Shere Bangla National Stadium Dhaka Weather: Mirpur Stadium Weather Forecast For BAN vs AFG Test Day 1

Conducting a Test match just as the monsoon season in a country is getting down to business is nothing less than playing with fire. With such a setting being mostly followed by consequences, Bangladeshi cricketing fraternity could be in store to face the same in the form of inclement weather conditions at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka, during a one-off Test match between Bangladesh and Afghanistan starting from tomorrow.

With clouds, thunder and showers all predicted in the city in the next 24 hours, the first day of the match could potentially be an eyewitness to a start-stop arrangement in case the forecast proves to be true.

“Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind are likely to occur at many places in Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions, at a few places in Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country,” June 13’s morning bulletin of the MET office said as per UNB.

Shere Bangla National Stadium Dhaka Weather

Speaking of June 14, first session of the match is highly likely to comprise uninterrupted couple of hours of live action. Furthermore, even the afternoon session has a rain probability of less than 30% according to reliable weather portal AccuWeather.

That being said, it is only after the tea break that the weather is most expected to force players back into their dressing rooms. It is around and after 04:00 PM (local time) that the rain probability will be at a highest of 49% as far as the playing hours are concerned.

Talking about the temperature, it will hover around mid-30s between 10:00 AM and 06:00 PM on a moderately humid day.

Hourly Weather at Mirpur Stadium

10:00 AM – 33 degree (Rain Probability – 2%).

11:00 AM – 34 degree (Rain Probability – 2%).

12:00 PM – 35 degree (Rain Probability – 5%).

01:00 PM – 35 degree (Rain Probability – 23%).

02:00 PM – 36 degree (Rain Probability – 23%).

03:00 PM – 36 degree (Rain Probability – 28%).

04:00 PM – 35 degree (Rain Probability – 49%).

05:00 PM – 33 degree (Rain Probability – 49%).

06:00 PM – 32 degree (Rain Probability – 49%).

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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