England’s T20 World Cup preparations had been once more hit by poor climate because the third T20 worldwide in opposition to Pakistan in Cardiff was deserted with out a ball bowled.

The four-match collection additionally opened with a washout at Headingley on Wednesday, earlier than England triumphed by 23 runs within the second T20I at Edgbaston on Saturday.

Rain started to fall steadily within the Welsh capital an hour earlier than the scheduled 6.30pm begin time for the third match of the collection and by no means relented sufficient to lead to a reduced-overs conflict – the cut-off for which might have been 9.16pm.

A pitch inspection was introduced for 8.10pm if no additional rain simply because the moist climate returned, ensuing within the match being known as off shortly after that point.

It implies that the fourth and remaining match of the collection, at The Oval on Thursday – reside on Sky Sports activities Cricket from 6pm (first ball, 6.30pm) – is the final likelihood for the 2 groups to arrange forward of the beginning of the Males’s T20 World Cup within the USA and West Indies.

The event begins on June 1, with England’s opening match in opposition to Scotland going down on June 4 and Pakistan opening in opposition to co-hosts the US on June 6.

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