T20 World Cup: A rained and ruined double-header

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Melbourne's woeful weather played a severe spoilsport destroying the double header concerning Afghanistan vs Ireland and the hotly-hyped Australia-England prompting both the matches to be declared abandoned without a ball bowled on Friday.

Stubborn showers fell across the Melbourne Cricket Ground wiping off both the games as ground staff kept the covers on, only for not even the toss to be held.

For the first of the double header, play was eventually called off just after 4:30pm (local time), with both Afghanistan and Ireland receiving one-point apiece to stay in contention for a semi-final berth. The same

Ireland move up to second place on the Group 1 standings with three points through three games, while Afghanistan remain sixth with two Super 12 matches remaining.

Though it was hoped showers will clear and it did one point for the Ashes foes, the deluge proved to be insurmountable for any play for the day.

The two teams (Aus-Eng) share points, which has massive implications for Group 1. New Zealand stay on top with 3 points, courtesy of a better net run rate. They are followed by England (3 points), Ireland (3 points), Australia (3 points), Sri Lanka (2 points) and Afghanistan (2 points).

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