Rain ruins Sri Lanka's final ODI against New Zealand

As the rain refused to relent, the umpires officially called off the game at 19:45 local time (1415 GMT). The game was a dead rubber with Sri Lanka already having clinched the series 2-0, following their thrilling three-wicket win on Sunday. The victory was Sri Lanka's fifth one-day series win in the year. "We had a very good year," said Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka. "We have put in lot of hard work this year," he said. "We wanted to give players a fair run and that faith is paying back." Before the rain hit...