Rain played spoilsport as India's Group D match against Scotland in the
Twenty20 cricket World Cup was called off without a ball being bowled here.
The points were divided between the two teams yesterday 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.
For India to reach the Super Eight stage, they will have to
beat arch-rivals Pakistan in today's match, or lose by a small margin to have
a better runrate then Scotland (-2.5).
Pakistan, who thrashed Scotland by 51 runs in their first match,
have a net runrate of +2.5 and are through to the next round.
On 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 two skippers came out for the toss which was won by Scotland
skipper Ryan Watson, who decided to field.
But immediately after the toss, rains poured in again forcing the officials
to call off the match.
The weatherman has predicted a 60 per cent chance of rain today
as well. If the match is washed out, India and Pakistan will go through to the
next round.
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