1st ODI: India, South Africa match abandoned due to rain

Dharamsala:The first ODI of the-three match series between India and South Africa on Thursday was bandoned due to rain without a single ball bowled.India next head to Lucknow for the second ODI on Sunday and the finals on March 18 at Kolkata.

Earlier, the toss was delayed due to wet conditions,  but soon rain started pouring in and eventually the officials called off the match without a ball being bowled.The previous match between India and South Africa was also washed out last year in September.  

The cut-off time for a 20-over game was 1830 hrs but the on-field umpires made their final inspection and decided to abandon the match much before that.(UNI)