World Cup 2019: Twitter Brutally Slams Duckworth-Lewis Rule As Rain Interrupt IND vs NZ Semi-Final
ABP News Bureau | 10 Jul 2019 06:31 PM (IST)
The netizens on social media went crazy as they trolled this method which dashed uncountable hopes
The English rains have been ruining the moods of all the cricket fans this World Cup. Though there was a bit of respite during the last leg of the league stages, the bad weather returned to interrupt the first semi-final between India and New Zealand in Manchester on Tuesday. As a result, the game was called off for the day and will be completed on the Reserve Day, i.e., on Wednesday. Before the play was called-off, several speculations were made on the revised target India would get, following the Duckworth-Lewis rule. Meanwhile, the netizens on social media went crazy as they trolled this method which has often dashed uncountable hopes. Here are some of the reactions: And here come the legends themselves: This is not the first time in the ongoing World Cup that the rains have interrupted the sport. In fact, three of the league matches have been washed out even without a single bowl being bowled.