NEW DELHI: The second one-day worldwide between New Zealand and Sri Lanka was washed out by persistent rain at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Tuesday. The washout dealt an additional blow to the vacationers’ slender hopes of automated qualification for this 12 months’s World Cup.
Sri Lanka, who received the World Cup title in 1996, will obtain solely 5 factors from the deserted match. They may have earned 10 factors for a win.
Hosts India and 7 different groups will instantly qualify for the match with two extra punching their tickets through a 10-team competitors in Zimbabwe in June and July.
Sri Lanka, who received the World Cup title in 1996, will obtain solely 5 factors from the deserted match. They may have earned 10 factors for a win.
Hosts India and 7 different groups will instantly qualify for the match with two extra punching their tickets through a 10-team competitors in Zimbabwe in June and July.
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New Zealand received the opening match within the sequence by a thumping 198 runs at Auckland’s Eden Park on Saturday. The third and ultimate match takes place at Hamilton on Friday.
(With inputs from Reuters)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com