LEEDS: Relentless downpour saw the main Twenty20 worldwide among Britain and Pakistan at Headingley on Wednesday deserted without a ball being bowled.
The match was intended to be the platform for defending champs Britain's guard one month from now of their T20 World Cup title in the Caribbean and the US.
Yet, a weighty and extensive deluge in Leeds drove the umpires to cancel the game roughly an hour prior to the planned 1730 GMT start.
The four-match series against Pakistan, the group Britain beat to win the 2022 T20 World Cup last in Melbourne, will presently go on at Birmingham's Edgbaston ground on Saturday before games one week from now in Cardiff and at the Oval.
Britain were likewise the reigning champs heading into last year's 50-over World Cup in India yet Jos Buttler's men experienced a manageable exit, losing six of their nine matches.
The Pakistan T20 series could see the re-visitation of global obligation of Britain quick bowler Jofra Bowman. Wounds have cursed the fast's profession, with elbow and back issues sidelining the 29-year-old from high level cricket for quite some time.