The match between England and Australia on Friday was abandoned due to rain at Melbourne Cricket Ground, the venue of the match. Earlier, rain had forced the toss to be delayed. Then wet outfield delayed the toss before the rain returned and the umpires decided to call the game off. England and Australia thus shared a point each. England and Australia both have three points each to their credit now but a better net run rate sees England take the second spot in Group 1 and Australia the number four
Meanwhile, the match between Afghan versus Ireland was abandoned due to rain in Melbourne. Afghanistan were set to take on Ireland at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in their third game of the ongoing T20 World Cup on Friday, but rain played spoilsport to see the teams share points. While the Mohammad Nabi-led side lost its first game to England by 5 wickets, it shared spoils with New Zealand in a rain-washed game. On the other hand, Ireland lost their opening match of Super-12 stage to Sri Lanka by 9 wickets, but they stunned England next with a 5-run win