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 India's match against Scotland abandoned due to rain
14th Sep 2007 08:03 IST
Agencies
Rain played spoilsport as India's Group D match against Scotland at Kingsmead in Durban in the Twenty20 World Cup was called off without a ball being bowled on Thursday.
The points were divided between the two teams and both India and Scotland now have one point each in their kitty.
Scotland though has played one game against Pakistan and does not have any more match in the three-team Group.
Pakistan who thrashed Scotland by 51 runs in their first match have a net run rate of 2.5 and are through to the next round.
For India to reach the Super Eight stage, they will have to beat archrivals Pakistan in Friday's match, or lose by a small margin to have a better run rate then Scotland (-2.5).
The weatherman has predicted a good sixty percent chances of rain on Friday as well. If Friday's match is washed out, India and Pakistan will go through to the next round.
Earlier Thursday, rain gods played hide and seek as covers were brought and taken off the ground numerous times.
Showers forced both teams to abandon their warm-ups and head indoors just an hour before the scheduled start.
The covers were brought out but after a brief spell the rain stopped. The two skippers came out for the toss which was won by Scotland skipper Ryan Watson who decided to field.
But immediately after the toss was over, rains poured again and continued incessantly. |
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