Of and on, the English weather has been and still is a matter of great concern, worry and encumbrance for the matches taken places and going to be held. Already four group stage matches of world cup 2019 been abandoned including today’s two participants of the previous encounter, group stage match, at the Trent Bridge, Nottingham.

In the group stage, India finished at the top of the table, while Newzealand finished fourth, gone through to the semi-final by better run rate than Pakistan.

In the coming match, India is being considered to be the favorite, their captain Virat Kohli playing consistently and Rohit Sharma has already scored 5 centuries in this world cup. In the group stage, India only was beaten by England, while Newzealand lost thrice to their opponents.

Concerning today’s weather, according to the noted, popular and one of the most followed online weather channel weather.com, with humidity of 77 %, there is a high probability of raining, about 50 %. The overcast condition may remain throughout the day, with light rains may delay the toss. The temperature is expected to remain around 19 degree Celsius.

Measures to be taken in case rain delay or match abandonment: Luckily ICC reserved a day for each knock out stage matches. If the rain also forces the abandonment of the semifinal reserve day, then the team with a greater number of league stage points will qualify for the final.