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A dismal win for Lanka
COLOMBO. Feb 17: Australia lost to Sri Lanka a match that wasn't even played Saturday the day of their scheduled World Cup match, in Colombo, report agencies.
Sri Lankans collected four points, but by default, as Australians boycott Colpmbo. citing concerns for the safety of their players.
The Sri Lankan team led by Arjuna Ranatunga turned up at the Premadasa Stadium here but match officials said they had received a message from the organsiers late Friday confirming that the Australians would not show up.
They tthe Sri Lankas) have gone through the formalities.-the official said. "Until the last minute the Sri Lankans were hoping they would be able to get the Australians to change their mind."
Skipper Ranatunga used a mobile" phone to contact cricket board officials that they were still at the Premadasa Stadium ready to play but was told that they had beep officially awarded two points for the Australian match.
Sri Lanka's cricket board president Ana Punchihewa said the International Cricket Council (ICC) had informed that It would not be necessary for the umpires or the match referee to go to the Premadesa Stadium.
This Is because Australia and the West Indies have informed that they will not play their matches," Punchihewa said adding that Sri Lanka has now been awarded a total of four points for the two matches.
Australia forfeited their Sat-urdavs match against Sri Lanka in Colombo, refusing to come here because of a terrorist bombing Aast month in Colombo. The West Indies also have conceded their Feb 25 match against Sri Lanka for the same reason
Since both teams have "finally conveyed their refusal to play ... Sri Lanka is hereby being awarded two points for each of thfe two matches." said a statement by Ana Punchihewa.
This is the first time in the World Cup cricket s 20-year history that any team has thrown away a match, triggering, calls for penalising Australia and the West Indies.
This is not the way we wanted to get the pointe. We rather play the matches and even lose them than get -forfeited points," said Sri Lankan team manager Duleep Mendis.
Critics said Australia used terrorism as an excuse because it feared a hostile reception here alter a recent Sri Lankan tour of Australia that was marred by accusations of bad Australian umpiring and balltampering by the Sri Lankans.