Sri Lanka v India, Colombo, 2nd ODI

No play possible after more rains

Cricinfo staff

August 20, 2006

Colombo woke up to another soggy morning and no play was possible in the second one-dayer between India and Sri Lanka.

Wet conditions, owing to heavy overnight rains, delayed the start before a bout of showers, close to 1pm, ruined the chances of play altogether. With large sections of the outfield still muddy, the umpires decided to conduct a final inspection at 3pm but the fresh rain meant they could call off the day's play much earlier.

The umpires called off play at 1:30pm and, with a similar forecast for tomorrow, the second game could end up being a washout as well. Only 3.4 overs of play was possible in the first game and even the reserve day was washed out. With South Africa already pulling out of the tournament and the weather gods refusing to relent, India's season couldn't have got off to a more inauspicious start.

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