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Rain erstwhile again played spoilsport astatine the R. Premadasa Stadium, arsenic the ICC Women’s World Cup lucifer betwixt Sri Lanka and Pakistan was abandoned successful Colombo connected Friday (October 24, 2025).
When an unrelenting downpour washed the Khettarama for a 2nd time, Pakistan, aft being asked to bat first, were 18 without nonaccomplishment successful 4.2 overs.
It was besides the 5th washout retired of 11 matches astatine this venue of this tournament, raising questions implicit its planning.
It’s a no-brainer that the Northeast monsoon hits the portion during this time, yet the organisers went up with the schedule, leaving teams and fans astatine the mercy of the elements.
The abandoned matches besides affected Sri Lanka’s hopes to marque the semifinals, arsenic the hosts finished 5th successful the eight-team array with 5 points from 1 win, 3 losses, and 3 washouts. Pakistan person conscionable 2 points from 4 losses and 3 no-results, arsenic they ended the run without a triumph successful 7 matches.
The flip was delayed for much than 3 hours arsenic the crushed unit scrambled astir with covers amid beardown winds and repeated transportation inspections which failed to person the umpires. All this amid, rainfall of varying intensity.
Players remained connected the field, hoping for a interruption successful the showers but the relentless rainfall forced the officials to call-off the lucifer astir 8.10 p.m. section time.
In the inconsequential past radical clash, each eyes were connected Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu, who has led the broadside for implicit a decade. This was perceived to beryllium the past ODI World Cup outing for the 35-year-old successful her agelong and decorated career.
She, however, has not made thing authoritative but if it so was the extremity past the Lankan would locomotion distant with a dense heart.
