IND vs ENG, T20 World Cup: What will happen if rain abandons India vs England semi-final in Guyana?

The start of the 2024 T20 World Cup semi-final between India and England was on Thursday delayed due to rain in Guyana. It had been raining in Guyana an hour prior to the toss, and although the rain had stopped just before scheduled toss time, the covers were firmly in place. In India, the match was scheduled to start at 8 PM IST whereas in West Indies, it was to start early at 10.30 AM local time.

In a worst case scenario, the match will be abandoned if there’s no play possible at all. But, what will happen if the match is abandoned? Which team will go through? Before that, let’s take a look at the weather forecast in Guyana for Thursday.

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India vs England: Guyana weather forecast

Accuweather.com forecasts that there’s a 66% chance of rain at 10 AM in Guyana which reduces to 56% at 11 AM.

The chances of rain reduce to 49% at 12 PM and 20% at 1 PM and stay the same for 2 PM. The chances of rain from thereon is predicted to reduce as low as seven per cent at 7 pm. The good news is that there is no rain forecast after 11 am local time although significant amount of cloud cover will remain.

T20 World Cup semi-final: Frequently asked questions

The temperature is expected to be around 28-30 degrees Celsius and humidity will be around 80%.

Is there a reserve day for semi-final 2 between India and England?

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No. There’s a reserve day for semi-final 1 but India’s match against England will not have a reserve day as the final is on 29 June and there’s not much gap between the two sides. 250 minutes of extra time, however, will be added to complete the match.

Both teams will need to bat for a minimum of 10 overs to complete the match.

What if the match is washed out?

India will qualify for the final if the match is washed out as they finished on top of their group in Supr 8s while England came second behind South Africa in their group.

Providence Stadium, Guyana pitch report

The pitches at the Guyana National Stadium are known for their slow nature and being spin-friendly. The average first innings score is 146 at Guyana and in the five T20I matches at the venue in 2024, three have been won by the team batting first.