WELLINGTON–The Cricket World Cup has had a charmed run with the weather but new contingencies will come into play if rain disrupts any of the matches in the knockout rounds which started yesterday.
Only one of 42 matches in the pool rounds was lost to rain–the Feb 21 clash between Australia and Bangladesh in Pool A. From the quarterfinals onwards–beginning with yesterday's match between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Sydney–reserve days are available for the first time at the tournament.
That will allow all quarterfinals, semifinals and even the final to be fully played or continued on a reserve day if it is affected by rain.
So far the weather forecast for all four quarterfinals–in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Wellington–is favourable. (Cricinfo)