WTC 2019-2021 FINAL DAY 1 WASHED OUT!

WTC Final, India vs New Zealand Day 1 from Southampton Highlights: Entire Day 1 play has been abandoned due to incessant rain in Southampton. There was an official inspection scheduled at 7: 30 pm IST but heavy rain forced officials to take an early call. The Reserve Day will come into play now. Technically we still can hope for a 5-day action.

Whatever time is lost from the 2 and a half hours on Friday, will be added to the sixth day on June 23. For example, if two hours of more play was lost from 6:40 pm IST, then the sixth day would have only been of two hours. Now that it was confirmed that no play was possible on Day 1, the sixth day will now be of three and a half hours, provided there is no loss of time and overs in the next four days.

“The Reserve Day has been scheduled to ensure five full days of play, and it will only be used if lost playing time cannot be recovered through the normal provisions of making up lost time each day,” ICC had said in a release while announcing the playing conditions for the WTC final.

If, however, a result is not achieved even after the extra 30 minutes every day and the full reserve day, then both India and New Zealand will share the WTC title. “There will be no additional day’s play if a positive result is not achieved after five full days of play and the match will be declared a draw in such a scenario,” the ICC release on the playing conditions read.

 228 total views