IND vs NZ, World Cup 2023: Why was the Match Stopped in Dharamshala?

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The India vs New Zealand ICC World Cup 2023 match was stopped for a brief moment in Dharamshala on Sunday.

Team India, taking on the Kiwis in an important World Cup match today. New Zealand scored 273 runs and India currently chasing quite comfortably, despite losing two wickets. Captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill both departed after starts, but Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer are at the crease.

IND vs NZ Play Stopped Highlights

But during the Indian batting, there was a brief stop in the match for a couple of minutes. And the reason why the match has been stopped is something which doesn't happen very often.

IND vs NZ: Why is the Match Stopped?

At about 14.2 overs of Team India's batting, the match was stopped for a couple of minutes, making the spectators baffled as to why the match was stopped.

The reason for the match being stopped was one of the low-hanging clouds came so down in the ground that it was in the eye line of the players. Being a mountainous area, Dharamshala often consists of clouds that are low-hanging and can come down due to the increase in moisture.

So it was one of those cases when the cloud came down in the stadium and hampered the visibility of the players. The match started briefly, but again, it has been stopped after 15.4 overs. It looks like the cloud has come again, and there is a huge cover of clouds within the stadium, which is definitely blocking the eyesight of the Indian players.

The cloudy mist engulfed the entire stadium and the players went to the dressing room. We can only have the match resume when the conditions improve at the HPCA stadium in Dharamshala. It was the first instance in world cricket when a day-night match was stopped due to fog or mist under the lights.