Women's T20 World Cup 2020: India through to maiden final by virtue of topping group stage after rain washes out semi-finals

Sydney: The unbeaten run in the group stage propelled India into their maiden Women’s T20 World Cup final after their last-four clash against England was washed out on Thursday. [caption id=“attachment_8120601” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Rain plays spoilsport in the first semi-final between India and England. AP[/caption] Persistent rain since morning delayed the toss and eventually the semi-final was called off without a ball being bowled. India, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, had topped Group A with four victories in as many matches while England had finished second in Group B with three wins and a defeat. England had ended runners-up in the previous edition. If the second semi-final between South Africa and reigning champions Australia is also washed out then the Proteas will advance to the summit clash since they topped their group. “In the future, there should be a reserve day. From first day, all teams knew about the no reserve day policy so we wanted to win every game and not leave anything to chance,” Kaur said after the match was called off.