Massive Rain Scare for Women’s World Cup Knockouts! Here’s What Happens If Matches Are Washed Out

The ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 is entering its most exciting stage, but the weather may just steal the spotlight. With rain predicted in both Guwahati and Navi Mumbai ahead of the semi-finals, tension is running high among players and fans.

As India, Australia, England, and South Africa prepare for the knockouts, there’s one big question, what happens if rain washes the games out?

Luckily, the ICC has made provisions to avoid heartbreak. Both semi-finals and the final have reserve days, backup days to ensure a result is possible even if rain plays spoilsport.

Here’s how the rule works

If rain interrupts a knockout game, umpires will first try to finish it on the same day by reducing overs. If that isn’t possible, the match continues on the reserve day from the exact point where it stopped.

For example, if the game begins as a 50-over match but stops midway, play resumes the next day as a 50-over contest. But if it had already been reduced to, say, 46 overs per side before rain struck again, it will restart from that point.

What if it rains on both days?

If rain continues on both the scheduled and reserve days, the higher-ranked team from the league stage will automatically advance.

That means Australia (ranked first) and England (ranked second) would move to the final if their respective semi-finals get completely washed out.

And if the final itself faces a double washout, the trophy will be shared between the two finalists.