<p>New Zealand's Super 12 match against Afghanistan at the T20 World Cup was abandoned on Wednesday without a ball bowled due to rain, leaving both teams to share the points.</p>.<p>The no-result at the Melbourne Cricket Ground left New Zealand top of Group 1 on three points, the Black Caps having beaten champions and hosts Australia in their Super 12 opener last Saturday.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/virat-kohli-back-in-icc-t20i-top-10-after-world-cup-heroics-1156881.html" target="_blank">Virat Kohli back in ICC T20I top 10 after World Cup heroics</a></strong></p>.<p>Afghanistan, who lost to England in their first match, remain bottom of the group on one point.</p>.<p>Third-placed England earlier suffered a shock defeat to Ireland in the first match of the double-header at the MCG, with rain cutting the match short and leaving the English short of their par score calculated by the Duckworth-Lewis method.</p>
<p>New Zealand's Super 12 match against Afghanistan at the T20 World Cup was abandoned on Wednesday without a ball bowled due to rain, leaving both teams to share the points.</p>.<p>The no-result at the Melbourne Cricket Ground left New Zealand top of Group 1 on three points, the Black Caps having beaten champions and hosts Australia in their Super 12 opener last Saturday.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/virat-kohli-back-in-icc-t20i-top-10-after-world-cup-heroics-1156881.html" target="_blank">Virat Kohli back in ICC T20I top 10 after World Cup heroics</a></strong></p>.<p>Afghanistan, who lost to England in their first match, remain bottom of the group on one point.</p>.<p>Third-placed England earlier suffered a shock defeat to Ireland in the first match of the double-header at the MCG, with rain cutting the match short and leaving the English short of their par score calculated by the Duckworth-Lewis method.</p>