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First ODI
washed away due
to heavy rains |
August 19, 2006 (Click to see the
Scorecard)
South Africa might have pulled out from the
Unitech Cup but there is a third team in the
form of the weather that has been ruling the
roost in Colombo. The second day's play of the
First ODI between Sri Lanka and India was
completely washed away without a single ball
being bowled. Yesterday 22 balls were bowled
before bad light and rain put halt to the
proceedings. The scene was perfectly set today
with bright sunshine in the morning which was
enough to take it for granted that there would
be more than 22 balls of play. But in a matter
of few minutes the sky had taken off its blue
coat and had changed to a grey one and the match
which could have started at 11:00 AM looked like
a non starter for the day with rain pelting down
without any mercy and soon the Indian team
wisely packed their bags and left for their
hotel. After a while, the Umpires decided that
there was no chance left for a match to be held
and thus the first ODI was called off. For the
record, the two teams will have to meet again
tomorrow for the 2nd ODI which is at this same
venue at 10:00 AM local time but again it is
expected to be a rainy day in Colombo according
to the weather forecasts.
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