One Day International between Sri Lanka and Ireland called off due to Rain – Cricket News Update
A small crowd of cricket fans at Edinburgh, Scotland, were left disappointed after the first One Day International (ODI) between Ireland and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 2011 finalists, Sri Lanka, was abandoned without a ball bowled, due to heavy rain, which left the outfield
damp enough for the umpires to call off the game.
The Tri-nation tournament is featuring teams from Ireland, Scotland and Sri Lanka.
The Scottish capital had seen heavy rain the night before the first match, which first caused the umpires to delay the start of the game; however, another shower during the day finally proved fatal for the fixture.
Speaking on the disappointment of missing a chance to play against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Close-c51347 to Irish conditions as you’re going to get.”
Ireland, who are considered as a strong side among the minnows, were hoping to gain experience by playing against the Sri Lankan side, who are also in an impeccable form these days.
Meanwhile, the Irish skipper is hopeful that his side’s fixture against the hosts will be a rain free event tomorrow, as rain is unlikely to disrupt the game, according to the weather reports.
Expressing his views about the clash against the Scots, Porterfield said, “Scotland have been doing well, they’ve been playing some good cricket in the CB40 without getting the results they deserved and they had a couple of good wins against Holland last
week.”
Ireland rattled the world of cricket in the ICC World Cup 2007, when they eliminated http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751 were equally impressive when they handed a shocking defeat
to England by successfully chasing a mammoth tally of 327 runs with three wickets in hand in a group B match at Bangalore.
Although the Lankans have come to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tillakaratne-Mudiyanselage-Dilshan-c93947,
the team has performed exceptionally well.
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