ENG vs IND 1st Test Weather Report: Ben Stokes-led England will square off against Shubman Gill-led India in the first test of the India tour of England 2025 starting on June 20 at Headingley, Carnegie.
Indian test team is going on a transition as stalwarts like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announced their retirement from the longer format.
The youngster Shubman Gill has been named as the captain of the test team. Several youngsters like Sai Sudharsan and Abhimanyu Easwaran has been named in the squad.
On the other hand, Ben Stokes led team will be feature the return of the Ollie Pope and Chris Woakes to the test squad. The test series will mark the beginning the new WTC Cycle for the both sides.
ENG vs IND 1st Test Weather Report
ENG vs IND 1st Test Weather Report: According to Accuweather, the forecast in next five days in Leeds overcast conditions with light rain on the second and third days of the test.
The temperature is likely to hover between 26 and 29 degrees Celsius with average humidity between 50 and 60 percent.
Day 01 – Mostly Clear and Mild
| Date | Time (GMT) | Temperature | Weather | Humidity | Dew Point | Cloud Cover |
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20 June 2025
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9:00 AM | 17°C | Partly Sunny | 81% | 14°C | 45% |
| 12:00 PM | 25°C | Partly Sunny | 49% | 14°C | 45% | |
| 3:00 PM | 30°C | Partly Sunny | 36% | 13°C | 45% | |
| 6:00 PM | 30°C | Partly Sunny | 35% | 13°C | 45% | |
| 9:00 PM | 26°C | Intermittent Clouds | 44% | 13°C | 56% |
Day 02 – Showers in the Evening
| Date | Time (GMT) | Temperature | Weather | Humidity | Dew Point | Cloud Cover |
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21 June 2025
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9:00 AM | 23°C | Partly Sunny | 52% | 12°C | 45% |
| 12:00 PM | 28°C | Partly Sunny | 43% | 14°C | 45% | |
| 3:00 PM | 26°C | Partly Sunny | 61% | 18°C | 45% | |
| 6:00 PM | 28°C | Partly Sunny | 53% | 17°C | 45% | |
| 9:00 PM | 24°C | Mostly Cloudy W/T-storms | 82% | 21°C | 70% |
Day 03 – Showers in the Evening
| Date | Time (Local) | Temperature | Weather | Humidity | Dew Point | Cloud Cover |
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22 June 2025
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9:00 AM | 21°C | Partly Sunny and windy | 64% | 13°C | 57% |
| 12:00 PM | 21°C | Cloudy and Breezy with brief showers | 64% | 12°C | 94% | |
| 3:00 PM | 19°C | Cloudy | 65% | 12°C | 91% | |
| 6:00 PM | 19°C | Showers | 70% | 13°C | 100% | |
| 9:00 PM | 17°C | Partly Sunny | 78% | 13°C | 45% |
Day 04 – Breezy with intervals of clouds and Sunshine
| Date | Time (Local) | Temperature | Weather | Humidity | Dew Point | Cloud Cover |
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23 June 2025
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9:00 AM | 14°C | Intermittent cloudus | 70% | 9°C | 58% |
| 12:00 PM | 17°C | Intermittent clouds | 57% | 8°C | 70% | |
| 3:00 PM | 18°C | Intermittent Clouds | 52% | 8°C | 70% | |
| 6:00 PM | 17°C | Intermittent Clouds | 57% | 9°C | 70% | |
| 9:00 PM | 16°C | Partly Sunny | 62% | 9°C | 45% |
Day 05 – Variable Clouds with Couple of Showers
| Date | Time (Local) | Temperature | Weather | Humidity | Dew Point | Cloud Cover |
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23 June 2025
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9:00 AM | 17°C | Showers | 85% | 15°C | 90% |
| 12:00 PM | 19°C | Cloudy | 80% | 15°C | 90% | |
| 3:00 PM | 19°C | SHowers | 76% | 15°C | 90% | |
| 6:00 PM | 20°C | Intermittent Clouds | 70% | 15°C | 74% | |
| 9:00 PM | 19°C | Mostly Cloudy | 77% | 15°C | 87% |
ENG vs IND 1st Test Pitch Report
Headingley is known as one of the most challenging venues where the conditions assists fast bowlers.
With a dry summer, the pitch is expected to be flatter than usual, though pacers could still find some assistance during the first two days.
Batters need to rely on their techniques, but the pitch tends to flatten out slightly from Day 03 onwards. Spinners might come into play later in the match as footmarks develop.
ENG vs IND 1st Test Playing 11
England Playing 11: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir.
India Playing 11:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
