Rain washes out England vs South Africa T20 decider, series ends 1-1

Heavy rain forced the third and deciding T20 international between England and South Africa at Trent Bridge in Nottingham to be abandoned without a ball bowled on Sunday, leaving the three-match series level at one win apiece. Umpires called off the match at about 16:20 BST after persistent rain made play impossible, officials said.

The washout brought an abrupt end to a brief but dramatic white-ball tour. South Africa had taken the early advantage with a rain-affected 14-run victory over England at Cardiff in the series opener under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method. England answered emphatically in the second T20 at Old Trafford, producing a record-breaking batting display that left the Proteas reeling and set up what was to be a winner-takes-all finale in Nottingham.

England posted 304 in the second match, with Phil Salt unbeaten on 141 and Jos Buttler contributing an explosive 83 off 30 balls as the hosts routed South Africa by 146 runs. Accounts differ on where the 304 sits in T20I history; some reports called it England's highest ever T20I total and the first time a full-member nation had passed 300 in the format, while other coverage described it as the third-highest team...