Ground staff cover the field at Hambantota under an overcast sky © Associated Press

Dark clouds surround the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium © AFP

The covers do their job in Hambantota © AFP

Hambantota - view from the press box © ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Hambantota - view from the press box © ESPNcricinfo Ltd

A general view of the Hambantota stadium © Getty Images

Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium © Getty Images

Lasith Malinga passes a bunch of bananas after Sri Lanka's training session was canceled © Associated Press

There was no chance of play in Hambantota as incessant rain hit the ground © Manoj Ridimahaliyadda

Dark clouds and wet covers do not present an encouraging sight ahead of the first one-dayer © AFP

The stadium at Hambantota is under construction © ESPNcricinfo Ltd

The crowd during the second unofficial Test between Sri Lanka A and Pakistan A at Hambantota © ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Work is underway at the ground in Hambantota © ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Only a mosque still stands in Hambantota © ESPNcricinfo Ltd