Women's T20 World Cup, Semi-final, India vs England: As it happened

India have qualified for the semi-final of the Women's T20 World Cup for the very first time after their semi-final tie against England was washed out in Sydney on Thursday.

India have qualified for the semi-final of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's T20 World Cup for the very first time after their semi-final tie against England was washed out without a ball bowled at the  Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Thursday.

Earlier in the day, the toss for the first semi-final clash between the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side and England was delayed due to heavy rain in Sydney. 

The Harmanpreet-led side has progressed further in the showpiece tournament as they ended the group stage unbeaten. Kaur's side kicked off their campaign with a 17-run win over defending champion and four-time winner Australia before they clinched an 18-run and a narrow three-run win over Bangladesh and New Zealand, respectively. 

England, meanwhile, slumped to a six-wicket defeat against South Africa in the opener before they bounced back to clinch back-to-back wins against Thailand, Pakistan and West Indies.

Similarly, South Africa will storm into the final if the second last-four tie against Australia at the same venue also gets washed out on Thursday. South Africa ended Group B unbeaten following back-to-back wins over England, Thailand, Pakistan.

Here are the highlights: 

05 March 2020

05 March 2020 11:09 IST

The match has been abandoned without a ball bowled due to incessant rain in Sydney. As a result, England's campaign at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup has come to an abrupt end. 

Match abandoned without a ball being bowled.

A gutting way for our #T20WorldCup journey to end.#WeAreEngland pic.twitter.com/xXROAIU9j4

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) March 5, 2020

05 March 2020 11:08 IST

For the first time in the history of the tournament, India have qualified for the final. 

 MATCH ABANDONED 

For the first time in their history, India have qualified for the Women's #T20WorldCup final  pic.twitter.com/88DHzqTbnK

— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) March 5, 2020