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Rains force Sri Lanka-New Zealand venue shift

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Press Trust of India Colombo

"The games would now be played at Pallekele on the same dates," SLC spokesman Rajith Fernando said.

The second and third one-dayers in the five-match series were to be played in the Premadasa Stadium here on November 4 and 6.

The first match yesterday was washed out without a ball being bowled. The only T20 international between the teams was also washed out on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka has been experiencing incessant rain throughout the week. 18 districts were affected by flash floods, high velocity winds.

  

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First Published: Nov 02 2012 | 2:05 PM IST

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