India and Australia will face each other in the second semifinal of the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 on Thursday at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

The tournament has been heavily affected by rain, with several matches already washed out — including India’s clash against Bangladesh at the same venue a few days ago. With more showers forecast in Navi Mumbai on matchday, here’s a look at the playing conditions and regulations that will come into effect if rain disrupts the semifinal:

Is there a reserve day for India vs Australia 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, Australia will progress, having finished top of the table at the end of the league stage.

Published on Oct 30, 2025