2024 T20 WORLD CUP

England-Scotland clash abandoned due to rain

Rain led to the abandonment of defending champions England's Twenty20 World Cup opener against Scotland at Kensington Oval in Barbados Tuesday.

In a Group B match plagued by bad weather, Scotland made 90/0 in an interrupted innings reduced to 10 overs, with George Munsey 41 not out and Michael Jones unbeaten on 45.

But before England could begin their pursuit of a revised target of 109 in 10 overs, under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method, a fresh downpour led the umpires to call off the game. 

Both sides received a point apiece.

Scotland captain Richie Berrington had won the toss and elected to bat.

England opted to include fast bowlers Mark Wood and Barbados-born Jofra Archer, with left-arm paceman Reece Topley left out.

Jos Buttler's side are defending the title they won in Australia in 2022, with England hoping to make a better showing than they did at the 50-over World Cup in India last year, where the then reigning champions won just three of their nine games.

This is the first time Scotland, ranked 14th, have played England in a T20.

6TH MATCH

Scotland 90/0 in 10 overs (Jones 45*, Munsey 41*) v England

No result