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Sri Lanka's hopes of securing automatic qualification for the World Cup took a major blow on Tuesday when heavy rain and gusting winds forced the second one-day international against New Zealand to be abandoned without a ball being bowled. Steady rain meant the covers stayed on all day at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch, with organisers calling the match off at 1630 local time (0330 GMT) with more showers forecast.
Sri Lanka's hopes of securing automatic qualification for the World Cup took a major blow on Tuesday when heavy rain and gusting winds forced the second one-day international against New Zealand to be abandoned without a ball being bowled.
The second one-day international between New Zealand and Sri Lanka was washed out by persistent Christchurch rain on Tuesday in a further blow to the tourists' slender hopes of automatic qualification for this year's World Cup.
New Zealand and Sri Lanka square off in the second match of the ODI series in Christchurch on Tuesday. The Kiwis went 1-0 up in the series after a comprehensive 198-run victory in the first match on Saturday. After New Zealand put a total of 274 runs on the board, the Lankans were bowled out for just 76 runs. Henry Shipley was the pick of the bowlers for the hosts, picking up 5 wickets for just 31 runs in the match. Rain has delayed the start of the second ODI in Christchurch. (LIVE Scorecard)
Stand-in skipper Shadab Khan gave an all-round performance to guide Pakistan to a consolation 66-run win in the third and final Twenty20 international in Sharjah on Monday, but Afghanistan took the series 2-1.
Anna Harris became the second youngest umpire to officiate in a major ICC tournament when she took the field during the 2023 T20 Women's World Cup encounter between Sri Lanka and South Africa in Cape Town. South Africa's Lauren Agenbag is still the youngest after she umpired during T20 WC 2020. The British umpire was part of the all-female panel which was picked for the competition and during the match on Friday, 17 on-field players were older than her. Anna Harris, who is currently studying medicine and working as a healthcare worker, also became the youngest ever umpire to officiate in an international match at the age of 22 back in 2021.
The Proteas made history at SuperSport Park on Sunday when they beat the West Indies by six wickets to level the three-game T20I series at 1-1.
SYDNEY : Tom Latham will captain an inexperienced New Zealand team in next month's home Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka and the five-match series in Pakistan that follows, returning to the shortest format for the first time in nearly two years.With Kane Williamson and Tim Southee playing in the Indian Premier League and unavailable, the wicketkeeper-batsman will return to the leadership role he held in Bangladesh in 2021.