Precipitation rules in Pallekele

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The opening one-day international between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Pallekele was washed out without a ball being bowled.

Umpires Ian Gould and Ranmore Martinesz decided to call the match off at 5:15pm local time after rain had fallen steadily all day.

The washout follows the abandoned one-off Twenty20 international at the same venue on Tuesday, when only 16 overs were possible.

The five-match series was due to move to Colombo’s Premadasa Stadium on Sunday but flooding there means the next two games will be played at Pallekele.