IND vs ENG 2024 T20 World Cup semifinal Rain Updates: Play resumes in Guyana after rain delay; no overs lost
23:00: Following the inspection, the umpires have decided that play will resume at 23:10 [11:10 PM IST]. India will resume their innings at 65-2 after 8 overs. No overs have been lost.
22:29: The rain has stopped in Guyana and the sun has come out. The super sopper is at work. There are some damp areas on the ground. The umpires will inspect the conditions at 10:45 PM.
21:55: Rain has stopped play in the India vs England second semifinal at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. India were 65-2 after eight overs when play was halted. Earlier, England won the toss and invited the Men in Blue to bat.
India lost Virat Kohli for 9, bowled by left-arm pacer Reece Topley as he attempted a big hit. Keeper-batter Rishabh Pant was the next to go for 4. He chipped one from Sam Curran to mid-wicket. When play was stopped due to rain, skipper Rohit Sharma was batting on 37 off 26 balls and Suryakumar Yadav on 13 off 7 balls.
20:59: Following a delay due to rain and wet conditions, the toss in the India vs England 2024 T20 World Cup semifinal at the Providence Stadium in Guyana took place at 8:50 PM IST. Defending champions England won the toss and opted to bowl first. Both the Men in Blue and the Englishmen are going into the knockout match with unchanged playing XIs.
Below are the playing XIs of the two teams.
India playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah
England playing XI: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley
20:47: Following a delay due to rain, the India vs England 2024 T20 World Cup semifinal at the Providence Stadium in Guyana will start at 9:15 PM IST. The toss will take place at 8:50 PM IST. A BCCI update on X has confirmed the same.
20:20: The pitch inspection at the Providence Stadium in Guyana has been postponed and will now take place at 8:45 PM IST.
20:05: The weather in Guyana has been exasperating, as was forecast heading into the big India vs England 2024 T20 World Cup semifinal. Meanwhile, an official inspection has been scheduled at 8:30 PM IST.
19:50: After brief hope, when it seemed like the covers would come off at the Providence Stadium in Guyana, the rain has returned. The covers are firmly in place due to a frustrating drizzle.
19:30: The toss in the India vs England 2024 T20 World Cup semifinal at the Providence Stadium in Guyana has been delayed due to wet outfield. The covers are on at the ground.
It has been raining on and off at the venue. The prediction for the match was not too bright, but there are chances of weather improving later in the day.
In case of a no result in the India vs England semifinal match, the Men in Blue will progress to the final and take on South Africa at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados on June 29. This is because India topped Group 1 in the Super 8 stage, while England finished second in Group 2.
For the information of fans, the latest a 20-over game can start is 12:10 AM IST [Friday, June 28]. The cut-off time for a 10-over contest - the minimum overs need for a match to be constituted - is approximately 1:50 AM IST.