Summary

  • Rain threatens fourth day - start delayed and prospects of play look unlikely

  • NZ currently 101-2, trailing India by 116 runs

  • Day four of World Test Championship final at Hampshire Bowl

  1. Play abandoned for the daypublished at 14:59 British Summer Time 21 June 2021

    And that's it - the BCCI has tweeted, external that play has been called off for the day.

    We'll try again tomorrow. Join us - and TMS - from 10:15 BST.

  2. rain stops play

    Postpublished at 12:01 British Summer Time 21 June 2021

    Test Match Special have gone off air - if there's any prospect of play, we'll let you know here. But sadly, we don't think there will be today.

  3. rain stops play

    Still raining - but pick your combined India-NZ XIpublished at 11:36 British Summer Time 21 June 2021

    As you've been hearing, there's still no prospect of play in Southampton - but Test Match Special are now discussing who you would pick in a combined India-New Zealand XI if you put the very best of the World Test Championship finalists together.

    You can have your say and pick your XI via our selector page here.

  4. rain stops play

    Start delayedpublished at 10:15 British Summer Time 21 June 2021

    We're very sorry to say that it's not looking good for the prospects of play on this fourth day of the World Test Championship final.

    It's raining in Southampton, so we won't be starting at 10:30 BST. The forecast for the rest of the day is not good either.

    New Zealand are 101-2 in reply to India's 217 all out. There is the chance of play extending to a sixth day on Wednesday in order for us to get a result.

    The good news is that Test Match Special is on air and you can listen at the top of this page.

    You can also catch up with everything that has happened so far with the highlights below, starting with when New Zealand won the toss and asked India to bat.

  5. India 217 all outpublished at 10:15 British Summer Time 21 June 2021

  6. New Zealand 101-2published at 10:15 British Summer Time 21 June 2021