According to the British MET department, there are chances of “cloudier skies and some showery rain developing at times” on Tuesday. So far there has been no rain but the sky has been cloudy. The forecast shows that the chances of rain will increase from 8 am local time, followed by patches of rain through most of the day.
The showers will ease in the afternoon but may intensify again later. A mild spell of rain is expected to begin from 12 pm BST (5:30 pm IST) while a burst of heavy rain is predicted for 3 pm BST (7:30 pm IST).
Earlier, the clash between India and New Zealand at the league phase in Nottingham was called off due to rain without a single ball being bowled.
However, unlike the group stage, when the match was abandoned, the International Cricket Council has kept a reserve day for the knockout matches. So if the match cannot be completed on Tuesday, the two teams will pick up from where they left it on Wednesday.
If the play cannot be completed on Wednesday as well and the match is washed out, India will qualify for the final on the basis of more points (15) than New Zealand (11) in the league stage.