{"id":4688,"date":"2026-03-05T07:05:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T07:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=4688"},"modified":"2026-03-05T07:05:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T07:05:56","slug":"129071221-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=4688","title":{"rendered":"What happens if India vs England semi-final washes out? ICC rules explained | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-129071334,imgsize-82630,width-400,resizemode-4\/team-india.jpg\" alt=\"What happens if India vs England semi-final washes out? ICC rules explained\" title=\" Team India at Wankhede stadium (PTI Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\" Team India at Wankhede stadium (PTI Photo)\"> Team India at Wankhede stadium (PTI Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The defending champions India take on England at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday in the second semi-final of the ongoing ICC Men&#8217;s T20 World Cup 2026. The winner of the contest will then face New Zealand in the summit clash in Ahmedabad on Sunday, after the Kiwis defeated South Africa by nine wickets in the first semi-final in Kolkata on Wednesday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@toisports\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">SUBSCRIBE NOW!<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>While the weather forecast currently looks clear, fans remain cautious after two earlier matches in the tournament were washed out due to rain, raising concerns about what could happen if the weather disrupts the knockout match.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"lOvcW vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"k7lcu\">\n<p>Why India vs England semi-final match will be a nightmare for bowlers | T20 World Cup 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>To prevent chaos in the crucial stage, the International Cricket Council has scheduled a reserve day for both semi-finals. If rain or bad weather stops play on the scheduled day, the match will either continue or restart on the following day, ensuring that every effort is made to produce a result.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>There is also additional time built into the playing schedule. The semi-finals have up to 90 minutes of extra time on the main day, while the reserve day allows up to 120 minutes of extra play if required. For the final, both the main day and the reserve day have 120 minutes of additional time available to complete the match.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Mumbai Weather Forecast at Match Time Today<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/> <\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mumbai Weather\" msid=\"129071252\" width=\"\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/imgsize-23456,msid-129071252\/mumbai-weather.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>For a valid result to be declared, each team must bat at least 10 overs. If rain prevents that from happening on the main day, the match will resume on the reserve day from the exact point where it stopped rather than starting from scratch.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>However, if the game still cannot be completed even after the reserve day, the rules favour the team that finished higher in the Super 8 stage. This scenario could prove tricky for India. India finished second in their Super 8 group, while England topped theirs with three wins.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>That means if the India versus England semi-final is completely washed out, England would advance to the final. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>The tournament final is scheduled for March 8 in Ahmedabad, with March 9 kept as the reserve day.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-mens-t20-world-cup\/what-happens-if-india-vs-england-semi-final-washes-out-icc-rules-explained\/articleshow\/129071221.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Team India at Wankhede stadium (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The defending champions India take on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4689,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[12686,4932,11114,1485,12687,12684,12685,7973,3252,12688],"class_list":["post-4688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-cricket-match-washout-procedures","tag-icc-mens-t20-world-cup-2026","tag-india-vs-england-semi-final","tag-international-cricket-council","tag-new-zealand-vs-india-final","tag-rain-delay-cricket-rules","tag-reserve-day-icc-rules","tag-super-8-stage","tag-wankhede-stadium","tag-weather-forecast-cricket"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}