ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Heavy rain in Guyana before India Vs England semi-final

ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Heavy rain in Guyana before India Vs England semi-final

The second semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2024 is to be played between India and England at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on June 27 from 8 pm Indian time. But a day before that, it is raining heavily in Guyana.

According to the ground report of Dainik Bhaskar, there is a 70 percent chance of rain in the match. There may also be a problem in the practice of India and England team before the match. As per the rules, the match time can be extended by 4 hours if it rains. But even then if the weather and pitch are not conducive to play, then in such a situation the match may be cancelled and Super-8 table topper India will get the ticket to the final.

If it rains, India will get the ticket to the final

There is a 70 percent chance of rain in the match between India and England to be held in Guyana on June 27 from 8 pm. At the same time, there are also indications of a 28% storm. No reserve day has been kept for the second semi-final. In such a situation, if it is cancelled, then as per ICC rules, the final match will be played by Super-8 table topper India. India topped Group-1 of Super-8 by winning all three matches. If the match is cancelled due to rain, India will face the winner of Semifinal-1 in the final.

Reserve day for Semi-final-1

The first semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2024 will be played between South Africa and Afghanistan at Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad from 6 am. At the same time, the final will be held a day later on June 29 at 8 pm. Due to the time gap, a reserve day has been given for Semi-final-1. However, the chances of rain during the match in Trinidad are very low. If this match is also cancelled due to rain, then Group-2 table topper South Africa will reach the final.

Tough competition between India and England

Semi-final-2 is to be played between India and England in Guyana. In the history of T20 World Cup, a total of 4 matches have been played between the two, in which India and England have won two matches each. There have been three group and one knockout match between the two. This semi-final will be the second knockout match of the T20 World Cup when India and England will face each other. In the last knockout, England defeated India by 10 wickets. However, India and England have played a total of 23 T20 International matches, in which India won 12 and England won 11 matches.

One match each between India and England was cancelled

In the league stage of T20 World Cup, one match each between India and England was washed out due to rain. The match between England and Scotland to be held in Barbados on June 4 was cancelled without a toss. Due to this, England had to depend on the match between Scotland and Australia to qualify for the Super-8. At the same time, India's match against Canada to be held in Florida on June 15 was also cancelled without a toss.

The last match was played in Guyana on 8 June. Only 5 matches of T20 World Cup were played at Providence Stadium in Guyana. Not a single match of Super-8 stage is included in this. The last match played at this stadium was between West Indies and Uganda on 9 June. Batting first in this match, West Indies scored 173 runs after losing 5 wickets and won the match by 134 runs after all out Uganda for 39 runs. The highest score here is 183. In the last 5 matches, the team has been all out thrice while chasing.

 

Latest Cricket News:

•  Will the trophy journey end this time?

•  Rohit now has the most sixes in T20 International

• Virat is the first batsman to score 3 thousand runs in WC