Before the start of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/icc-world-cup-2019-pakistan-can-beat-india-through-controlled-aggression-believes-wasim-akram/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>ICC Cricket World Cup 2019</strong></a>, the greatest cricketing spectacle on earth, many pundits predicted it to be the best World Cup ever. They had a very strong reason to back their claim, because this time around, only 10 teams are playing in the tournament, and each team is playing every other team. That implies, no dull matches and more cricketing action.

But hardly ten days into the tournament and fans have termed this as the worst World Cup of them all. Not the teams but nature is to be blamed, as instead of raining fours and sixes, it is raining cats and dogs in England. We have had only 19 matches thus far, and four of them have been wiped out. Besides that, rain is also hampering the chances of every team’s promotion to semi-finals in a cruel manner.

Let us have a look at three teams that could miss out on a semi-final berth due to rain

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-401292" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/West-Indies.jpg" alt="West Indies" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-401292" class="wp-caption-text">West Indies. (Photo by Tharaka Basnayaka/NurPhoto via Getty Images)</figcaption>

Though the Windies team features many superstars, not many considered them as a potential semi-finalist going into the tournament. But the way the demolished Pakistan in their very first match put the other teams on high alert. They lost their second match against mighty Australia, but it was a very narrow defeat. Hence, going into their third match against a South African team that was extremely down in morale, the big guys from the Caribbean were quite hopeful.

As expected, West Indies started the game superbly by taking two wickets within the seventh over. Unfortunately, a golden opportunity to get their second win was spoiled by the rain gods. As of their upcoming matches are concerned, there are 65% chances of rain in the crucial game against India on June 27.

On 1st July, Jason Holder’s men are scheduled to play against Sri Lanka, a match where they are the outright favourites. Look away, West Indies fans, because there are 66% chances of rain on that day at Chester-le-Street. Also, on 4th July, they are scheduled to lock horns against backbencher Afghanistan. Nature apparently is not too fond of the men in red, as the chances of rain during that match is 57%. Hence, we can say that West Indies might end up losing a semi-final spot because of rain.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-359223" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Pakistan-team.jpg" alt="Pakistan team" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-359223" class="wp-caption-text">Pakistan team. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

The current Pakistani team might not have the same zeal as the one that won the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, but one can never predict what the green shirts will produce. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of West Indies in their first match, who would have thought that they will beat the favourites to win the trophy, England? But Sarfraz Ahmed’s achieved that, only to lose against Australia in their third game.

Their next game against Sri Lanka was one in which they were the favourites. But incessant rain meant an abandoned match without a ball being bowled. It looks like the shame of the decade, the precipitation chance of 59% means the heavyweight India-Pakistan clash might be hampered. That’s not the end of misery for Pakistan.

Their match against South Africa is threatened by 58% precipitation chance, whereas with 80% chances of rain, their match against bottom-dwellers Afghanistan looks certain to be abandoned. With this, fans can expect to witness full 100 overs only in the matches against Bangladesh and New Zealand.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-346034" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/CT_348994.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" alt="Bangladesh team" width="640" height="400"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Bangladesh team. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Bangladesh have been making steady progress over the past decade, and this time around, their fans expected them to reach the semi-final of the World Cup. The first match showed quite a lot of promise, where the Tigers defeated the Proteas. The loss against New Zealand was a closely contested one, while there was no contest in the game against England.

Their game against Sri Lanka was abandoned and the reason was the same. Even then, it would be foolish to wipe Bangladesh off, but nature might do it anyway. There is a 61% precipitation chance during their next game against West Indies in Taunton. After that, they are scheduled to play Australia on a day where the chances of rain climbs to 78%.

There are 56% chances of precipitation during their matches against Afghanistan and India respectively. That implies, there is more than 50% chance of four of Bangladesh’s remaining five games getting wiped out, or at least cut short.

<p>Before the start of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/icc-world-cup-2019-pakistan-can-beat-india-through-controlled-aggression-believes-wasim-akram/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>ICC Cricket World Cup 2019</strong></a>, the greatest cricketing spectacle on earth, many pundits predicted it to be the best World Cup ever. They had a very strong reason to back their claim, because this time around, only 10 teams are playing in the tournament, and each team is playing every other team. That implies, no dull matches and more cricketing action.</p>
<p>But hardly ten days into the tournament and fans have termed this as the worst World Cup of them all. Not the teams but nature is to be blamed, as instead of raining fours and sixes, it is raining cats and dogs in England. We have had only 19 matches thus far, and four of them have been wiped out. Besides that, rain is also hampering the chances of every team’s promotion to semi-finals in a cruel manner.</p>
<h3>Let us have a look at three teams that could miss out on a semi-final berth due to rain</h3>
<h3>1. West Indies</h3>
<figure id="attachment_401292" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-401292" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-401292" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/West-Indies.jpg" alt="West Indies" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-401292" class="wp-caption-text">West Indies. (Photo by Tharaka Basnayaka/NurPhoto via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Though the Windies team features many superstars, not many considered them as a potential semi-finalist going into the tournament. But the way the demolished Pakistan in their very first match put the other teams on high alert. They lost their second match against mighty Australia, but it was a very narrow defeat. Hence, going into their third match against a South African team that was extremely down in morale, the big guys from the Caribbean were quite hopeful.</p>
<p>As expected, West Indies started the game superbly by taking two wickets within the seventh over. Unfortunately, a golden opportunity to get their second win was spoiled by the rain gods. As of their upcoming matches are concerned, there are 65% chances of rain in the crucial game against India on June 27.</p>
<p>On 1st July, Jason Holder’s men are scheduled to play against Sri Lanka, a match where they are the outright favourites. Look away, West Indies fans, because there are 66% chances of rain on that day at Chester-le-Street. Also, on 4th July, they are scheduled to lock horns against backbencher Afghanistan. Nature apparently is not too fond of the men in red, as the chances of rain during that match is 57%. Hence, we can say that West Indies might end up losing a semi-final spot because of rain.</p>
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<h3>2. Pakistan</h3>
<figure id="attachment_359223" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-359223" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-359223" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Pakistan-team.jpg" alt="Pakistan team" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-359223" class="wp-caption-text">Pakistan team. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p>The current Pakistani team might not have the same zeal as the one that won the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, but one can never predict what the green shirts will produce. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of West Indies in their first match, who would have thought that they will beat the favourites to win the trophy, England? But Sarfraz Ahmed’s achieved that, only to lose against Australia in their third game.</p>
<p>Their next game against Sri Lanka was one in which they were the favourites. But incessant rain meant an abandoned match without a ball being bowled. It looks like the shame of the decade, the precipitation chance of 59% means the heavyweight India-Pakistan clash might be hampered. That’s not the end of misery for Pakistan.</p>
<p>Their match against South Africa is threatened by 58% precipitation chance, whereas with 80% chances of rain, their match against bottom-dwellers Afghanistan looks certain to be abandoned. With this, fans can expect to witness full 100 overs only in the matches against Bangladesh and New Zealand.</p>
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<h3>3. Bangladesh</h3>
<figure id="attachment_346034" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-346034" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/CT_348994.jpg" alt="Bangladesh team" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Bangladesh team. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Bangladesh have been making steady progress over the past decade, and this time around, their fans expected them to reach the semi-final of the World Cup. The first match showed quite a lot of promise, where the Tigers defeated the Proteas. The loss against New Zealand was a closely contested one, while there was no contest in the game against England.</p>
<p>Their game against Sri Lanka was abandoned and the reason was the same. Even then, it would be foolish to wipe Bangladesh off, but nature might do it anyway. There is a 61% precipitation chance during their next game against West Indies in Taunton. After that, they are scheduled to play Australia on a day where the chances of rain climbs to 78%.</p>
<p>There are 56% chances of precipitation during their matches against Afghanistan and India respectively. That implies, there is more than 50% chance of four of Bangladesh’s remaining five games getting wiped out, or at least cut short.</p>

<p>Before the start of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/icc-world-cup-2019-pakistan-can-beat-india-through-controlled-aggression-believes-wasim-akram/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>ICC Cricket World Cup 2019</strong></a>, the greatest cricketing spectacle on earth, many pundits predicted it to be the best World Cup ever. They had a very strong reason to back their claim, because this time around, only 10 teams are playing in the tournament, and each team is playing every other team. That implies, no dull matches and more cricketing action.</p>
<p>But hardly ten days into the tournament and fans have termed this as the worst World Cup of them all. Not the teams but nature is to be blamed, as instead of raining fours and sixes, it is raining cats and dogs in England. We have had only 19 matches thus far, and four of them have been wiped out. Besides that, rain is also hampering the chances of every team’s promotion to semi-finals in a cruel manner.</p>
<h3>Let us have a look at three teams that could miss out on a semi-final berth due to rain</h3>
<h3>1. West Indies</h3>
<figure id="attachment_401292" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-401292" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-401292" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/West-Indies.jpg" alt="West Indies" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-401292" class="wp-caption-text">West Indies. (Photo by Tharaka Basnayaka/NurPhoto via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Though the Windies team features many superstars, not many considered them as a potential semi-finalist going into the tournament. But the way the demolished Pakistan in their very first match put the other teams on high alert. They lost their second match against mighty Australia, but it was a very narrow defeat. Hence, going into their third match against a South African team that was extremely down in morale, the big guys from the Caribbean were quite hopeful.</p>
<p>As expected, West Indies started the game superbly by taking two wickets within the seventh over. Unfortunately, a golden opportunity to get their second win was spoiled by the rain gods. As of their upcoming matches are concerned, there are 65% chances of rain in the crucial game against India on June 27.</p>
<p>On 1st July, Jason Holder’s men are scheduled to play against Sri Lanka, a match where they are the outright favourites. Look away, West Indies fans, because there are 66% chances of rain on that day at Chester-le-Street. Also, on 4th July, they are scheduled to lock horns against backbencher Afghanistan. Nature apparently is not too fond of the men in red, as the chances of rain during that match is 57%. Hence, we can say that West Indies might end up losing a semi-final spot because of rain.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>2. Pakistan</h3>
<figure id="attachment_359223" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-359223" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-359223" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Pakistan-team.jpg" alt="Pakistan team" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-359223" class="wp-caption-text">Pakistan team. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p>The current Pakistani team might not have the same zeal as the one that won the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, but one can never predict what the green shirts will produce. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of West Indies in their first match, who would have thought that they will beat the favourites to win the trophy, England? But Sarfraz Ahmed’s achieved that, only to lose against Australia in their third game.</p>
<p>Their next game against Sri Lanka was one in which they were the favourites. But incessant rain meant an abandoned match without a ball being bowled. It looks like the shame of the decade, the precipitation chance of 59% means the heavyweight India-Pakistan clash might be hampered. That’s not the end of misery for Pakistan.</p>
<p>Their match against South Africa is threatened by 58% precipitation chance, whereas with 80% chances of rain, their match against bottom-dwellers Afghanistan looks certain to be abandoned. With this, fans can expect to witness full 100 overs only in the matches against Bangladesh and New Zealand.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>3. Bangladesh</h3>
<figure id="attachment_346034" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 640px;"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-346034" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/CT_348994.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" alt="Bangladesh team" width="640" height="400"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Bangladesh team. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Bangladesh have been making steady progress over the past decade, and this time around, their fans expected them to reach the semi-final of the World Cup. The first match showed quite a lot of promise, where the Tigers defeated the Proteas. The loss against New Zealand was a closely contested one, while there was no contest in the game against England.</p>
<p>Their game against Sri Lanka was abandoned and the reason was the same. Even then, it would be foolish to wipe Bangladesh off, but nature might do it anyway. There is a 61% precipitation chance during their next game against West Indies in Taunton. After that, they are scheduled to play Australia on a day where the chances of rain climbs to 78%.</p>
<p>There are 56% chances of precipitation during their matches against Afghanistan and India respectively. That implies, there is more than 50% chance of four of Bangladesh’s remaining five games getting wiped out, or at least cut short.</p>

Here is a list of three teams whose hopes of making it to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019's semi-finals might be affected by rain.

World Cup 2019: 3 Teams that could miss out on a semi-final berth due to rain

Bangladesh have been making steady progress over the past decade, and this time around, their fans expected them to reach the semi-final of the World Cup.