Lack of reserve day and impending rain means England's fate could be out of their hands
The odds are stacked against England, as they bid to reach the Men's T20 World Cup final for the second edition in a row.
England reached the T20 World Cup semi-final with two wins against USA and West Indies in the Super 8s enough to take them through despite losing to South Africa at that stage.
They will face India, who are yet to lose a game in the tournament, in Guyana - they won three group stage games, and the rain put paid to the chances of a fourth. They have since won three out of three in the Super 8s.
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India are yet to lose a game in the tournament (Getty Images)
India were guaranteed this semi-final before the tournament - the time suits an Indian TV audience. And the odds remain in their favour if the rain comes.
In a somewhat peculiar state of affairs, this semi-final has no reserve day, while the other - South Africa against Afghanistan - in Trinidad, does.
In this semi-final, instead of a reserve day, a maximum of 250 minutes have been allocated to deliver a result in the event of delays - an hour longer than for the other knockout matches.
Unlike in the group stage, when five overs-a-side constitute a match, 10 are required for the semi-finals and final.
That means that if the rain comes - and the forecast does not look ideal for the game to go ahead in Guyana - India will go through automatically, owing to the fact that they topped their Super 8s group and England did not.
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