Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, World Cup 2019 Live: Match called off due to rain and wet outfield
The consistent showers forced play to be called off without a ball being bowled.
8.21 pm: The match has been called off without a ball being bowled. Both teams will have to share one point each.
Head over to our French Open live blog where Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem are battling it out.
6:28 pm: Slightly better at Bristol right now but it’s still drizzling. There is still hope. For the moment, the wait continues. There will be an update at 2:30 pm local time (7:00 pm IST)
3.14 pm: No change yet. Still raining. Head over to our French Open live blog. The women’s semi-finals are on and Federer vs Nadal will follow later.
2.29 pm: TOSS delayed due to rain.
2.27 pm: Sri Lanka will aim to end their dismal World Cup record against Pakistan when the two sides clash at Bristol on Friday.
Since the 1975 edition, Pakistan have emerged triumphant in all their seven encounters against Lanka and Friday will pose another big task against an unpredictable Pakistan side.
Read - It’s a cliche but Pakistan must not let inconsistency creep in against Sri Lanka, says Waqar Younis
Pakistan stunned World Cup favourites England with a 14-run defeat on Sunday after a woeful display against West Indies in their opening match.
Although Dimuth Karunaratne’s men mauled by New Zealand in their opener, they bounced back with a promising win over Afghanistan on Tuesday.
