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Team India will face England in the semi-final of T-20 World Cup today at Providence Stadium in Guyana. Rain has stopped in Guyana now. It is 6 am there.
There is a 75% chance of rain in Guyana even at the time of the match and there is no reserve day. If the match does not happen, the Indian team will reach the final, because it was the group topper in the Super-8 round. England’s team was second in its group, so they may suffer a loss.
However, there may not be a reserve day for India’s semi-final, but 250 minutes (4 hours) of extra time has been given for the match. So if the rain stops in between, the match can be completed somehow.
The match is to start at 10:30 am as per Guyana time
The India-England match will start at 10:30 am as per Guyana’s local time. If we add the extra time of about 4:30 hours, then there will be time from 6 to 7 pm to complete the match.
At least 10-10 overs of play is necessary
If it starts raining in a T-20 match, then at least 5-5 overs of play is necessary in both the innings to get the result using the DLS method. But according to ICC rules, at least 10-10 overs of play is necessary for the DLS method in the semi-finals and finals.
That means if it rains in any of today’s semi-finals, then 10-10 overs of play is necessary to get the result. 45 to 55 minutes are given to bowl 10 overs of an innings. A match of 10-10 overs can be completed in one and a half to two hours, that is, if there is even 2 hours of play in Guyana, the semi-final can be completed.
Chance of rain in the first 3 hours is more than 50%
According to the weather website AccuWeather, there is a 75% chance of rain in Guyana today. There is a 40% chance of rain in the city at 9 am, 66% at 10 am, 75% at 11 am and 50% at 12 noon. The match is to start at 10:30 am, there is more than 50% chance of rain in the first 3 hours. That is, if it rains as per the forecast, the match will not be able to start at its scheduled time.
Rain may stop in the afternoon
According to the forecast, if there is more than 50% chance of rain, then it will rain, but if the chance is less than 50%, then the rain can also stop. There is also a chance of rain in Guyana after 1 pm today. There is a 34% chance of rain in the city at 1 pm, 34% at 2 pm, 40% at 3 pm. Then it can rain 51% at 4 pm and 47% at 5 pm.
However, if a few overs are played by afternoon, the match can be completed by evening. Because in Guyana there is a 36% chance of rain at 6 pm and only 20% at 7 pm. Even if the match is extended till 8 pm due to rain, the match can still be completed because there is only a 20% chance of rain at 8 pm. That is, if the extra time is used properly, then even a 20-20 over match can be completed somehow.
However, if the match goes till extra time, then the viewers watching the match on TV and online in India may have to wake up till 5 am. Because in Guyana the match will start at 10:30 am, but according to Indian time the match will be played from 8 pm. That means including the extra time, it may take till 4 to 5 in the morning to finish.
