Pakistan, Sri Lanka 株 points in 1st washout at World Cup
BRISTOL, England (AP) - The Cricket World Cup had its first washout on Friday, with rain 妨げるing any ball 存在 bowled in the group match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
The 11th game of the tournament always looked under 脅し on Day 9 after 執拗な rain in the morning at Bristol's 郡 Ground.
The rain started to 緩和する around noon and 条件s had 改善するd at the time of a pitch 査察, with 時折の 日光, but umpires decided the ground was too wet. The 決定／判定勝ち（する） was 発表するd すぐに after 3:45 p.m. 地元の time (1445 GMT).
It was only the second fixture across five men's Cricket World Cup tournaments in England, dating 支援する to 1975, that not a 選び出す／独身 ball was bowled in a game.
Hundreds of Pakistan and Sri Lanka fans, draped in their country's colors, had hoped at least for a 減ずるd, 20-over match but took the 決定／判定勝ち（する） 井戸／弁護士席. Sri Lanka 支持者s have already seen one rain-interrupted game, where the 1996 支持する／優勝者s （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Afghanistan in Cardiff.
Pakistan and Sri Lanka went into the game with a 勝利，勝つ and a loss, and now each get a point for the washout.
Ground staff work to （疑いを）晴らす water off the 外野 事前の to the Cricket World Cup match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, at Bristol 郡 Ground, in Bristol, England, Friday June 7, 2019. (David Davies/PA 経由で AP)
Sri Lanka will value that point more than its 対抗者. Pakistan had won all seven of their previous CWC 完全にするd matches with Sri Lanka, 含むing three in England and むちの跡s.
Sri Lanka's next game is against Bangladesh here Tuesday. Pakistan plays defending 支持する／優勝者 Australia in Taunton the に引き続いて day.
Pakistan had ended a run of 11 straight losses in one-day internationals by （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing 最高の，を越す-階級d England by 14 runs in a thriller at Trent 橋（渡しをする） on Monday. That impressive 業績／成果 （機の）カム after its second-lowest World Cup total of 105 in a shambolic 開始 loss to West Indies.
"As a team we really 手配中の，お尋ね者 to play this match 特に after 伸び（る）ing 勢い with the 勝利，勝つ against England," Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed said. "It is unfortunate that we were not able to play.
"We have 広大な／多数の／重要な team spirit and our 信用／信任 is on a high after （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing England. We would want to carry the 勢い into the remaining games. We won't relax in our remaining six matches."
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