The inevitable has happened. Play has been called off for the day. New Zealand will resume its innings from 211/5 in 46.1 overs at 3:00 pm IST.
Well, well. Rains have returned.
UPDATE: The next inspection will be at 10:40 pm IST.
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The weather forecast for Wednesday does not look very promising. "Skies will often be cloudy through Wednesday, with further heavy showers at times. Some brighter interludes are possible between the showers though," according to reports.
TICKET REFUND POLICY | If 15 overs or less are played, it will be a full refund; between 15.1 and 29.5 overs of play, then 50% of the ticket price will be returned.
According to the British Met department, the skies are likely to remain rather cloudy throughout Tuesday. There will be the risk of the odd light shower again.
The Indian national cricket team's match against New Zealand at Trent Bridge was the fourth match of World Cup 2019 to be abandoned so far, and the third to be called off without a ball being bowled.
This has already surpassed the previous highest number of washed-out matches in a World Cup - two in 1992 and 2003.
This has been quite a world cup weather wise, hasn't it? Starting with incessant rains, across venues, playing spoilsport to experiencing near heat wave like conditions, the flippant English weather — much like the topsy turvy business end of World Cup 2019 — has caught many by surprise.
The 1992 and 2003 World Cups both saw two no-results. The 2019 edition has already had four. Reserve days became a bone of contention in the early half of the tournament. Here's what ICC chief executive David Richardson had to say: "Factoring in a reserve day for every match at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup would significantly increase the length of the tournament and practically would be extremely complex to deliver," Richardson said. "It would impact pitch preparation, team recovery and travel days, accommodation and venue availability, tournament staffing, volunteer and match officials availability, broadcast logistics and very importantly the spectators who in some instances have travelled hours to be at the game. There is also no guarantee that the reserve day would be free from rain either."
Did you know| The last World Cup to feature reserve days was the 2007 edition, in the West Indies, while they were also used the last time it was held in England, in 1999. Only two matches made use of it then; incidentally one of them was India, which eventually knocked England out.
Did you know| Before the marquee India vs Pakistan encounter, Manchester had not hosted a match since May 22, when Lancashire beat Worcestershire in a County Championship Division Two match. It had rained every day in the lead up to June 16 World Cup 2019 contest, forcing the pitch to stay under covers for the most part.
Hello and welcome to Sportstar's LIVE updates and hourly weather predictions from Manchester, where India and New Zealand will lock horns in the Cricket World Cup 2019 semifinal at Old Trafford.
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