Dambulla scrapped as venue

By Our Special Correspondent

COLOMBO, JULY 19. The three one-day Internationals of the Coca Cola triangular competition scheduled in Dambulla's ultra-modern cricket facility will now be staged as day matches at the Premadasa Stadium.

The matches are: Sri Lanka vs New Zealand on July 25, India vs New Zealand, July 26 and Sri Lanka vs India, July 28.

According to Mr. Anura Tenekkon, interim chief executive officer, Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL), here, on Thursday, a dispute over payment to the contractors of the stadium led to this development.

The former Sri Lankan captain revealed the contractors had threatened to go to court and get the matches stayed, and, as a precautionary measure, the BCCSL had to change the venue.

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