England plays South Africa in the first semifinal of the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 on Wednesday at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati.
The tournament has been heavily impacted by rain, with several matches already washed out. Here’s a look at the playing conditions and rules that will come into effect if rain disrupts play on semifinal day:
Is there a reserve day for England vs South Africa Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 semifinal?
According to section 13.6 of the ICC’s Playing Conditions for this tournament, “The semifinals and final shall have a reserve day allocated on which an incomplete match shall be continued from the scheduled day. No other matches shall have a reserve day allocated.”
When will the semifinal be moved to the reserve day?
The playing conditions state: “If the reserve day is allocated, every effort will be made to complete the match on the scheduled day, with any necessary reduction in overs taking place, and only if the minimum number of overs necessary to constitute a match cannot be bowled on the scheduled day will the match be completed on the reserve day.
“If the match has started on the scheduled day and overs are subsequently reduced following an interruption, but no further play is possible, the match will resume on the reserve day at the point where the last ball was played.”
What happens if the reserve day is also washed out?
If rain prevents a result even on the reserve day of the semifinal — resulting in an abandoned match or no result — the team that finished higher on the league stage points table will advance to the final. In this scenario, England will progress, having finished second on the table at the end of the league stage.
Published on Oct 29, 2025