Zimbabwe put India on a sticky wicket

EDGBASTON, MAY 29: India will have to beat England when play resumes tomorrow the reserve day -- from where it stands today if they are t...

EDGBASTON, MAY 29: India will have to beat England when play resumes tomorrow the reserve day — from where it stands today if they are to entertain hopes of qualifying for the Super Six of the Cricket World Cup as Zimbabwe stunned favourites South Africa at Chelmsford.

A loss or a washout will put India out of the tournament.

India have only four points while Zimbabwe have six after they beat the Proteas, the same as England. South Africa have already qualified with eight points.

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India’s only chance of qualifying for the Super Six lies in beating England to force a three-way tie with six points. Then the net run rate (NRR) will decide the two qualifiers, and India (1.29) currently have a much better NRR than Zimbabwe (-0.24) and England (-0.08).

Play will be deemed completed only if England get to play 25 overs. As per the Duckworth-Lewis rain rule, England will have to be 100 for three in 25 overs to win in case play is finally stopped at that stage.

India fought back superbly to reduce Englandto 72 for three in 20.3 overs after being restricted to 232 for eight in 50 overs when showers forced the players indoors at around 4.40 pm local time (9.10 pm IST) today.

With the rain showing no signs of letting up, umpires Darrel Hair and Javed Akhtar called off play at 6 pm local time (10.30 pm IST). The game resumes on Sunday at the point at which it stood today.

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