IND vs NZ WTC final LIVE: Rain returns in Southampton as wait continues

The grand finale of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) between India and New Zealand will kickstart today at The Ageas Bowl in Southampton. The Indian cricket team has already announced its playing 11 while New Zealand’s line-up will be revealed after the toss. However, India captain Virat Kohli downplayed the importance of the WTC final and said the team was taking the India vs New Zealand WTC final as one of the six Tests India is scheduled to play in the coming months.

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The Southampton weather has played spoilsport on Day 1 of  WTC final as the morning session has been washed out due to rain. It has been raining in Southampton since yesterday and there is forecast of rainfall during the course of the day as well. The has stopped for a small interval of time but it is gained the momentum again. There is too much water on field of play and on the covers. 

Good morning from Southampton. We are just over an hour away from the scheduled start of play but It continues to drizzle here. The match officials are on the field now.  #WTC21 pic.twitter.com/Kl77pJIJLo

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 18, 2021

 IND vs NZ WTC final playing 11 India went for tried and tested players, preferring experienced Ishant Sharma over Mohammed Siraj in the Playing 11 for the WTC final vs New Zealand. On expected lines, the team picked two specialist spinners in Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin, who are also more than handy with the bat. India playing 11 for WTC final: Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin

IND vs NZ: Top Indian bowler in WTC  WTC final: India vs New Zealand live toss time   The live toss between India’s captain Virat Kohli and New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has been delayed due to persistant rain. Now the rain must stop first, then groundsmen would take about 60-90 minutes to prepare the ground.

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LIVE SCORE WILL APPEAR AFTER THE STAR OF MATCH   IND vs NZ WTC final live telecast and streaming details for free   Star Sports network will live telecast the India vs New Zealand WTC final. Star Sports 1 HD/SD will live telecast the WTC final with English commentary. The live telecast will be also available on Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Hindi HD, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu, Star Sports 1 Kannada from 3 pm IST today.

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