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Colombo: Sri Lanka and New Zealand shared points as their Women’s World Cup match was abandoned due to persistent rain after a strong batting performance by the hosts here on Tuesday.

Opting to bat, Nilakshika De Silva’s belligerent fifty was the perfect antithesis to skipper Chamari Athapaththu’s graceful half-century as Sri Lanka posted a challenging 258/6.

However, rain lashed the R Premadasa Stadium just before New Zealand began their chase and the match could not resume from that point.

It was a disappointing outcome for Sri Lanka, who remained in search of their first win of the tournament. They looked in control for large parts of the match and had a genuine opportunity to seal victory.

“We assessed the conditions and played good cricket. Unfortunately, we can’t complete

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