Sri Lanka vs South Africa: What will be weather at the Kingsmead in Durban?

The first Test between the two is slated to take place at the Kingsmead in Durban from 1 PM IST on Wednesday. Sri Lanka will also fancy their chances to crawl back into the WTC standings after displaying phenomenal form against New Zealand back at home.

The Lankan team has seen a resurgence under the tutelage of their legendary cricketer, Sanath Jayasuriya and will look to go all the way through to the WTC finals.

RSA set to miss key pacers, Ngidi and Burger…

Temba Bavuma who was absent from captaincy duties in recent red ball matches for the Proteas is set to return in this important fixture. Bavuma has recovered from the elbow injury which had sidelined him from cricketing action.

Here’s how the teams are placed on the WTC table☟☟

Pos	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Draw	DED	Points	PCT
1	India	15	9	5	1	2	110	61.11
2	Australia	13	8	4	1	10	90	57.69
3	Sri Lanka	9	5	4	0	0	60	55.56
4	New Zealand	11	6	5	0	0	72	54.55
5	South Africa	8	4	3	1	0	52	54.17
6	England	19	9	9	1	19	93	40.79
7	Pakistan	10	4	6	0	8	40	33.33
8	West Indies	10	2	6	2	0	32	26.67
9	Bangladesh	11	3	8	0	3	33	25.00

Source: ICC

South Africa is currently placed in the 5th position on the WTC Standings and has a 4-game advantage, given all the games are scheduled to be played back on their home turf. The Proteas are recently in some great form after dominating Bangladesh in their backyard in a 2-0 win over the Tigers. Naturally, the South Africans will be favourites going into the series.

However, the team goes minus two key pacers, Lungi Ngidi and Nandre Burger, who have been injured which can seriously impact the pace battery of the Proteas given the pitch of Durban.

Meanwhile, Sri Lankans have fielded a full squad which will be led by Dhananjaya de Silva. The Lions have seen a rapid rise in their cricketing fortunes as they began to win series after series under the guidance of Sanath Jayasuriya.

Moreover, the Lions are currently placed in the third position on the WTC standings and will fancy their chances to climb to the top 2 position of the Test Championships.

Weather Report For SA vs SL 1st Test

According to reports from Accuweather.com, the weather conditions at the Kingsmead in Durban don’t look too promising. The temperature is expected to be somewhere between 22° C to 23° C with winds coming in from the South-West region at 26 km/h. It will remain cloudy, breezy and not too warm during the day.

But the biggest trouble comes with the name rain as there are over 84% chances of precipitation and about 8% probability of thunderstorms. Not just this, there is also a 99% cloud cover hovering over the city. Hence, the game will experience significant disruptions in all likeliness due to impending rain showers.