The Asia Cup Sri Lankan leg had been shifted from Colombo to Hambantota due to the precipitation on Monday.
The remaining matches in Asia will be held in Hambantota instead of Colombo.
The development came after the rain played spoilsport during the matches between Pakistan and India and India and Nepal.
It is pertinent to note that, in line with the hybrid model, Pakistan got four matches to host and Sri Lanka nine.
Dambulla is a drier city than Colombo and is located in the central highlands of Sri Lanka. It is also the home of the Singhalese Sports Club (SSC) grounds, which is considered to be one of the best cricket grounds in the country.
Earlier on Saturday, former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi flayed the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Mr Sethi rued, “How disappointing! Rain mars the greatest contest in cricket. But this was forecast”.
“As PCB Chair, I urged the ACC to play in the UAE, but poor excuses were made to accommodate Sri Lanka. Too hot in Dubai, they said,” Mr Sethi maintained.
Believing that the politics had been involved in the sport, Mr Sethi said: “But it was as hot when the Asia Cup was played there last time in September 2022 or when the IPL was played there in April 2014 and September 2020. Politics over sport Unforgivable!”
