The opening Cricket World Cup semi-final between India and New Zealand will be played over two days after rain at Old Trafford prevented the match finishing as scheduled on Tuesday.
New Zealand were 211-5 off 46.1 overs when persistent rain worsened sufficiently for the umpires to halt play at 2:00 pm (1300 GMT) with 23 balls left in the innings.
But after more than four hours off the field, the umpires eventually decided there was no prospect of even a 20 overs per side match — the minimum required under the Duckworth-Lewis method for rain-affected matches — being completed on Tuesday and they abandoned play for the day at 6:20 pm (1720 GMT).
The match, which remains a 50 overs per side contest, will now resume at 10:30 am (0930 GMT), weather permitting, with New Zealand on what will be their overnight score of 211-5, with Ross Taylor 67 not out and Tom Latham unbeaten on three.
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New Zealand captain Kane Williamson had earlier made 67 after winning the toss, with Jasprit Bumrah (1-25 off eight overs) leading a disciplined India bowling attack.
If a 20 overs per side match cannot be completed on Wednesday as well, India would go through to Sunday’s final at Lord’s on the basis of having finished first to New Zealand’s fourth in the 10-team group stage.
No reserve days were scheduled for the group matches of this World Cup, which has already featured a record four washouts.
Tournament hosts England and reigning champions Australia will contest the second semi-final at Edgbaston on Thursday, with that match able to continue on to Friday if a reserve day is required.
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Guptill | c Virat Kohli b Jasprit Bumrah | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 |
| Henry Nicholls | b Ravindra Jadedja | 28 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 54.90 |
| Kane Williamson | c Ravindra Jadedja b Yuzvendra Chahal | 67 | 95 | 6 | 0 | 70.53 |
| Ross Taylor | run out (Ravindra Jadedja) | 74 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 82.22 |
| Jimmy Neesham | c Dinesh Karthik b Hardik Pandya | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | c MS Dhoni b Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 160.00 |
| Tom Latham | c Ravindra Jadedja b Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 90.91 |
| Mitchell Santner | not out | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Matt Henry | c Virat Kohli b Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Trent Boult | not out | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | 18 (b 0 , lb 5 , nb 0, w 13, pen 0) |
| Total | 239/8 (50 Overs, RR: 4.78) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-1 (3.3) Martin Guptill, 2-69 (18.2) Henry Nicholls, 3-134 (35.2) Kane Williamson, 4-162 (40.6) Jimmy Neesham, 5-200 (44.4) Colin de Grandhomme, 6-225 (47.6) Ross Taylor, 7-225 (48.1) Tom Latham, 8-232 (48.6) Matt Henry, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 10 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 4.30 | |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 10 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 3.90 | |
| Hardik Pandya | 10 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 5.50 | |
| Ravindra Jadedja | 10 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 3.40 | |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 10 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 6.30 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KL Rahul | c Tom Latham b Matt Henry | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Rohit Sharma | c Tom Latham b Matt Henry | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Virat Kohli | lbw b Trent Boult | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Rishabh Pant | c Colin de Grandhomme b Mitchell Santner | 32 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Dinesh Karthik | c Jimmy Neesham b Matt Henry | 6 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 24.00 |
| Hardik Pandya | c Kane Williamson b Mitchell Santner | 32 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 51.61 |
| MS Dhoni | run out (Martin Guptill) | 50 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 69.44 |
| Ravindra Jadedja | c Kane Williamson b Trent Boult | 77 | 59 | 4 | 4 | 130.51 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | b Lockie Ferguson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | c Tom Latham b Jimmy Neesham | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 16 (b 0 , lb 3 , nb 0, w 13, pen 0) |
| Total | 221/10 (49.3 Overs, RR: 4.46) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-4 (1.3) Rohit Sharma, 2-5 (2.4) Virat Kohli, 3-5 (3.1) KL Rahul, 4-24 (9.6) Dinesh Karthik, 5-71 (22.5) Rishabh Pant, 6-92 (30.3) Hardik Pandya, 7-208 (47.5) Ravindra Jadedja, 8-216 (48.3) MS Dhoni, 9-217 (48.6) Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10-221 (49.3) Yuzvendra Chahal, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 10 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 4.20 | |
| Matt Henry | 10 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 3.70 | |
| Lockie Ferguson | 10 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 4.30 | |
| Colin de Grandhomme | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 | |
| Jimmy Neesham | 7.3 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 6.71 | |
| Mitchell Santner | 10 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 3.40 | |
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