ENG vs PAK, 3rd T20I: England and Pakistan’s T20 World Cup preparations blighted by fresh wash-out

England remains 1-0 up with one to play at The Oval on Thursday after a 23-run win in at Edgbaston but this latest abandonment came just a week before it begins its T20 World Cup title defence against Scotland in Barbados on June 4.

Published : May 29, 2024 08:04 IST , Cardiff - 1 MIN READ

Rain in Cardiff on Tuesday started to fall steadily an hour before the scheduled start, with a capacity 15,600 crowd expected at Sophia Gardens.
Rain in Cardiff on Tuesday started to fall steadily an hour before the scheduled start, with a capacity 15,600 crowd expected at Sophia Gardens. | Photo Credit: Reuters
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Rain in Cardiff on Tuesday started to fall steadily an hour before the scheduled start, with a capacity 15,600 crowd expected at Sophia Gardens. | Photo Credit: Reuters

England and Pakistan’s T20 World Cup preparations were again dented by bad weather as the third international in Cardiff on Tuesday was abandoned without a ball being bowled.

The woeful scenes in the Welsh capital followed another complete washout in the first of this four-match T20 series at Headingley.

England remains 1-0 up with one to play at The Oval on Thursday after a 23-run win in at Edgbaston but this latest abandonment came just a week before it begins its T20 World Cup title defence against Scotland in Barbados on June 4.

Rain in Cardiff on Tuesday started to fall steadily an hour before the scheduled start, with a capacity 15,600 crowd expected at Sophia Gardens.

But the bad weather delayed the toss, with the pitch and square at Sophia Gardens remaining fully covered.

And minutes after a 1910 GMT inspection, the umpires abandoned the match due to a saturated outfield and persistent rain.

The teams will now travel to London for Thursday’s finale at The Oval in the hope of one last chance for competitive action ahead of the World Cup.

Pakistan, the 2009 T20 World Cup winners, starts this year’s tournament against co-host the United States in Dallas on June 6.

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