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The toss itself was abandoned due to the rain
With the ODI series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand having finished as a 1-1 draw, the focus shifted to the highly-anticipated first Twenty20 International in Pallekele, but to the disappointment of everyone, the match was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rain.
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“This is the second year we’ve been to Sri Lanka in the month of November and every game last year was also affected by rain”
New Zealand stand-in captain Kyle Mills has announced that he is infuriated over the fact that the national team’s tour of Sri Lanka was scheduled during the monsoon season.
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The three-match ODI series ended as a 1-1 draw
Sri Lanka escaped with a 36-run win against New Zealand in the third ODI in Dambulla due to heavy rain and bad light.
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Hossain finished with a hat-trick and a career-best six wickets
Bangladesh pace bowler Rubel Hossain took a brilliant hat-trick against New Zealand to help his side draw first blood in a rain-affected ODI in Mirpur.
