KINGSTON: Persistent rain forced the third One-day International between West Indies and Sri Lanka to be abandoned without a ball being bowled here at the Sabina Park on Monday.
The second ODI had also been abandoned at the same venue on Saturday.
The abandonment of the third ODIhanded Sri Lanka a 1-0 series victory, after their 41-run win in a high-scoring series opener at the same ground on June 3.
The umpires for the third ODI made severalinspections, but after discussing with curators they decided that getting play started by the cut off of 8:02pm for a20-over-a-side game was almost impossible.
Though the series was hampered by bad weather, still the series result is a marked achievement for the visitors who recorded their first ODI-series victory in the Caribbean after 23 years.
-Agencies