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    "excerpt": "Rain had the final say after Scotland threatened an upset against defending champions England in the teams&#39; abandoned Group B T20 World Cup opener in Barbados on Tuesday. Scotland openers George M",
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    "editor1": "<p>Rain had the final say after Scotland threatened an upset against defending champions England in the teams&#39; abandoned Group B T20 World Cup opener in Barbados on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Scotland openers George Munsey (41 not out) and Michael Jones (45 not out) batted superbly to take the non-Test nation to 90-0 in a rain-interrupted innings of 10 overs after their skipper, Richie Berrington, won the toss at the Kensington Oval.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Because Scotland&#39;s innings was halted, for nearly two hours, on 51-0 off 6.2 overs, it meant England were left with a revised target of 109 in 10 overs under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>But before England could begin their reply, on a ground where they won the 2010 T20 World Cup final, a fresh downpour led the umpires to abandon the match, with both teams receiving a point each.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>It was a frustrating end to Scotland&#39;s first T20 match against England and left them unable to press for a win that would have rivalled their shock 2018 six-run one-day international victory over their border rivals in Edinburgh.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Earlier, left-hander Munsey, on 16, top top-edged a hook off Mark Wood high to England captain and wicketkeeper Jos Buttler, only to be reprieved by the fast bowler&#39;s no-ball.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Chris Jordan was hit for 14 runs in three balls by Lancashire-born Jones, who had arrived at the tournament fresh from a stint with English county Durham.<br \/>\r\nJones&#39;s huge pulled six, that damaged a solar panel on the roof of a stand, was followed by two scorching fours.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>When play resumed, revised restrictions limiting bowlers to a maximum of two overs each meant both Wood and fellow quick Jofra Archer had bowled out.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/icc-cricket-t20-world-cup-2024-schedule-squads-venues\">T20WC 2024 Schedule & Squads<\/a><\/p><p>More boundaries followed as Jones and Munsey both smashed leg-spinner Adil Rashid (0-26) for huge sixes.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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