[sport] T20 World Cup: Could rain ruin England’s hopes of defending title with poor weather forecast for India semi-final?

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England have safely negotiated a rocky route and a fair bit of rain to reach the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup - but could the weather again be set to scupper Jos Buttler's side? After opening their tournament with a rain-off against Scotland in Barbados which, followed up by defeat to Australia, had England on the brink of elimination before the holders turned things around to sneak into the Super 8s and then secure a final four spot.But the forecast is again poor for their Thursday semi-final date against India in Guyana - live on Sky Sports Cricket from 3pm (first ball, 3.30pm) - and so what would that mean for England's hopes of defending their title? We attempt to break it all down for you…According to the Met Office, as of Tuesday, the weather forecast for Thursday in Guyana is currently showing as "thunder showers changing to heavy showers by late morning", with a 60 per cent chance of rain predicted. Guyana hosted five matches in the initial group stage of the tournament, none of which were rained off, albeit the last of them came over a fortnight ago on June 8.There is no reserve day available for the second semi-final between England and India - although an extra 250 minutes is available to look to complete the match on the scheduled day.

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