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Saturday, March 5, 2011

Rain washes out Australia-Sri Lanka match

Ground staff lift covers onto a belligerent as a complicated thunderstorm disrupts a Cricket World Cup compare in in in in in in in between Australia as good as Sri Lanka during a R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo upon Mar 5, 2011. A sell-out 35,000 throng in Colombo was left unhappy after complicated sleet attacked them of a potentially stirring compare in in in in in in in between co-hosts Sri Lanka as good as fortifying champions Australia upon Saturday.
©AFP – Lakruwan Wanniarachchi

COLOMBO (AFP) – A sell-out 35,000 throng in Colombo was left unhappy after complicated sleet attacked them of a potentially stirring compare in in in in in in in between co-hosts Sri Lanka as good as fortifying champions Australia upon Saturday.

The Group A strife in in in in in in in between a 1996 winners as good as winners of a past 3 World Cups was moulding up good until complicated rain, joined with thunderstorms, forced a teams from a field. The compare was after abandoned.

The no-result gives both teams a singular indicate each, withdrawal Pakistan during a tip of Group A with 6 points from 3 matches. Australia have 5 points from 3 matches as good as Sri Lanka have 5 points from four.

Sri Lanka, who chose to bat after winning a toss, were recuperating from a bad start, during 146-3 prior to complicated sleet put a hindrance to movement after 32.5 overs.

Kumar Sangakkara (73) as good as Thilan Samaraweera (34) were during a double when fool around stopped, carrying combined 71 runs for a consecutive fourth wicket stand.

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara (L) as good as Thilan Samaraweera (R) run past Australian bowler Shane Watson during their Cricket World Cup compare during a R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo upon Mar 5, 2011. A sell-out 35,000 throng in Colombo was left unhappy after complicated sleet attacked them of a potentially stirring compare in in in in in in in between co-hosts Sri Lanka as good as fortifying champions Australia upon Saturday.
©AFP – Ishara S.Kodikara

With pools of H2O station upon a pitch, umpires Ian Gould as good as Tony Hill called off a compare during a R. Premadasa stadium.

“It’s a shame. It looked similar to it was starting to be a superb game. Sangakkara was determining a compare for them,” pronounced Australian skipper Ricky Ponting.

“It would have been a difficult wicket to bat upon second. With their spinners it would have been a difficult run chase.”

Sri Lanka, personification with 3 spinners in Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis as good as Rangana Herath, mislaid openers Tillakaratne Dilshan (four) as good as Upul Tharanga (six) by a seventh over.

Dilshan, who strike paceman Shaun Tait for a range off a initial round he faced, was out after in a same over, circumference to trip where Cameron White hold a elementary catch.

Ground staff lift covers onto a belligerent as a complicated thunderstorm disrupts a Cricket World Cup compare in in in in in in in between Australia as good as Sri Lanka during a R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo upon Mar 5, 2011. A sell-out 35,000 throng in Colombo was left unhappy after complicated sleet attacked them of a potentially stirring compare in in in in in in in between co-hosts Sri Lanka as good as fortifying champions Australia upon Saturday.
©AFP – Ishara S.Kodikara

Tait’s associate new-ball bowler Brett Lee done it 31-2 when he had Tharanga held stunningly off a withering expostulate in a covers by Steve Smith.

Mahela Jayawardne (23) helped Sangakkara supplement 44 for a third wicket, prior to he was run out, knocked about by a pointy Smith chuck from a covers during a non-striker’s end, perplexing to take a pointy single.

Sri Lanka subsequent encounter Zimbabwe during Pallekele upon Mar 10, whilst Australia lapse to India where they fool around Kenya 3 days later.

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