LEEDS: Persistent rain noticed the primary Twenty20 worldwide between England and Pakistan at Headingley on Wednesday deserted with out a ball being bowled.
The match was meant to be the launchpad for reigning champions England’s defence subsequent month of their T20 World Cup title within the Caribbean and the US.
However a heavy and prolonged downpour in Leeds led the umpires to name the sport off roughly an hour earlier than the scheduled 1730 GMT begin.
The four-match collection in opposition to Pakistan, the crew England beat to win the 2022 T20 World Cup last in Melbourne, will now proceed at Birmingham’s Edgbaston floor on Saturday earlier than video games subsequent week in Cardiff and on the Oval.
England have been additionally the defending champions heading into final 12 months’s 50-over World Cup in India however Jos Buttler’s males suffered a tame exit, dropping six of their 9 matches.
The Pakistan T20 collection may see the return to worldwide responsibility of England quick bowler Jofra Archer. Accidents have blighted the fast’s profession, with elbow and again issues sidelining the 29-year-old from top-level cricket for 14 months.
Printed in Daybreak, Could twenty third, 2024