COLOMBO, Aug 18: The first One-day International between India and Sri Lanka was called off due to heavy rain after just 22 deliveries were bowled on Friday.

The match itself started after the lunch break and match referee Chris Broad of England ruled it would be played over two days with the second innings to begin on Saturday, the scheduled reserve day.

But the heavens opened again after a brief spell of sunshine, allowing just 16 minutes of play in which India made 11 for no loss after captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to bat at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) Ground.

Dravid was unbeaten on nine and Sachin Tendulkar, returning to international cricket after five months, was on two.

The match will continue on Saturday, weather permitting.

Three games between India and Sri Lanka have been organised in lieu of the tri-series that was cancelled on Wednesday after South Africa pulled out due to security reasons.

The remaining two games are to be played on Sunday and Tuesday at the same venue.

The first two matches of the tri-series were also washed out by the receding south-west monsoons.

Scoreboard

INDIA:

R. Dravid not out 9

S.R. Tendulkar not out 2

EXTRAS 0

TOTAL (for no wkt 3.4 overs) 11

TO BAT: V. Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif, M.S. Dhoni, Irfan Pathan, A.B. Agarkar, Harbhajan Singh, R.R. Powar, Munaf Patel.

BOWLING (to-date): Vaas 2-1-4-0; Malinga 1.4-0-7-0.

SRI LANKA: S.T. Jayasuriya, W.U. Tharanga, K.C. Sangakkara, D.P.M.D. Jayawardene, T.M. Dilshan, C.K. Kapugedera, M.F. Maharoof, W.P.U.J.C. Vaas, C.R.D. Fernando, S.L. Malinga, M. Muralitharan.

UMPIRES: E.A.R. de Silva (Sri Lanka) and B.F. Bowden (New Zealand).

TV UMPIRE: T.H. Wijewardene (Sri Lanka).

MATCH REFEREE: B.C. Broad (England).—Agencies