IND vs NZ, ICC World Cup 2019: Match abandoned due to rain, both teams share a point each

IND vs NZ, ICC World Cup 2019: Both sides collected one point each from the abandoned match

It turned out to be a heart-breaker for the cricket fans as India’s fixture against New Zealand got abandoned due to continues drizzling in Nottingham. The toss was delayed due to inclement weather and in the end, it never happened. Both sides collected one point each from the abandoned match. An inspection was to happen at 3 pm IST, the scheduled start time but was put off after it started raining again. The outfield was pretty wet after heavy showers in the past two days. The umpires had one last inspection at 7:30 pm IST before taking the decision to abandon the match. This was the fourth such game in the ongoing tournament that has not yielded any result, something that will certainly increase ICC's worry.

India and New Zealand take home a point apiece. The @BLACKCAPS continue to sit atop the #CWC19 standings table, and #ViratKohli and Co. move up one slot to No.3. pic.twitter.com/iTF4tHPqrQ

— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) June 13, 2019

While both the teams share a point each, the practical difficulties of not having a reserve day as stated by the ICC CEO David Richardson is certainly leaving the fans, especially the Indians high and dry. The ICC refunds tickets if a single ball is not bowled but the hundreds of fans who have bought overpriced tickets from a third party are certain to lose money. “I have paid 800 GBP (more than 70k INR) for a ticket. I am losing a lot of money. The black market rate for a Pakistan game is 2000 GBP. I can't afford that,” said a software engineer who has come all the way from Singapore. The broadcasters, however, can heave a sigh of relief as all the matches are insured and they can make up for losses. India now have five points from three matches and they climb to the third position on the points table. On the other hand, New Zealand lead the charts with seven points from four games. This the fourth match of the tournament that got abandoned due to bad weather.