blue won 2-1. However, rain threat again looms over IND vs AUS World Cup match as it is currently raining heavily in Chennai. But what is the weather forecast for Sunday? Will we see another washout? Let’s check out Chennai weather report.
Chennai Weather Forecast
The weather forecast for Friday, October 8, predicts showers during the day. According to AccuWeather, 55% precipitation with a 11% chance of thunderstorm is expected on match day. The maximum temperature during the day is expected to reach 34°C. At night, the temperature is likely to drop to 29°C. While we might see passing showers during the game, the chances of a complete washout looks bleak.
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Chennai will have a high humidity in air which pose a threat of dew, which will be a critical factor in defending a total. Captain winning the toss would look to chase as dew will make the ball skid which will make batting easy under the lights.
Notably, India is likely to be without their star opener Shubman Gill who has been tested positive for Dengue. Ishan Kishan is set to open with skipper Rohit Sharma for IND vs AUS clash if Gill fails to recover on time.
IND vs AUS: Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav.
Australia: Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc.
