The only thing which both the fans and players didn’t want on the final day of an intriguing Test match was for weather to play spoilsport. While that has already happened now, rain staying true to the weather prediction has resulted in a mammoth 195-minute loss in the first Ashes 2023 Test match between England and Australia.
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While a usual session of Test cricket lasts for a couple of hours, the development means that more than one and a half sessions have been lost to inclement weather conditions in Birmingham today.
With players finally getting to participate in live action, all eyeballs have swayed away from the weather to the match situation. If truth be told, it could still be anybody’s game with all the four results possible in the match.
Irrespective of the final result, fans around the world would be hoping for a nail-biter of a contest which goes down to the wire. In addition to doing justice to an Ashes series opener, a nerve-wracking finish will also provide a fitting build-up to the remaining four matches.
How Many Overs Overs Left Today In The Ashes Day 5 At Edgbaston?
As was the case on Day 4, a total of 98 overs were to be bowled on Day 5 as well. That being said, no play in the morning session of the match has left both the teams with almost two-third of the overs to do their thing.
It is worth of a mention that a maximum of 67 overs are to be bowled today. A total of 52 overs are to be bowled before the last hour where 15 mandatory overs have to be bowled. Assuming that England are not able to bowl 15 overs within 60 minutes (quite a possibility), play will continue till the time they don’t bowl the required number of overs.
That being said, one element which has to go in favour of all of this is for rain to not make its presence felt at Edgbaston again today.
UPDATE: Since 29 overs have been bowled in the afternoon session, 38 overs are remaining to be bowled in the last session of the match. This innings will have a maximum of 97 overs.
