South Africa have entered the ultimate of the T20 World Cup 2024 after simply defeating Afghanistan within the first semi-final, however the second semi-final between India and England is below risk of rain. In Guyana, steady rain is predicted all through the day on Thursday, with possibilities of rain being fairly excessive in the course of the scheduled time of the match between India and England. The unhappy half for the followers and each the groups is that there isn’t a reserve day for this match.
In line with AccuWeather, rain is predicted to play havoc with the second semi-final between India and England in Guyana. Until one thing main occurs, there’s each probability of the match being washed out.
Why no reserve day for T20 World Cup 2024 semi-finals?
June 28 has been earmarked as a 'journey day' for each groups who will qualify for the ultimate. With the ultimate match scheduled a day later (on June 29), the ICC couldn’t make room for a reserve day within the semi-finals.
The match between India and England on June 27 must be accomplished on the identical day. Actually, about 4 additional hours have been allotted for the second semi-final to make sure a end result.
Change in minimum-overs rule advantages India:
In line with AccuWeather, there’s a 90% probability of rain on Thursday, so the possibilities of rain interrupting the sport are negligible. Whereas historically, a sport of 5 overs per facet is taken into account ample to ascertain a end result, within the semi-finals, at the least 10 overs per facet will probably be required to finish the match.
That is the primary time the ICC has carried out such a rule within the T20 World Cup. Earlier, a match of 5 overs per group was thought-about ample to get a end result from the match.
Given the climate forecast in Guyana, it might be tough for officers to make even a 10-overs-per-side contest potential. Nevertheless, the rule change will profit India.
If the match is deserted attributable to rain or both group fails to bat for 10 overs, India will progress to the ultimate as they’d topped their group within the Tremendous Eights.
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