Australia vs England Abandoned – ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Live: Match Abandoned: The rain has played spoilsport as expected. The blockbuster England vs Australia clash in ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Group 1 fixture has been washed out without a bowl bowled. But England are in a spot of bother as Jos Buttler & Co lost to Ireland in a rain-affected game. The Super 12 Group 1 is now completely open with three teams likely to end up with 7 points. Follow T20 WC LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
After the two No Results on Friday, NewZealand, England, Ireland and Australia share 3 points each. NZ are on top thanks to their superior NRR. Defending champions Australia could miss out on a spot as they are 4th and have a poor NRR of -1.555.
AUS vs ENG Abandoned: Rain has another VICTIM, blockbuster Australia vs England WASHED OUT, opens up Super 12 Group 1 completely: Follow T20 World CUP LIVE
ICC T20 World Cup Super 12, Group 1 Points Table:
| POS | TEAM | PLAYED | WON | LOST | N/R | TIED | NET RR | POINTS |
| 1 | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.450 | 3 |
| 2 | England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.239 | 3 |
| 3 | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1.169 | 3 |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1.555 | 3 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 | 2 |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.62 | 2 |
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Earlier, the rain had forced the toss to be delayed. Australia and England will split points as the match was abandoned. Earlier, Group 1, Super 12 match of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2022 between Afghanistan and Ireland at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) was officially abandoned without a single ball being bowled on Friday.
The 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.
Hosts and defending champions Australia were hammered in their opening group game, but are back on a high after Marcus Stoinis led his side to a win over Sri Lanka with a brutal display of hitting last time out.
On the other hand, England followed up their winning start with a lacklustre showing against Ireland, a performance that resulted in defeat on DLS Method to leave Jos Buttler and his side needing a big run of wins to avoid leaving the World Cup at the Super 12 stage.
A better net run rate sees England take the fourth spot in the table, while a poor net run rate sees Australia hold the bottom spot.
AUS vs ENG Abandoned: Rain has another VICTIM, blockbuster Australia vs England WASHED OUT, opens up Super 12 Group 1 completely: Follow T20 World CUP LIVE
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