Rain ends Sri Lanka v Pakistan dead rubber in Colombo

Colombo hosted the ICC Women’s World Cup.

Pakistan 18-0 (4.2overs): Omaima 9* (9) Muneeba 7* (17)

Sri Lanka: Did not bat.

Match was discarded

After 4.2 overs, Sri Lanka’s final group match against Pakistan was postponed because the rain in Colombo rearranged events.

As another opportunity to spotlight the women’s game was squandered, the International Cricket Council (ICC) was called in to take greater care of likely weather conditions when organizing showpiece events.

Fatima Sana, the skipper of Pakistan, stated that the ICC “must arrange good venues” for play.

When the players were forced off the field in a match that had already resulted in a total of 34 overs per side, her team had already reached 18 without losing.

In the capital of Sri Lanka, where persistent downpours have wreaked havoc during the World Cup, with five games with no-result outcomes, this story was well-known.

With a win over New Zealand on Thursday, India eliminated both Sri Lanka and the beaten White Ferns, leaving Pakistan without a doubt.

Even so, both teams’ players wanted to create a World Cup-style contest.

Rain had impacted seven of the 11 Colombo matches, according to former England captain Alex Hartley, who claimed the weather had “ruined” the World Cup earlier in the tournament.

Up to 370mm of rainfall is typically anticipated for the island during October’s peak monsoon season.

The R Premadasa Stadium, where Friday’s most recent disappointment took place, hosted five of Sri Lanka’s group games.

Due to their country’s political conflict with India, which hosts the majority of the tournament, Pakistan played all of their games there.

Chamari Athapaththu, a captain from Sri Lanka, initially refused to leave the field and stood her ground when the rain interrupted the fifth over.

Athapaththu waited patiently near the pitch hoping the skies would clear before being forced to leave as the rain poured in. The Pakistan openers and her own team-mates hurried off for safety.

Athapaththu turns 36 in February and may have played her final World Cup game.

It was a cruel conclusion for a player who had for more than ten years carried Sri Lanka’s hopes around the world.

After the game, she said, “I tried to control what I can.”

“I’ve played in a few World Cups and am now 35 years old. I’m still eager to play some more cricket, ” “

Many players have long wished for such a stage, but this World Cup, which took place in Sri Lanka during the rainy season, have had the opportunity to write the definitive chapters of their careers.

Ask New Zealand captain Sophie Devine, who resisted tears during a press conference after her country was knocked out by India.

Devine, 35, will miss Sunday’s final group game against England for New Zealand.

After their matches against Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Colombo were postponed, the White Ferns needed victories to keep their semi-final hopes alive thanks to rain. That possibility was ruled out by Thursday’s defeat by India.

Both seniors and young players are good. Seniors converse with young people on a regular basis. I’m attempting to give them the freedom to play positive cricket as a captain.

“We are close to the top four teams,” I believe. We are currently playing a lot of cricket in Sri Lanka, with the hope that our team will improve.

Fatima Sana, the captain of Pakistan, said, “We were very good at bowling and fielding, but we struggled with batting.” We were close to winning against Australia and England in a couple of matches. However, we were unable to cross the finish line.

Those games gave me a lot of energy as a young captain. In the last two games and against England, the weather didn’t work out for us.