India, captained by Rohit Sharma, will face England in the second semifinal of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 on Thursday, June 27, at Providence Stadium in Guyana, which is expected to face heavy rain on the day of the match. Here’s how weather in Guyana affects India‘s entry into T20WC finals.
The weather forecast for Guyana on the morning of India and England’s face off, says that there’s an 88% chance of rain and 18% chance of thunderstorms near the stadium. Co incidentally, the match is also scheduled for 10:30 in the morning.
What happens to the match if it rains?
The 1st semifinal of the tournament, between Afghanistan and South Africa is scheduled for 6:00 AM IST on 27 June, 2024. However, the match has an extra day reserved in case of bad weather. India vs England on the other hand does not have an extra day reserved.
Despite not having any extra day for the 2nd semifinal, there is a provision of 250 minutes of additional time allocated to try and achieve a result if rain interrupts play.In a situation when match is completely washed out by rain without a ball being bowled or a result cannot be achieved even after the stipulated extra time, India will enter the final based on their superiority in the Super 8 stage, where they topped Group 1 winning all three matches – against Australia, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
FOR SEMI-FINAL & FINAL:-
Both teams need to play 10 overs to complete the game unlike 5 overs in Super 8 & Group Stage.
With rain prediction around in Guyana, high chances of India going into the final.
England looks forward to a redo of Adelaide 2022
Moeen Ali has stated that despite team India being ‘brilliant’ in the game with World class players like Rohit Sharma, his side is looking towards a redo of the T20 World Cup 2022 semifinals when the same two teams collided resulting in India’s defeat.
“They looked very, very strong, like they did in the last World Cup,” Moeen said.
“They’re just a brilliant side. They’ve got everything covered, so we’re going to have to be at our best to beat them. I’m looking forward to it, actually: it’s a great challenge, similar to the last time we played them in the semi-final in Australia. It’s going to be a challenge, and we’re going to have to plan and play really well.” He added.
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