WTC Final: Twitter Not Amused as Rain Wreaks Havoc on Day 1
Let alone get a glimpse of some turbo-charged cricketing action, the unlucky sparse few at the ground and the legion of die-hard fans glued to their televisions sets and smartphones couldn’t even bear witness to the flip of the coin as it rained cats and dogs at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.
The persistent downpour chewed up the opening day of the WTC Final between India and New Zealand in its entirety and the woebegone audience was left kicking their heels. Twitter was awash, pun intended, with memes taking a dig at England’s so-called summer and frustrated yet hapless posts on torrential showers proving a buzzkill.
Everyone rejoice the smell of rain but real cricket fans know the pain of it #Southampton #WTCFinal2021 #WorldTestChampionship #rain #NZvsIND pic.twitter.com/1DhohYNoEV
— Mohan Gowda K. N (@MohanGowdaKN2) June 18, 2021
60 percent chance of rain on all days in Southampton.
There you go..that's England for you.#WTCFinal2021 #INDvsNZ pic.twitter.com/8mj9txEtSN— Saikat Ghosh (@saikat_ghosh12) June 18, 2021
Scenes in Southampton considering ️. Rain #INDvsNZ #WTCFinal2021 #Southampton #WTCFinal #WTC21 #FridayThoughts #fridaymorning pic.twitter.com/GGAaHXcmLe
— वि शा ल (@_iamvish) June 18, 2021
Cricket and rain have a permanent bond. After a 3 week spell of brilliant weather with sun and mid 20’s temperatures, it’s the first day of the #WTCFinal and has been pouring Mumbai monsoon style.
Doesn’t stop me from going to Southampton though #INDvsNZ— Rajat Mehta (@rajat101) June 18, 2021
#WTCFinal2021 #Southampton #rain
She - Breakup hurts the most
Me - pic.twitter.com/viqRg9wsaL— Bobby verma (@bobbyverma11) June 18, 2021
Leaked scenes of India and New Zealand players playing WTC Finals at Southampton.#INDvsNZ #WTCFinal2021 #WorldTestChampionship #WTC21final #WTCFinal #SouthamptonWeather #ViratKohli #ICCWTCFinal #Kohli #rain #WTCFinal #MATCHDAY #Final #TestChampionship #SouthamptonWeather pic.twitter.com/qZp1hKBcoF
— cricket lover (@iamzala9) June 18, 2021
Every Cricket Fan to the rain at Southampton.#WTCFinal2021#WTCFinal#TestChampionship pic.twitter.com/zSC0aCZEp2
— Tushar Khandelwal (@Ktushar1601) June 18, 2021
Me and my bois trying our best to stop the rain at Southampton#INDvNZ #WTCFinal2021 pic.twitter.com/Q55BdSldxJ
— Gagan♡ (@GaganTweets_) June 18, 2021
Me waiting for stopping the rain in Southampton #WTCFinal pic.twitter.com/A9PfO8PUpi
— Tarun Jain (@Tarunjain777) June 18, 2021
Rain and IND vs NZ match in England is a love affair. League match between them in WC 2019 washed out, semifinal had to run over two days.
Now this #WTCFinal2021 #Southampton— Gaurav Bisht (@IGBisht) June 18, 2021
As the heavens opened up and all hell broke loose, the players had to turn to coffee-table conversations and a game of darts to keep the spirits from sulking.
Rain to start in Southampton means coffee and a chat watching the covers to start the day. #WTC21 pic.twitter.com/dLhbAd5C4l
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) June 18, 2021
When rain didn't stop play #TeamIndia members enjoyed a game of dart on the sidelines during the rain break in Southampton #WTC21 Final pic.twitter.com/nirjCfzjMM
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 18, 2021
While the general mood gripping the air was that of dejection, England’s Barmy Army, the true-blue loyalists of the Three Lions, saw the lighter side of it. Many others fretted over the week’s weather forecast, which is bleak indeed with the rain raring to throw a dampener every now and then.
Not qualifying for the #WTCFinal2021 because we knew it was going to be a washout ☔️
JOE ROOT'S BARMY ARMY pic.twitter.com/VZuhPYmT7F— England's Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) June 18, 2021
Looks like rain would be the man of the match for this Final. #Southampton#WTCFinal #INDvsNZ pic.twitter.com/eTWfHNz9VD
— Vrushabh Satav (@VrushabhSatav) June 18, 2021
Rain is confirmed 100% tomorrow in Southampton. Washout is inevitable. It's going to rain all day because of the circulation .
WTC will start on 19th June. pic.twitter.com/uYk2STAauQ— Sai Krishna (@SaiKingkohli) June 17, 2021
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