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Match abandoned without ball bowled

Match abandoned without ball bowled

Incessant rain and drizzle forced abandonment in the first ODI between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Pallekele, without a ball being bowled

01-Nov-2012•Andrew Fernando in Pallekele

Sri Lanka adjust to unusual pace in Pallekele

Sri Lanka adjust to unusual pace in Pallekele

Sri Lanka's bowlers can use the fast-bowler friendly conditions in Pallekele as some sort of preparation for the Australia tour

31-Oct-2012•Andrew Fernando in Pallekele

Teams face altered playing conditions

Teams face altered playing conditions

The ODI between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Pallekele will be the first played with the altered playing conditions

31-Oct-2012•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Pallekele

Weather holds key in series opener

Weather holds key in series opener

ESPNcricinfo previews the first ODI between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Pallekele

31-Oct-2012•The Preview by Kanishkaa Balachandran

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