The opening game of the defending champions, England, against Scotland in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 was washed out due to rain in Barbados.
Opting to bat first, Scotland’s openers put on a strong partnership, leading them to a good position despite rain interruptions.
The match started after a delay caused by a damp spot on the pitch, which took some time to dry off.
When play finally began, no overs were lost.
Scotland managed to score 51 runs in 6.1 overs before rain forced a delay of over two hours.
The post-rain permutations affected England’s bowling strategy.
With the match reduced to ten overs per side, no bowler could bowl more than two overs.
Mark Wood and Jofra Archer, England’s pace heavyweights who posed the biggest challenge for Scotland, had already bowled their quota before the break, giving away only 23 runs in their four overs.
After the break, Buttler had to rely predominantly on spin, with Chris Jordan having one over.
George Munsey and Michael Jones utilized sweeps and reverse sweeps to disrupt England’s bowling.
Adil Rashid conceded 26 runs in his two overs as Scotland reached a challenging total of 90, revised to 109 with DLS calculations.
Despite having a good chance in a rain-reduced game, Scotland’s hopes were dashed by persistent rain, resulting in the points being shared in the Group B encounter.
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