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India out of Holland series as Aus-Pak match washed out
Rain forced the match to be called off before it could start, ending Indian hopes of qualifying for final.
Rain forced the triangular series match between Australia and Pakistan to be abandoned without a ball being bowled on Wednesday.
It had already rained persistently on Tuesday and further heavy rain on Wednesday saw the umpires call off the match an hour-and-a-half before the scheduled 10:30 am local time (1400 IST) start.
The result ended India's lingering hopes of qualifying for Saturday's final which will instead feature world champions Australia and Pakistan.
Beaten by Pakistan by 66 runs in last Saturday's rain-affected tournament opener India had seen their second match, against Australia on Monday, washed out at the half-way stage.
That meant they had to rely on Pakistan beating Australia by a huge margin to have any chance of qualifying for the tournament's climax.
But how much meaningful practice any of the teams — India are set to stay in the Netherlands until Sunday — will be able to fit in what remains of an event designed as a warm-up for next month's Champions Trophy tournament in England is doubtful with more rain forceast.
