Scotland openers George Munsey and Michael Jones gave England a fright in their T20 World Cup opener in Barbados on Tuesday before rain spared the defending champions a potentially tough chase.Scotland, in their first T20 against their border rivals, were bidding to match their shock success when they last met England — a six-run one-day international win in Edinburgh back in 2018.England, meanwhile, were desperate to improve on a woeful defence of their 50-over global title in India last year, where Jos Buttler&s men lost six of their nine matches.But after Scotland captain Richie Berrington won the toss on Tuesday, they failed to create one clear and legitimate wicket-taking chance.Munsey (41 not out off 31 balls) and Jones (45 not out off 30) batted superbly to take non-Test nation Scotland to 90-0 in a rain-interrupted innings of 10 overs at the Kensington Oval.But a fresh downpour led the umpires to abandon the Group B match before England, on a ground where they won the 2010 T20 World Cup final, could begin their reply.Both England and Scotland received a point each.&We expected a tough challenge, there are no easy games, but we were confident coming into the game,& said England captain Buttler.&It&s disappointment for everyone… We scrapped hard and we were confident of chasing that score down.&&Hopefully we get a dry day and we can get into the tournament.&In the Group D clash on Tuesday, Max O&Dowd&s unbeaten half-century steered the Netherlands to a six-wicket victory over Nepal in their T20 World Cup clash.Set a target of 107 to win, O&Dowd anchored the Netherlands& run chase with 54 off 48 balls to see the Dutch over the line at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas.The Netherlands finished on 109-4 off 18.4 overs, with Bas de Leede hitting the winning runs with a boundary to seal victory.Watch Live!Ariana Television Network is broadcasting the T20 World Cup live in Afghanistan.

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