Highlights, India vs New Zealand, ICC Cricket World Cup Semifinal Match, Cricket Score: Play called off, will resume at 3 pm IST on Wednesday

The match has been called off for today due to rain. New Zealand will resume their innings tomorrow on 211/5 with 3.5 overs to bat.

With the rain unrelenting, play has been called off for the day. New Zealand will resume their innings tomorrow at 10.30am on 211/5 with 3.5 overs to bat.

Here's hoping for better weather tomorrow 🤞#INDvNZ | #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/p9KdXPdd0g

— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 9, 2019

Can see the covers being peeled off

UPDATE: The rain has halted in Manchester and the covers are coming off! The pitch protector remains. We have an hour to get play underway #NZvIND #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/gJQDM2shSE

— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) July 9, 2019

Yeah it is kinda confusing

Trying to type Playing Conditions, but autocorrected to Playing Confusions, which is about right. Either way, we are probably losing overs, and have probably been losing overs for a while already. Unless we aren’t, in which case I haven’t a clue #CWC19

— Andrew Miller (@miller_cricket) July 9, 2019

The wait’s getting longer but the humor keeps us going

the semifinal of the world's premier one-day international tournament may end up being a two-day international #INDvNZ #CWC19

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) July 9, 2019

Not sure of what will happen if rain washes out the whole day. Here are the rules: 

Both semi-finals and final have reserve days. And the match on the reserve day will not be a restart but a continuation.

Super Over will be used to decide tied semi-finals or final.

If a semi-final is washed out, the team ranked higher on league stage points table will be promoted to final.

The rain has slowed down a bit for now and the mop-up process is underway at Old Trafford. We have our fingers crossed for the match to begin soon. 

The mopping-up process is underway... ☔#INDvNZ | #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/WwkP8Lv1do

— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 9, 2019

If the rain doesn’t stop in the next 20 mins, we will start losing overs

If only 20 overs is possible then India’s target will be 148 to make it to the final of this year’s World Cup.

From what I have learnt from the official scorer here at press box.. we have 2hrs before overs start getting deducted. Match stopped at 2pm local time. Which means overs start getting deducted at 4pm local time (technically).

Since there is a reserve day, all decisions are at the discretion of match referee. But, let us say, there is no more play. Match will resume tomorrow from where New Zealand are placed today. It will NOT restart!

If rain stops, match starts, DLS target is set, first priority is to finish game today. This means a 20-over game is possible and they will try best to get it done.

So, if India’s innings begins and it rains, they resume tomorrow for whatever target is set today.

This might come in handy

In case New Zealand doesn't bat again, India's target in
46 overs will be 237
40 overs will be 223
35 overs will be 209
30 overs will be 192
25 overs will be 172
20 overs will be 148#IndvNZ #NZvInd#CWC19 #CWC2019

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) July 9, 2019

This is long odds, but thank ICC for reserve day

A decent chance there’ll be no more play today in Manchester, but the reserve day looks better.

— Scott Redler  (@RedDog7T3) July 9, 2019

This rain is terrible for New Zealand. They has just started to get some momentum, now they’ll have to restart.

56 runs in the last 37 balls, a score of 255 was suddenly looking possible. Having to restart means that now 240 is looking a liking way away.

After 46 overs,New Zealand 209/5 ( Ross Taylor 65 , Tom Latham (W) 3)

Bumrah into attack now. Latham got hold of a pull shot but it was straight to the deep square leg fielder. Two runs gifted away by India on a same delivery by two over throws. Kohli and Chahal were guilty parties. Seven off the over.

After 45 overs,New Zealand 202/5 ( Ross Taylor 60 , Tom Latham (W) 1)

Bhuvi into attack and gets the better of de Grandhomme. The all-rounder is capable of hitting the big ones but that didn’t happen tonight. He gloved the slower bouncer to Dhoni trying to play the upper-cut. Tom Latham is now in the middle. Bhuvi has justified his selection today.

On a pitch where everyone has struggled, Colin de Grandhomme has scored 16* (9) and without slogging at all. He’s played proper shots and looked like he’s batting on a completely different surface. 

That’s a very good sign for India. This pitch might not be as bad as it looks.

OUT! de Grandhomme c Dhoni b Bhuvneshwar 16(10)

CDG was a threat. He could have hit the big ones but India would be happy to see him leave. Bhuvi outdid him with the slower bouncer. The ball was angled in and de Grandhomme, who wanted to upper-cut it, gloved it to the keeper.

After 44 overs,New Zealand 197/4 ( Ross Taylor 56 , Colin de Grandhomme 16)

Big over for New Zealand. 18 coming from it as Chahal finishes with figures of 10-0-63-1. Taylor reached to his fifty with a slog sweep six over midwicket. Whipped a loopy delivery to cow corner for a boundary before CDG found a boundary on last ball.