Bengaluru Weather Forecast, India vs New Zealand, 1st Test: Rain Likely to Play SPOILSPORT

IND vs NZ: With the first Test mouthwateringly poised for Sunday - which is the last day of the game - there is a high possibility of rain in Bengaluru. After bad light stopped play on Saturday, all eyes are now on Sunday - so what is the forecast? There is a 90 per cent chance of rain on Sunday and that would be good news from an Indian point of view. New Zealand need 107 to win the Test and take a 1-0 lead. NZ have all their wickets in hand, which means India is on the backfoot. A washout on Sunday would mean the Test match ends in a draw and that would be a perfect result for India considering they were shot out for 46 in the first essay. 

Earlier, Sarfaraz Khan hit his maiden Test century to help India get back in the game. Sarfaraz along with Rishabh Pant played an attacking brand of cricket to put pressure back on the visitors. 

A fantastic 150 from Sarfaraz Khan and an exhilarating 99 from Rishabh Pant helped India to 438/6 in 90.2 overs and extend their lead to 82 runs at tea on Day Four of the first Test against New Zealand at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Saturday, October 19. But with the duo and K.L. Rahul falling in quick succession, India is effectively 82/6 and New Zealand has fought back their way into the match.

It was a session in which persistent rain disrupted proceedings in the morning, before clearing the way for play to begin at 1:50 pm. From there on, a 177-run partnership between Sarfaraz and Pant for the fourth wicket put India into the lead.