Ireland’s T20 match against Afghanistan abandoned due to rain

The ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Group 1, Super 12 match between Ireland and Afghanistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) has been officially called off without a single ball being bowled.

The game was eventually called off shortly after 4:30 pm (local time), with Afghanistan and Ireland each receiving one point to remain in contention for a semi-final berth.

Ireland was riding high after defeating tournament favourites England by five runs using the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method in the Group 1, Super 12 match of the ICC T20 World Cup on Wednesday at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

Showers delayed the scheduled start time of 3 pm local (5 am Irish time), and abandonment was declared 95 minutes later.

There was still an hour and 10 minutes before the scheduled cut-off but the recognition it would take at least an hour for the ground to dry meant hands were shaken early.

Each side takes a point, with Ireland moving on to three points in the group, and games against Australia at Brisbane on Monday and New Zealand at Adelaide next Friday are still to come.

Afghanistan’s misfortune is compounded by the fact that this is their second consecutive forfeit, with the same fate befalling Wednesday’s match against New Zealand at the same venue.

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