IND vs AUS Women’s World Cup 2025: What Happens If Rain Washes Out the Semi-Final in Navi Mumbai? ICC Rules Explained

The ICC Women’s World Cup semi-final between India and Australia includes a reserve day (October 31) to ensure a result if rain washes out play on the scheduled date.

If play is interrupted and cannot finish on Thursday, it will resume on the reserve day from the exact point it stopped — not restarted — ensuring fair play continuity.

For a match result to stand, each team must bat at least 20 overs. If this threshold isn’t met on either day, the game will be declared a no result.

If rain spoils both the match and reserve day, Australia will progress to the final based on their higher points in the group stage standings.

According to AccuWeather, Navi Mumbai could see light rain and heavy cloud cover, especially in the morning and early afternoon, possibly affecting the toss and first innings.

The DY Patil Stadium offers early swing under lights, and overcast skies may assist pacers like Renuka Singh Thakur — a key advantage for India if rain delays play.

Officials will make every effort to complete the 50-over match before reducing overs. Overs will only be curtailed if time loss becomes unavoidable due to weather.

With potential movement off the surface, India’s pace and spin attack could exploit local conditions. Harmanpreet Kaur’s side will bank on familiarity with home pitches.

India will monitor Richa Ghosh’s fitness, while Australia might miss skipper Alyssa Healy — two factors that could significantly alter strategies in a rain-curtailed contest.

Catch the IND-W vs AUS-W semi-final live on Star Sports or stream it on JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar from 3 PM IST on October 30, live from Navi Mumbai.