Rain had the final say as England’s T20 series decider against South Africa at Trent Bridge on Sunday was washed out without a ball being bowled.
Phil Salt’s astounding 141 not out – in which he recorded the fastest and highest T20 century by an Englishman – helped the hosts to a record-breaking 146-run win at Old Trafford on Friday to level the three-match series at 1-1.
Winner-takes-all
South Africa won a rain-affected series opener at Cardiff on Wednesday, but any hope of a winner-takes-all clash in Nottingham began to evaporate when a light shower started to fall shortly before the 14:00 local time toss.
England captain Harry Brook and South Africa skipper Aiden Markram emerged from the pavilion for a toss rescheduled for 14:10.
But that was called off as the showers intensified and, with the rain unrelenting, the umpires officially abandoned the match at 16:20.
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