India-New Zealand semi-final called off, match to resume tomorrow
Manchester, Jul 8 (IBNS): The India-New Zealand World Cup semi-final match has been called off on Tuesday after the game was stopped due to heavy rains at 46.1 overs with New Zealand batting and reaching a score of 211/5.
The match will resume on Wednesday and New Zealand will have 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.
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 9, 2019
Here's hoping for better weather tomorrow 🤞#INDvNZ | #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/p9KdXPdd0g
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson won the toss earlier in the day and opted to bat against India in the knock-out stage of the semi-final clash of the ICC Cricket World Cup at Old Trafford.
Jasprit Bumrah will resume the bowling when the match starts on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, India will bat after New Zealand complete their innings.
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