IND vs ENG Semi Final: What will happen if it rains in India-England semi-final, who will play the final if the match is cancelled? This is the rule of ICC

New Delhi. In the second semi-final of T20 World Cup 2026, the Indian team will face England on March 5 at the Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai. This is the third consecutive time in the T20 World Cup, when these two teams will play the semi-final match against each other. However, what if the semi-final match gets washed out due to rain? Which team will make it to the finals? Is there any ICC rule regarding this? Let us tell you the answers to all the questions in this story.

What if rain spoils the game?
ICC has kept ‘Reserve Day’ for the semi-final match of T20 World Cup 2026. That is, if the India-England semi-final match cannot start on March 5 due to continuous rain, then the match will be played on March 6. At the same time, if the match remains incomplete on March 5 due to rain, then it will also be completed the next day (March 6).

If the match has to be cancelled, who will get entry in the final?
However, if the semi-final match is washed out due to bad weather on both March 5 and 6, then in this situation the team that performs better in the Super-8 round will get the ticket for the final. England has won all three of its matches played in the Super-8 round. On the other hand, under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, Team India had defeated Zimbabwe and West Indies, but the Indian team had to face defeat against South Africa. England has won all its matches in Super-8 and due to this the English team will reach the final.

India has the upper hand
The Indian team’s record against England in the shortest format of cricket has been strong. A total of 29 T20 matches have been played between the two teams so far, out of which Team India has won 17 matches, while England has won 12 matches. In the semi-final match of T20 World Cup 2024, the Indian team performed brilliantly and defeated England by 68 runs. At the same time, in the T20 World Cup 2022, England had defeated the Indian team by 10 wickets. Team India will face the challenge of maintaining its strong record, while England will take the field with the intention of settling the score of the defeat in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2024.