England T20 World Cup opener vs Scotland abandoned after just 10 overs
England's game against Scotland was abandoned due to rain.
England's opening match of the T20 World Cup against Scotland was abandoned without the defending champions getting a chance to bat. Only 10 overs were possible at the Kensington Oval in Barbados due to intermittent rain before the match was called off at 14:50 local time (19:50 BST).
The game had already been reduced to 10 overs per side due to the inclement weather delaying proceedings for around two hours. Scotland were the only side to bat and set England a target of 90, which was adjusted to 109 as a result of the interruptions.
Scotland's openers did a fine job, with George Munsey scoring 41 and Michael Jones claiming 45 runs without a wicket falling. However, the rain consistently hampered proceedings and denied England the opportunity to complete a run chase.
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It also denied Scotland the chance to defend their impressive 10-over total on a slow and turning pitch. The abandonment saw both teams awarded a point in Group B, with leaders Namibia the only side to have won a match following their victory over Oman on Monday.
England captain Jos Buttler spoke of his frustration after the match had been called off, saying: "We were confident coming into the game. Obviously, they presented a tough challenge, there are no easy games but we were confident. It is a disappointment for everyone, both sides, and the crowd.
"I think there were a couple of balls here and there that we needed to tighten up on but all in all with the conditions and the stops and starts and the constraints when we went back out, I thought we scrapped hard and we were confident of chasing that score down.
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"We just wanted to get it under way and have a full game but this is the situation we find ourselves in. Hopefully a dry day for the next one and we can get into the tournament."
England thought they had a wicket in the fifth over when Munsey sent one high into the air, with Buttler getting underneath it to pull off a routine catch. However, it was called a no-ball with Mark Wood overstepping to leave England still searching for the breakthrough which never came.
"Nobody means to make a mistake, we all understand that," added Buttler when quizzed on Wood's error. "We want to set the tone. No-ball wickets are disappointing and nobody is no more disappointed than Woody. The reaction was good to that, we kept going."
