India find themselves in an advantageous position heading into day five at Edgbaston. However, the rain threat on the final day could hinder their chances of levelling the series 1-1.
Shubman Gill dominated the Test match with a century on day four, following his career-best 269 in the first innings. The India Test captain now holds the record for the highest aggregate runs by an Indian batter in a Test match, surpassing Sunil Gavaskar's 344 against West Indies at Port of Spain in 1971.
Earlier, on day three, England staged a remarkable recovery from 84-5 thanks to Jamie Smith's counter-attacking 184 at No.7. However, Mohammed Siraj's fiery 6-70 sparked a late collapse, restricting England to 407 in reply to India's commanding 587.
Powered by Gill's century on day four, India has built a commanding 484-run lead by tea, positioning them as favourites to level the series after losing the opener. However, rain threatens to disrupt their victory charge.
ENG vs IND, second Test day five: What is the weather forecast?
Start of day five has been delayed due to persistent rain.
On day five, the rain has begun to fall around 7:30am local time.
According to BBC Weather, the chance of precipitation is 85 per cent around 10am, before decreasing to 46 per cent by 11am, the scheduled start of play. It remains at this level until 1pm local time, with the forecast improving from around 2pm. The rest of the day is predicted to be relatively rain-free.
AccuWeather's forecast is less optimistic, predicting persistent rain throughout the day. The only similarity with BBC's projection is that the first hour of play (11 AM) carries the highest precipitation chance, at 56 per cent. A consistent chance of 20 per cent is forecast for most of the afternoon.
On Google Weather, "Light rain" is forecast for day five, at 50 percent probability.
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