kolkata fans in kolkata bunked tuitions skipped office organised yajnas and did everything to stop showers from interrupting the semifinal tie between india and new zealand on tuesday the prayers however werent answered as it began pouring during the 47th over of the kiwi inningsthe match was abandoned for the day after the clouds refused to recede forcing fans to wait for yet another day the action will resume on wednesday if it doesnt rain againcollege student harshit jain had friends over at home in ballygunge the same group of friends he considers lucky whenever india play a crucial match i like to watch indias games at home because we are always on edge when india plays and we enjoy being noisy at home it gives us a stadiumlike feel but at the comfort of the home said jainvishal agarwal had made arrangements to reschedule his accounts tuition to watch the match without interruption i usually have accounts tuition on tuesdays at 4pm but i had rescheduled it for a later day as the semifinals of the world cup only comes once every four years he said vivan chawla another friend meeting up to see the match was apprehensive regarding the team selection i was a bit disappointed that they had dropped md shami but watching team india bowl and give a tough time to the kiwis made the day i wish the match had ended today itself and not kept us waiting for another tense dayfaizaan alam spoke about superstitions on a match day i was on vacation when india played the semifinal in the last world cup we had lost that match this time i made sure i was at home watching the match like i did during the 2011 world cupcollege student and behala resident sourav shaw too had skipped his tuition on tuesday evening for indias semifinal as he called over friends to his home and sat together to watch the match we painted our faces adorned the room with india flags and had a sumptuous evening over food and drinks but the bitter part of the evening was the stoppage of the match just when india was cruising to seal the new zealand innings at a modest total said shaw however the friends were hopeful that the match would resume they kept their eyes glued to the tv set and spent better part of the evening surfing the internet to get latest weather updates and information on the possible start and indias revised targetat prafulla kanan in kestopur members of adibasi brinda club had even organised a yajna praying that it doesnt rain in the semifinal so that india can sail forward to the final match of the tournament and lift the cup india had a smooth sailing but our prayers on the rain part was not answered sighed kartick roy one of the senior members of the clubby uzair firdausi debopam paul