Match No 16 – Bangladesh Vs Sri Lanka at Bristol on 11 Jun 19 – Match abandoned due to rain without a ball being bowled

Heavy downpour at Bristal caused the abandonment of the sixteenth game of ICC World Cup 2019 between Pakistan and Sri Lanka to provide the fourth occasion of an abandoned game due to rain interference without a ball being bowled in the history of the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team 1	Team 2	Result	Ground	Match Date
1	Sri Lanka	West Indies	Abandoned	The Oval	Jun 13, 1979
2	Australia	Bangladesh	Abandoned	Brisbane	Feb 21, 2015
3	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	Abandoned	Bristol	Jun 07, 2019
4	Bangladesh	Sri Lanka	Abandoned	Bristal	Jun 11, 2019

Sri Lanka has been involved in abandoned games on three occasions – against West Indies at The Oval on 13.06.1979,

against Pakistan at Bristol on 07.07.19 and against Bangladesh at Bristol on 11.06.19. Sri Lanka has been involved in abandoned games on most occasions.

Bangladesh has been involved in abandoned games on two occasions – against Australia at Brisbane on 21.02.15 and

against Sri Lanka at Bristol on 11.06.19.

The ongoing edition of 2019 is the only edition to witness two abandoned games, while 1979 and 2015 editions had witnessed on abandoned game each