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Rain continued to keep the Unitech Cup away at Colombo once again frustrating each and every cricket fan following the event. It was the 2nd ODI to be played between hosts Sri Lanka and India and the heavy overnight showers had made it difficult for the Sinhalese Sports Club to get ready for a 10:00 AM start. The next ground inspection was scheduled at 12:30 local time but that was soon to be rescheduled as a final ground inspection at 3:00 PM following spells of rain. It was yet another worst day at work for the SSC groundstaff who had relentlessly worked hard to get the outfield back in shape but the rain washed away all their efforts in a ruthless manner. The match was called off well before the 3:00 PM inspection and if weather permits, tomorrow which is a reserve day will be used for this match to be replayed. Effectively there are two more One Dayers to be played in this Series with both of them going to be back to back.
Update : Series is cancelled due to the rains (At 8:00 PM IST, 20 Aug, 2006)
The bilateral series between Sri Lanka and India has been cancelled following incessant rains that has made just 22 balls of international cricket possible in the last 7 days. The ICC in a meeting with the two Cricket Boards has decided to postpone this series somewhere in 2007. The Indian team now leaves Sri Lanka tomorrow.