Weather Report for the IND vs. SA Boxing Day Test: Day 1 Is Likely to Be Washed Out Due to a Serious Rain Threat in Centurion
In the Boxing Day Test on Tuesday in Centurion, Team India will take against South Africa with the goal of making history in the Rainbow Nation. India’s aim of winning a Test series on home ground in South Africa has remained distant so far. In 1992, Mohammed Azharuddin, Sachin Tendulkar (1996), and Sourav Ganguly (2001) were all unsuccessful. Despite winning Test matches, Virat Kohli (2018–19 and 2021-22), MS Dhoni (2010–11 and 2013–14), and Rahul Dravid (2006–07) were unable to win the coveted series in South Africa.
The weather on Boxing Day in Centurion may ruin Rohit Sharma and his team’s hopes of bringing triumph. Sunday evening saw the SuperSport Park covered after India’s first practice session. Rain forced both teams to postpone their outdoor workouts on Christmas Day.
According to Accuweather.com, there is a significant risk of rain on Tuesday, with a 96% likelihood of precipitation and a 38% chance of thunderstorms. It also showed that thunderstorms would occur in Centurion between 7 and 9 AM local time, followed by an afternoon period of heavy rain.
As the day goes on, it is anticipated that the situation will become worse. According to the website, the weather will be “mainly cloudy with occasional rain and a thunderstorm,” with a 71% cloud cover predicted.
Centurion’s Tuesday weather forecast, courtesy of Accuweather.com
Even while there will always be scars from the World Cup, Rohit will have work to do, and a victory might provide the much-needed salve. In India’s eighth try since 1992, the skipper of India wants his team to be the first to win a series in the Rainbow Nation.
“These are crucial games for our team’s current standing. On the eve of the first Test, Rohit said, “It’s a big opportunity for us to do well here, but we have also never won a series here.”
“We have come to this place with a lot of confidence to try and achieve what no (Indian) team has ever achieved in this part of the world,” he said. “We came pretty close the last two times we toured here.”
