Tags: Cricket , Ind vs SL , Delhi ODI , Ferozeshah Kotla

New Delhi: The fifth and last ODI between India and Sri Lanka called off due to poor pitch conditions at Ferozeshah Kotla in New Delhi.

It was real embarrassing situation for DDCA officials and BCCI when the match referee took decision to called off the match.

India have already won the five-match ODI series 3-1.

Earlier, play was suspended in the fifth and final one-day international between India and Sri Lanka after the pitch at the Ferozeshah Kotla was deemed dangerous here today.

Right from the start, occasional deliveries alarmingly reared up and one such hit Tillakaratne Dilshan on his forearm, leaving him in pain and needing on-field treatment.

But play continued till the 24th over when a Sudeep Tyagi delivery kicked off the pitch and wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni struggled to collect it.

Sri Lankan batsman Thilan Kandamby first had a word with Dhoni before he approached the umpires. Umpires Marais Erasmus and Shavir Tarapore soon conferred and Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara was seen gesturing to his teammates from the dressing room.

Subsequently, Match Referee Alan Hurst also walked in and they were joined by Kotla curator Vijay Bahadur Mishra and BCCI Pitch and Grounds Committee chairman Daljit Singh.

Meanwhile, the play in the dead rubber has been suspended due to unplayable condition at Ferozshah Kotla ground.

The visitors were 83 for five in the 23.3 overs when the play was temporarily abandoned. However, there is still no official word on the fate of the game.

Sri Lankan skipper K Sangakkara called his batsmen back as pitch was unsafe to play.

It is worth mentioning here that 12 years ago in Indore a was called off because the pitch was judged unsafe.

Some unconfirmed sources said that the match has been called off due to unsafe playing conditions.

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