Rohit Sharma's Indian cricket team will be going one-on-one against Jos Buttler-led England in the second semi-final of the ongoing edition of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Providence Stadium in Guyana, on June 27 (Thursday). Winning this match will ensure the side a spot in the Final of this mega tournament. rain and bad weather threat are looming large over this match and it might play spoilsport during the match proceedings. ICC has allotted 250 minutes of extra time to deal with the rain threat and allow the ground staff to get the ground ready.
Guyana weather forecast
The Guyana weather forecast predicts heavy chances of rain and thunderstorms. The precipitation chances can go up to 60 per cent, so it will most likely play spoilsport. Earlier, a couple of games were abandoned due to rain as well. Hopefully, this won't be the sight during today's game and the match can proceed and have a result even with a few interruptions. We can constantly expect a stop-start type of game. This game is extremely crucial for the English side as if rain causes a washout, their qualification chances would come to an end even without playing it and India would qualify for the finals along with South Africa.
Check overs cut-off time
There is no reserve day available for the second semi-final match of the T20 World Cup 2024. However, ICC has given 250 minutes of extra time to it. The match won't start losing overs until approx 14:40 local time which is 12:10 AM IST. The cut-off time for 10-over a side match is approx 16:14 local time which is 1:44 AM IST. The reason for the time being approx is that the calculation will vary based on the unique scenarios that might arise on the day. India have been on an undefeated run in the tournament so far. On the other hand, the defending champions, England have been in spot of bothers, and they were also in a position to be eliminated both in the Group and Super 8 stages.
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