Little-known rule could see England knocked out of T20 World Cup without playing after fixed draw

ENGLAND could be knocked out of the T20 World Cup without playing their semi-final against India.

Jos Buttler's side could suffer the unfortunate exit due to a little-known rule.

England progressed to the semi-finals after getting through the Super 8 stage.

They are due to play India in Providence, Guyana, today, but the match is threatened by the weather forecast.

There are 250 minutes allotted of extra time in case rain causes a delay to the game.

However, that can not guarantee a washout, and to make matters worse for England, there is no reserve day for the second semi-final.

This is because the final is scheduled for Saturday rather than Sunday, which could have allowed an extra day to be in reserve.

Should the match be a washout, then this would gift India passage to the final without a ball being bowled.

This is because Virat Kohli's side finished the Super 8 stage with a better record than England.

There was one for the first semi-final between South Africa and Afghanistan.

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The Proteas secured their spot in the final with a stomping win by nine wickets.

The match was played at 8.30pm local time in Trinidad, which would have been 6.30am in India.

While the game featuring England begins at 10am in South Africa which lines up with India's evening audience.

Both teams must be able to bat for at least ten overs each at ICC events.

In most T20 games the second batting side only needs to be able to bat for five overs for a result to be found in shortened games.

This is the case for most matches at the T20 World Cup except for the knockout fixtures.

This was the case for the finals in Australia for the T20 World Cup in 2022.