India vs New Zealand, Twitter Reactions: Fans left dejected after rain forces World Cup semi-final into reserve day
The first 2019 World Cup semifinal will run into a second day after persistent rain prematurely ended play on Tuesday with New Zealand laboring to 211/5 against India at Old Trafford, with 3.5 overs still to bat in the innings.
Ross Taylor was unbeaten on 67 - the same score made by New Zealand captain Kane Williamson - and was starting to get on top of India's bowlers for the first time before forecasted showers arrived over the Manchester ground at 2 p.m. local time.
The rain lasted throughout the afternoon. The covers briefly came off the outfield at 5.30 p.m. and officials had an inspection, only for play to be abandoned for the day 50 minutes later.
The teams will return on Wednesday - the designated reserve day for the first semifinal - and the Black Caps will resume an innings that started very slowly and barely picked up pace after they won the toss.
Twitter Reactions, India vs New Zealand, 2019 World Cup:
Fans are upset with rain affecting the semifinal match between India and New Zealand
The match will resume tomorrow.
Rain has struck.
Dhoni misfields, which results in two overthrows.
Below the belt, that one.
Sanjay Manjrekar hurt in bits and pieces..
43rd over and it still holds true..
Injury? What injury? Hardik Pandya removes Jimmy Neesham!
You deserve it, Yuzi!
BIG WICKET! Yuzvendra Chahal has removed Kane Williamson. Caught by Jadeja, of course.
MS Dhoni has dropped a catch, ladies and gentlemen.
Kane Williamson hits his fifty. In other news, water is wet.
The Virat Kohli dance:
And he's bowling as well!
The different moods of Virat Kohli.
Twitter doing its things..
SIR. JADEJA. TAKE. A. BOW.
Hardik Pandya leaves the field with strain.
Hmm.
*Sees Jadeja into attack*
*Raises eyebrows*
The way it all started, I'm sure y'all can relate.
Stop it already..
World No. 1 for a reason.
A World Cup game is really incomplete without insightful remarks from Iceland Cricket.
6 overs gone, and NZ have scored only 8. And they've lost a wicket. WHAT A START!
#2011MeBhi.. No? Okay.
FIRST DISMISSAL OF THE SEMIFINAL! BOOM-BOOM STRIKES. (Is it really a surprise?)
So who's doing the stats, then? India has lost the review on the first ball!
14.48 IST: New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first. No place for Mohammed Shami in India's playing 11.
14.08 IST: It is Captain Aggressive vs Captain Cool in Manchester.
13.41 IST: Weather looks fine in Manchester. It will be interesting to see what will the captains decide after winning toss.
13.35 IST: WATCH! In 2008 U19 World Cup semis Virat Kohli removed Kane Williamson in the knock-out game.
13.17 IST: Indian fans demand another stellar show from Hitman Rohit Sharma
