COLOMBO: The second one-day international between Sri Lanka and Pakistan has been advanced by a day to Tuesday and will be held at Hambantota due to heavy rain in Colombo, the Sri Lanka cricket board (SLC) said.
Colombo’s Premadasa Stadium was to host the day-night match on Wednesday with the third and final ODI on Saturday in Dambulla.
“This decision was taken on a request from the national curator where he had confirmed that the ground will not be fit to play the 2nd ODI in Colombo on the 27th of August 2014,” SLC said in a statement.
“Due to the continuous bad weather condition the ground is soggy and the pitch is not in good playing condition since it has been covered for the last few days,” the statement added.
“Three days of sunshine will be needed to bring back the ground to a normal condition.”
Fans who bought tickets for the Colombo match can attend the match at Hambantota or claim refund, the board added.
Pakistan won the first ODI at the same venue by four wickets and a ball to spare on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
LONDON: India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara is set to join Derbyshire for the final three County Championship fixtures of the season, it was announced Saturday.
The 26-year-old made 81 against the Midlands county in a tour match but struggled in the ensuing 3-1 defeat by England in a five-Test series, where he made 222 runs at an average of 22.20 with a top score of 55.
However, Pujara has a career Test average of just under 50 and he said: “I’m keen to play as much cricket as possible in England this year and I’m looking forward to joining up with Derbyshire at the beginning of September.”
Derbyshire are currently seventh in the Second Division of the Championship, two places off the bottom.
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