India vs New Zealand\, World Cup 2019 Live: Start delayed due to rain\, next inspection at 5 pm



India vs New Zealand, World Cup 2019 Live: Start delayed due to rain, next inspection at 5 pm

India face New Zealand at Trent Bridge in Nottingham in match 18 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.


Trent Bridge stadium

, Reuters

IND vs NZ, World Cup 2019: The start of the India vs New Zealand match in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 has been delayed due to continuous drizzle and wet outfield at Trent Bridge on Thursday. A record three matches have already been either called off or abandoned in the rain-hit tournament with many questioning the absence of reserve days for group matches.

Match officials were to inspect the ground at 10:30 and then at 11.30 am (3 pm IST and 4 pm IST respectively) local time start provided there was no rain but it kept drizzling. 

New Zealand, who won all three matches they have played so far, and twice champions India, playing their third, are the only two unbeaten teams in the tournament. The two sides did meet in a warm-up fixture before the World Cup where the Indian team lost. 

India vs New Zealand- as it happens:

16:25 IST: The news is not good from Trent Bridge.

16:10 IST: The next inspection will be at 12.30 pm local time i.e. 5 pm IST. The previous inspection scheduled at 4 pm IST did not place at the rain is not relenting. 

15:30 IST: Heavy rains begin as covers are back on. 

15:13 IST: Covers being removed as rain has stopped. The inspection will now take place at 11:30 local, 16:00 IST.

15:00 IST: It starts to drizzle and covers are firmly in place.

14:30 IST: Toss delayed due to wet outfield. BCCI have tweeted that there shall be an official inspection at 10:30 local, 15:00 IST. So that confirms a delayed start.

India (IND) Playing 11 (Probable): Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (C), Vijay Shankar, MS Dhoni, Hardik  Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah.