Eng vs Sco: Heavy rain shatters Scotland’s opportunity to upset England

BARBADOS: The Group B match between Scotland and defending champion England was abandoned due to persistent rain after a flying start by the Scottishs at Kensington Oval, Barbados, on Tuesday.

During the 6th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Scotland won the toss, and skipper Richie Berrington opted to bat first against the old-rival England line-up packed with pace options.

At the start of the game, a brief rain spell delayed the play by 30 minutes before England’s bowlers got the game underway at an overcast Kensington Oval.

But a second and heavier rain delay brought the match to a halt with Scotland 51/0 after 6.2 overs, forcing the game to be reduced to ten overs per side.

After Scotland concluded their innings at 90-0, a third shower brought the match to a halt and the umpires decided to call it off with no result possible. Both teams were awarded one point each.

Buttler’s England are defending champions and have the boost of including a fit-again Jofra Archer in their squad for the tournament, with their next game coming on Saturday against Australia at the same venue.

England have never beaten a European side at a Men’s T20 World Cup, and the rain ensured that record continued in Barbados. But Scotland will be rueing a missed opportunity to defend their decent total and will hope to get a win on the board when they face Namibia on Thursday.