As the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 heads into its knockout stage, the four semi-finalists — Australia, India, England, and South Africa — are gearing up for a fierce battle to secure a spot in the final. With weather disruptions a recurring theme throughout the tournament, fans have been curious about whether reserve days have been scheduled for the crucial knockout clashes.
Reserve Days Confirmed for Both Semi-Finals
The ICC has confirmed that both semi-finals and the final of the Women’s World Cup 2025 will have reserve days to ensure results are determined on the field. This comes after the group stage witnessed as many as six rain-affected matches, particularly in Colombo and Navi Mumbai.
The semi-finals will mirror the 2017 edition, with England facing South Africa in the first semi-final on October 29 in Guwahati, followed by India taking on Australia in the second semi-final on October 30 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
“𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔,” 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝑪𝑪’𝒔 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒆.
What Happens If Rain Interrupts Play?
If rain hampers play, the matches will resume on their respective reserve days — October 30 for Guwahati and October 31 for Navi Mumbai. Should a game start as a 50-over contest and later be reduced due to weather, the same overs limit will carry forward to the next day if it cannot resume. For a match to yield a result, at least 20 overs per side must be completed.
“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏,” 𝒂𝒏 𝑰𝑪𝑪 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒒𝒖𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈.
If persistent rain prevents play even on the reserve day, the team with the higher position in the group standings will progress to the final — meaning England would advance from the first semi-final and Australia from the second, based on the current points table.
The final, set for November 2 in Navi Mumbai, also has a reserve day on November 3. In the event of both days being washed out, the trophy will be shared between the two finalists.
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