Sporting Digest: Cricket

THE opening match between India and Sri Lanka, the hosts, in the four-nation world series limited-overs tournament was abandoned yesterday. Just 25 deliveries were bowled in the day-night international at the Premadasa stadium, Colombo, before heavy rain intervened with India on 16 for 0. The match, the first of the round-robin league also featuring Pakistan and Australia, will be replayed today.

FOUR-NATION WORLD SERIES

COLOMBO: Match abandoned.

(Sri Lanka won toss)

INDIA

M Prabhakar not out3

S R Tendulkar not out11

Extras (lb1 w1)2

Total (for 0)16

Bowling: Wickramasinghe 2-0-9-0; Vaas 2-0-6-0.