Fourth day washed out

The two teams received a point each after rain stopped play in the afternoon soon after the Indian colts began batting.

The Mohammed Kaif-led Indians bundled out Holland for 58 in 29.2 overs after the Europeans opted to bat first in a 35-overs-a-side affair.

Anup Dave claimed back-to-back three-wicket haul giving seven runs. Shallab Srivastav 2-30, Mrityunjay Tripathi 2-8, Yuvraj Singh 2-4 and skipper Kaif 1-6 were the other successful bowlers.

Left-arm paceman V Tewarie who took three wickets for eight runs as he removed opener Ravneet Rickey for three, Y Venugopal Rao 2 and Yuvraj Singh for a duck.

Manish Sharma and Kaif were at the crease with India 15 for three after four overs when the rain came pouring down.

At the end of the second round, West Indies, Australia, India and Pakistan led their respective groups. Sri Lanka, bracketted with Australia in Group D, were also on four points after two wins.

West Indies, Australia and Sri Lanka have already made it to the next stage by winning their first two matches.

Bot of South Africa8217;s matches were washed out by rain. SA, who lost a point to Nepal, have two points from two matches after their clash with Kenya was called off.

The New Zealand-Bangladesh match at Galle was abandoned without a single ball being bowled, the Pakistan versus Nepal encounter at Kandy was called off after rain interrupted in the afternoon.

India will take on New Zealand on January 16 at Galle in their last preliminary league tie.