BRISTOL: Sri Lanka were forced to split points for the second successive time in the ongoing World Cup after their World Cup 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 three matches and now each will get a point for the washout.
On Tuesday, both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka were left staring at the sky, waiting for some divine intervention after the start of their key match was delayed due to heavy rains.
The rain eased a couple of times but only to return and thus the inspection was postponed twice.
The grounds men, meanwhile, tirelessly worked on draining out the water on the covers with the sucking brooms and mops.
At 13:57 local time, the umpires finally decided to officially abandon the match.
Sri Lanka now has four points from as many games, while Bangladesh have three points from four games.
(AGENCIES)
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