World Cup 2019: "Fielding will be a important factor in every game" says India's fielding coach Ramakrishnan Sridhar

The Cricket World Cup match between India and New Zealand in Nottingham was abandoned on Thursday without a ball being bowled due to persistent showers.

Organisers finally gave up while it was raining at 3 p.m., 4 1/2 hours after the scheduled start at Trent Bridge.

India and New Zealand, the only unbeaten teams, split the competition points. Tournament leaders New Zealand have 7 after four games, and India have 5 after three.

India are next scheduled to play Pakistan on Sunday in Manchester, and New Zealand has South Africa next Wednesday in Birmingham.