England vs Scotland Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: Match abandoned due to rain after Scotland innings

The news that we all dreaded is in: the match has been called off due to rain. 

109 would have made for a tricky chase for sure but that’s that for tonight. Both teams take home a point.

The covers, sadly, are back over the pitch. The start of the second innings has been delayed.

The revised target for England will be 109. That is almost 11 an over. Munsey and Jones manage to add 39 runs off the final 22 deliveries to post a health target for the defending champion. England will need a mighty effort to pull off a victory against its neighbour.

Adil Rashid to bowl the final over. A single to Jones on the first. Munsey tries a reverse sweep but the ball stays low and beats him. A single to deep mid wicket off the third ball. A slog sweep comes off the toe end of Jones’ bat, a single to long on. A quick single off the fifth again. FOUR! Jones shuffles across to get in line and slog sweeps between square leg and mid wicket.

Jordan for his second over. Munsey misses an on-side slog on the first delivery. SIX! Pulls away a short delivery behind square. Another slog through the on side, this gets Munsey only a run to deep mid wicket. A precious dot ball. Jones looks to go down the ground, hits it into the surface. Jones misses a heave over mid wicket, gets a leg bye. A full toss, Munsey hits to long on. Jones is getting back for two pretty comfortably until his bat gets stuck into the pitch. A direct hit from the deep prompts a third umpire check but Jones had one foot inside the crease.

Adil Rashid to Jones, SIX! Too full and Jones packs it down the ground. Jones slashes the second to deep cover for one. Munsey misses a sweep and the ball pops up into the air off his pad. Buttler takes the catch and appeals for caught behind. England has taken a review. Nothing on the UltraEdge and England loses its review. FOUR! Reverse sweep and through he goes over extra covers. SIX! Another reverse sweep and this one lands in the stands over mid wicket. Now the sweep to pick a single off the final delivery.

Moeen Ali to resume, four deliveries left in this over. Starts with a dot, Jones looks to step out but Ali keeps it wide. A single on the next to deep covers. Munsey sweeps, gets a top edge which goes over Buttler behind the stumps. Just one from that ball. Jones slaps the last delivery to deep cover for one.

Jos Buttler leads England out on the field for the second time. Five bowlers allowed to bowl two overs each, meaning Jofra Archer and Mark Wood will not be bowling any more overs.

George Munsey 18* off 19

Michael Jones 30* off 20

We have a start time for us. 10 overs per side. 

The defending champion will have to get 66 runs if the game is reduced to five overs.

The next ground check will be in another 10 minutes. The cut off time for a five-over contest is 12:20am IST.

We will definitely lose overs if play resumes now.

The umpires are out on the ground for an inspection. The super soper in work. We could just get a game here.

The pitch remains under the covers. No update on a start time.

Looks like the skies have opened up again as the groundsmen rush to cover the pitch. The will have to continue for now.

The rain has relented. The ground staff is in work, the covers are off. No overs lost and the play to resume at 9:50pm IST.

Ali to Jones, punches to covers for a single. Munsey blocks, gets the second delivery to covers and picks a single. 

Raining again and the covers are coming on.

Chris Jordan to bowl the final over of the PowerPlay. SIX! That has been sent out of the park by Jones. Too short and Jones absolutely smokes it. FOUR! A slower ball but it is too wide, Jones cuts it away through covers. FOUR again! Jones pulls again over mid wicket and breaches the fence. A single off the last delivery.

Wood for his second over. A wide down leg gets Scotland an extra. Two runs; Munsey punches off his backfoot from the off-stump line. Munsey is gone! No wait, it’s a no ball. Munsey gets a thick leading edge on an attempted pull, Buttler tracks back to take the catch but his celebration is cut short. The ball stays low and Munsey cannot get anything out of the FREE HIT. A quick single to covers for Munsey. 

Archer to continue. Jones pushes the first delivery to third man for one. The groundstaff is ready at the boundary line with a bit of drizzle in the air. Munsey hoists through the on side, a single as there is a deep square leg in place. Jones misses the fourth.

A spinner in already. Moeen Ali to bowl. FOUR! Munsey gets a sweep past the fine leg fielder. An outside on the third after the ball turns sharply, no slip and Munsey gets a single to third man. Jones taps to mid wicket for another single. Munsey gets another FOUR! Another sweep off a full delivery.

Jofra Archer to Jones, cuts it through covers and a misfield allows two runs. Cuts again on the second, gets two more runs. FOUR! Width again from Archer, this time Jones meets the cut off the middle. Beaten! A bit of swing, too wide and Jones chases it for a drive only to miss. Top edge! Jones looks to pull but gets a leading edge, flies over the keeper.

The Scotland openers are out in the middle. George Mundey and Michael Jones to open. 

Mark Wood will bowl the first over. Munsey on strike. An inswinging yorker to start off, blocked. The second is on the pads for Munsey, gets a leg bye to short fine leg. Full on middle stump for Jones, drives it along the ground wide of mid on to pick a single. FOUR! A cross-batted swipe over mid on from Munsey.

The national anthems are underway. 

The latest update is that the match will start at 8:55pm IST. No overs lost.

We’re yet to find out what the revised time for the start is.

There seems to be a wet patch on the playing strip which the officials are not quite happy with. Both captains were at the pitch and having a word with the match officials.

The ground staff has started to take off the covers off the square. No overs have been lost due to the rain break.

The first ball will be bowled at 8:30pm IST is the update from the ground.

The rain has stopped, and the umpires are on the ground for an inspection.

The covers are on at the moment. Rain delays the start of play

England: Jos Buttler(w/c), Philip Salt, Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

Scotland: George Munsey, Michael Jones, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington(c), Matthew Cross(w), Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Christopher Sole, Brad Wheal, Bradley Currie

Scotland wins the toss and opts to bat. 

Captain Richie Berrington - Going to bat first, wickets can change. Important to adapt and need to put a good score. Looking forward to the challenge. 

Captain Jos Buttler - Would have bowled first. Delighted to have Archer back. We have high hopes from him. We are going with extra pacer today. 

England and Scotland have never faced each other in a T20I. The last time the two teams played each other was in 2018 in an ODI. Scotland won that game. 

WICKETKEEPERS

Jos Buttler (c), Phil Salt

BATTERS

Jonny Bairstow, George Munsey, Will Jacks

ALL ROUNDERS

Sam Curran, Michael Leask

BOWLERS

Adil Rashid, Safyaan Sharif, Jofra Archer (vc), Mark Watt

Team Composition: ENG 7-4 SCO | Credits Left: 13.5

Scotland: George Munsey, Oli Hairs, Charlie Tear, Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross (wk), Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Chris Sole, Bradley Currie, Safyaan Sharif.

England: Jos Buttler (c/wk), Phil Salt, Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid.

How to watch live streaming of England vs Scotland T20 World Cup 2024 match?

The England vs Scotland T20 World Cup 2024 match will be live streamed on Disney+Hotstar app and website in India. 

Which TV channel will telecast England vs Scotland T20 World Cup 2024 match?

The England vs Scotland T20 World Cup 2024 match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network in India.

England: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Mark Wood.

Scotland: Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross, Bradley Currie, Chris Greaves, Oli Hairs, Jack Jarvis, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Charlie Tear, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal.