Dark clouds hover over the SSC © AFP/Getty Images

The media box at the SSC © Sharda Ugra/ ESPNcricinfo

Mahela Jayawardene's score ticks along at his favourite venue as a scoreboard operator looks on © AFP

Groundsmen rush to get the covers in place © AFP

The clouds linger over the SSC in Colombo, before the rain fell to force a draw © Getty Images

Fans relax on the grass embankment near the giant scoreboard © Kanishkaa Balachandran

Dark clouds loom over the Sinhalese Sports Club © AFP

Groundstaff do what they can to improve the dire conditions at the Sinhalese Sports Club © ESPNcricinfo Ltd

The playing surface at the Sinhalese Sports Club pitch is covered with plastic sheeting © AFP

A general view of the Sinhalese Sports Club ground © ESPNcricinfo Ltd

The 'super-sopper' is hard at work at the SSC ground before the New Zealand-Sri Lanka clash © ESPNcricinfo Ltd

A sorry sight for any cricket fan, the covers on at the Sinhalese Sports Club, protecting the pitch from rain © ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Gloomy conditions at the Sinhalese Sports Club delay the start of the New Zealand - Sri Lanka clash © ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground during the play © ESPNcricinfo Ltd

The Sinhalese Sports Club during Sri Lanka's Test against England in 2001 © ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Mostly English supporters watch the Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Colombo, Sri Lanka © ESPNcricinfo Ltd

The crowd rush on at the end of the Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Colombo, Sri Lanka © ESPNcricinfo Ltd

A general view of the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Colombo, Sri Lanka © ESPNcricinfo Ltd