Sri Lanka split points for 2nd time after match washed out

Sri Lanka were forced to split points for the second successive time in the ongoing World Cup after their match against Bangladesh was called off without a ball being bowled due to persistent rain here Tuesday.

Both the teams came into the match with one win from threematches and now each will get a point for the washout.

   

Sri Lanka now have four points from as many games, whileBangladesh have three points from four games.

After two defeats, Bangladesh were looking for resurgenceagainst Sri Lanka and now they will be wary of their semifinal chances.

“For all the teams, coming to the ground and notplaying is disappointing and frustrating,” said Bangladesh skipperMashrafe Mortaza.

The result will leave Sri Lanka frustrated too as it is thesecond instant of a wash-out for the Island nation.

“The last few games have been washed out, so these kindof tournaments aren’t easy. It is a bad time for us,” Sri Lanka skipperDimuth Karunaratne said.

This is the third match to be abandoned in the ongoing WorldCup, the most in the history of the tournament, exceeding the two games at the1992 edition in Australia and New Zealand and the 2003 event which wasco-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya.

The 10-team showpiece event doesn’t have any reserve days.

While for Bangladesh, it is there first World Cup match tobe washed out, Sri Lanka were forced to split points with Pakistan in theirlast game after the match was called off due to rains.

On Monday, a struggling South Africa had to share pointswith the West Indies after their World Cup match was washed out due topersistent rain at Southampton.Sri Lanka will next take on defending championsAustralia at London on June 15, while Bangladesh will face West Indies on June17 at Taunton.

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